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Biodiversity

Biodiversity is the vast array of life on Earth. It is a boundless network of an undetermined number of species - estimates range from about five million to one trillion - though the concept extends well beyond that. An abundance of ecosystems provides us with clean water, air, fertile soil, climate control, medicines, food, recreation, and inspiration. However, this life-supporting safety net is under threat. Millions of species are at risk of extinction (we are said to be in the midst of the “sixth mass extinction”), and the intensive extraction of certain components of biodiversity has come at the expense of everything else. The decline of biodiversity must be stopped, and bi...