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Biodiversity refers to the variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem. It is necessary for life to thrive on Earth.

Aldo Leopold, one of the great thinkers of conservation, observed more than half a century ago the importance of protecting species. "To keep every cog and wheel is the first precaution of intelligent tinkering," he wrote. Losing species is like throwing away one by one the engine parts of an airplane while flying.

Biodiversity is a major initiative of Conservation International.

Biodiversity conservation provides substantial benefits to meet immediate human needs, such as those for clean, consistent water flows; protection from floods and storms; and a stable climate. 

Curated by mokiethecat

July 14, 2026
We're taking the Trump administration to court for trying to weaken one of the most important parts of the Endangered Species Act: protections for the habitat endangered wildlife depends on. Without habitat, endangered species don't stand a chance. This administration wants Americans to believe that cutting down a forest doesn't harm the spotted owls who nest in its trees. That draining a wetland doesn't harm the whooping cranes who come back there every year. That damming and polluting a salmon river somehow doesn't harm salmon. That’s a dangerous fiction. It defies both science and common sense. And it puts imperiled species across the country at even greater risk of extinction. We've stopped attacks on this law before, and we're ready to do it again. Join us at the link in our bio. #endangeredspeciesact #endangeredspecies #wildlife #trump

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