International Day for Biological Diversity 2024: controlling the nature conservation and addressing the ecological crisis. He May 22nd commemorates the International Day for Biological Diversity 2024a call to action to stop the loss of biodiversity. The loss of biological diversity threatens the survival of humans themselves and those of countless species facing an uncertain future. Ecologists in Action demand greater political commitment protect nature and take strong action to reverse the current ecological crisis.
He Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Frameworkapproved after the United Nations Conference on Biodiversity (COP15) held in Montreal in December 2022, was intended to mark a change of course in conservation policy at a global level. The truth is that Nature conservation and restoration policy is under discussion and is currently under pressure.
Contrary to the general opinion of the scientific community, in Europe attempts are being made to protect the wolf, a species that, after disappearing from most of Europe, has recovered without reaching a “favorable” status. After months of negotiations, both The Nature Restoration Regulation and the Pesticide Reduction Regulation are blocked.
In the Spanish state, the most conservative political class is gaining ground by supporting these postulates, and the left has not yet finished defining a clear position against these attacks. There are issues at stake that are as relevant as the hunting pressure on species such as the mongoose, emblematic wetlands at risk such as Doñana, the Mar Menor or the Tablas de Daimiel, and the intention of the hunting sector to hunt in public spaces such as the Vías Pecuarias.
All this leads to the environmental organization demanding more political commitment to protect nature and take strong action to reverse the current ecological crisispromote a socio-economic model that prioritizes the health of ecosystems and people.