Shape better nature through the strength of biological diversity

EVERYTHING exists as an integral part of nature. Since all things are interconnected, if any one element is weakened or harmed, it can disrupt the entire balance of nature. Therefore, it is essential for all living beings and nature to coexist harmoniously, and it is the responsibility of all humankind to strive to maintain this balance.

To enable all global people to value the better relations between living beings and the nature, this International Day for Biological Diversity, under the theme “Harmony with nature and sustainable development”, highlights how this plan for nature connects with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), showing that both agendas must advance together as they support one another.

From its creation by the Second Committee of the UN General Assembly in 1993 until 2000, it was held on 29 December to celebrate the day the Convention on Biological Diversity came into effect. On 20 December 2000, the date was shifted to commemorate the adoption of the Convention on 22 May 1992, at the Rio de Janeiro Earth Summit, and partly to avoid the many other holidays that occur in late December.

As the global community is called to re-examine the relationship of living beings to the natural world, one thing is certain: despite all technological advances, human beings are completely dependent on healthy and vibrant ecosystems for water, food, medicines, clothes, fuel, shelter and energy, just to name a few. As such, all global people are responsible for respecting, protecting, and repairing our biological wealth.

Significantly, the adoption of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework sets 23 targets for 2030 and 5 global goals for 2050 to stop and reverse the loss of nature in 25 years. Among its goals: restore 20 per cent of degraded ecosystems and reduce the introduction or settlement of invasive alien species by 50 per cent.

Indeed, nature is a family with all-inclusive of living and non-living beings. Of them, it is impossible to remove anything from nature because all things and all beings are contributing to the society of nature. All biodiversity species, including humans, have to enjoy opportunities to reside in nature without harming each other through harmony and sustainable development. All species of biological diversity possess an equal chance of supporting the peaceful co-existence of nature as well as themselves. As such, everybody needs to join hands in protecting all biological diversity species for long-term existence to be able to shape a better nature.

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