When is the International Biodiversity Day?

May 22nd is the International Biodiversity Day. The slogan of this International Biodiversity Day is "Building a * * * future for all life".

The United Nations established this International Day in 2000, calling for global protection and attention to the diversity of species on the earth. This day was designated to celebrate the global agreement adopted by the Convention on Biological Diversity in Brazil on May 22nd, 1992.

China was one of the first countries to sign the Convention on Biological Diversity, and took biodiversity protection as an important part of ecological civilization construction, which was incorporated into the relevant planning plans of various departments and regions and effectively implemented. As a responsible big country, China has actively implemented the Convention on Biological Diversity and its Protocol, which has been recognized by the international community.

In other words, animals, plants, microorganisms and even the different ecosystems they form are all part of biodiversity. A simple and lovely giant panda in nature reserve and a small intestinal flora in our stomach are all part of biodiversity.

The terrible thing about species extinction is that:

If we put these situations in the past, when a species is eliminated after a long evolution, it will be harmless and new species will naturally replace it. But today, when the extinction speed has increased hundreds of times in an instant, it is very different. If multiple species that make up a food web are extinct at the same time, it is likely to have a domino effect, and then the food chain and food web constructed by various species will be instantly shattered.

As each link in the food chain is broken one by one, the chain reaction will continue to appear. Nature is a balanced system, which is based on the interdependence between species. The extinction of a single species will affect many other species, and in the long run, it will have a negative impact on mankind. Simply put, the extinction of one species will have a chain reaction to other species and will eventually threaten us at the so-called "top of the food chain".