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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. 

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August 16, 2023
“Imagine a beautiful, flowing river, teeming with birds and wildlife,” writes the Center’s Laiken Jordahl on Medium. Then imagine it split by a “lethal obstacle with buoys joined by circular saw blades, underwater netting and weights intended to snag and drown border crossers.” That’s what Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has put into the Rio Grande — and where bodies were found floating at the beginning of August. For the sake of racist politics, like former Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey before him, Abbott has turned the U.S.-Mexico border into a war zone.  “Abbott,” writes Laiken, “is transforming south Texas’s lifeblood and cherished natural heritage into a death trap for people and other animals alike. All this for a photo op.” Read more: https://medium.com/center-for-biological-diversity/what-texas-should-learn-from-arizonas-border-failure-45f833be1f9d About the Center: The Center for Biological Diversity is a 501c3 nonprofit headquartered in Tucson, Arizona. At the Center, we believe that the welfare of human beings is deeply linked to nature — to the existence in our world of a vast diversity of wild animals and plants. Because diversity has intrinsic value, and because its loss impoverishes society, we work to secure a future for all species, great and small, hovering on the brink of extinction. We do so through science, law and creative media, with a focus on protecting the lands, waters and climate that species need to survive. We want those who come after us to inherit a world where the wild is still alive. Where to find us: WEBSITE: https://www.biologicaldiversity.org/ TWITTER: https://twitter.com/CenterForBioDiv FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/CenterforBio... INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/centerforbi... TIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@centerforbiodiv TAKE ACTION: https://www.biologicaldiversity.org/action/ For questions or media inquiries, email us at center@biologicaldiversity.org.

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