Why Should You Care about Biodiversity? Because we all need biodiversity. Leading scientists are increasingly sounding the alarm about the biodiversity crisis which threatens the extinction of nearly a million species in the coming decades. Visit defenders.org/biodiversity to read our new report learn more.
Video Transcript:
Do you need clean water? Breathable air? Food to eat?
Then you need biodiversity!
But our biodiversity is in jeopardy and our wildlife faces serious challenges.
99% of species listed under the Endangered Species Act are threatened by at least one of the five drivers of the global biodiversity crisis:
- Land and sea-use change
- Climate change
- Pollution
- Invasive species
- Overexploitation.
A biodiversity report from Defenders of Wildlife reveals:
- Nearly half of critical high biodiversity areas face the greatest exposure to threats.
- Climate change endangers the greatest number of listed species.
- Listed amphibians and reptiles are most at risk.
With up to one million species facing extinction in the coming decades, the need to prioritize a National Biodiversity Strategy has never been greater.
Visit our website to learn more about what Defenders of Wildlife is doing to protect our planet’s biodiversity – defenders.org/biodiversity
