World Environment Day 2021: Restoration Of Ecosystem

 

https://www.indiatvnews.com/science/world-environment-day-2021-history-importance-and-why-it-is-celebrated-709341

The world loses enough forest every three seconds to cover a football pitch and over the last century over half of our wetlands have been destroyed.

World Environment Day is celebrated every year on June 5 across the world to inspire the people and the communities to take action to prevent the growing strain on planet Earth’s natural systems from reaching its saturation points. This year the World Environment Day is themed on ‘ecosystem restoration’ and calls for urgent action to revive the damaged ecosystems, with Pakistan being the host country for the day.

Restoration of ecosystem holds significance in a globalized world that has been witnessing rapid development at blinding speed. According to the United Nations, the world loses enough forest every three seconds to cover a football pitch and over the last century over half of our wetlands have been destroyed. “As much as 50% of our coral reefs have already been lost and up to 90% of coral reefs could be lost by 2050, even if global warming is limited to an increase of 1.5°C,” the UN has warned. The loss of ecosystem deprives the world of carbon sinks, like forests and peatlands, at times humanity, can least afford it. Emission of global greenhouse gasses have grown exponentially for three years in a row and the blue planet is a step ahead in its path to potentially catastrophic climate change.

Ecosystem restoration at a global scale is important if we are to mitigate the extent of the ecological crisis that we are currently facing, and protect the biodiversity for future generations.


Reference: https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/world-environment-day-2021-why-restoration-of-ecosystem-is-important-101622867093612.html

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