Biodiversity is life
Biodiversity is our life
2010 has been declared the International Year of Biodiversity (IYB) by the United Nations. This is the website of IYB-UK, which is the UK partnership supporting IYB.
Biodiversity is the variety of life on Earth. It is essential for sustaining the natural living systems or ecosystems that provide us with food, fuel, health, wealth, and other vital services.
Humans are part of this biodiversity too and have the power to protect or destroy it. Currently, our activities are destroying biodiversity at alarming rates. These losses are irreversible, impoverish us all and damage the life support systems we rely on. But we can prevent them.
We need to reflect on our achievements to safeguard biodiversity and focus on the urgent challenges ahead. Now is the time to act.
Latest news
| 21/07/2010 | Giving nature a name |
| 16/07/2010 | Environment tax boosts biodiversity |
| 14/07/2010 | Sustainable solutions called for |
Did you know...
There are more humans born in 2 months in the UK than there are chimpanzees in the wild.
Twycross Zoo
IYB-UK tweets
- iybuk: REDD Readiness Requires Radical Reform - New Report: http://iucn.org/forest/?5775/ (via @IUCN_forests) #trees #climate # biodiversity
- iybuk: Bookmark IYB-UK's website if you're looking for something nature friendly to do http://www.biodiversityislife.net/?q=whats-on #iyb #kids
- iybuk: 31 July: Join #Ulster Wildlife Trust for fun-filled afternoon of #wildlife activities 1400-1600 Ecos Nature Park, Kernohans Lane, Ballymena
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And there it was. Boom. Back in London. Having cycled 3,000km, through eight different countries, to travel from the source to the mouth of the River Danube in just three weeks. That question was a sharp and sudden reminder that we were now back home, back on the bike, and back commuting to work. The adventure was over.