OneNature is excited to join other leading conservation groups in the United States in a call for a National Biodiversity Strategy that appeared in the New York Times today.
There is no doubt that our life-support system—nature—is collapsing. Wild animals and plants are disappearing at alarming rates and those rates are increasing. Without biodiversity, the natural systems that produce clean air, drinkable water, a healthy climate, medicines, and food just wouldn’t be possible. By destroying natural habitats and engaging in wildlife trade, particularly in markets where wild animals are sold and slaughtered, we create unnatural opportunities for humans to come into direct contact with wildlife, providing ideal conditions for zoonotic disease spillover to take place.
OneNature believes that the health of people, animals, and ecosystems is inextricably linked and that we need pandemic prevention strategies based on this principle to protect human health worldwide. To this end, OneNature joins the call for a coordinated and urgent response that makes protecting Earth’s life-giving systems a priority. Biodiversity conservation is key to preventing the next pandemic.
Join us in calling on President Biden to create a National Biodiversity Strategy and sign the petition to put #NatureFirst: https://www.protectbiodiversity.org/