World Environment Day 2021: Restoration Of Ecosystem
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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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