Our lives depend on the biological diversity of this universe. Our fates are linked with the biodiversity of this world; with the huge variety of animals and plants and the environment and the surroundings where they live in. But our biodiversity is fast depleting and along with climate change, the destruction in biodiversity is one of the areas that need utmost global attention. In the year 2002 world leaders agreed to substantially reduce biodiversity losses; but now in 2010 we know that the target that was set for reducing the destruction of biodiversity will not be met. We need new ideas, vision and strategy to reduce the appalling rate of biodiversity losses and ‘business as usual’ will not do. Therefore the United Nations has declared the year 2010 as the International Year of Biodiversity.
We human beings depend on our ecosystem for variety of products and services and we have reached a stage where we have taken the ecosystem for granted and this has resulted in widespread destruction of the ecological balance. The result of such widespread destruction of the ecosystem would be profound for the millions of human beings in this world who depend on the environment for a living, particularly those from the under developed world. Therefore we need to take imperative action on this front. The United Nations has called upon nations, organisations and individuals to take all necessary steps to make sure that the biodiversity of our nature is protected.
Conserving the biodiversity of the earth, thereby allowing the future generations to enjoy the beauty of the earth is the prime responsibility of each and every one of us. We need to think beyond our lifetime and preserve the planet for the good of our children and grandchildren. Preservation of the biodiversity of the earth is the prime responsibility of every nation, organisation and individual, failing to do so may result in ecological crisis of such enormity that would put all other crises that man has ever met to the shade.
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