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International Day for Biological Diversity
22 May

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Tiger in Kanha National Park, India
Tiger in Kanha National Park, India. The unrestricted exploitation of wildlife has led to the disappearance of many animal species at an alarming rate, destroying Earth's biological diversity and upsetting the ecological balance UN Photo/John Isaac

Resources

Related links

  • The Convention on Biological Diversity
  • UN Environment
  • Decade of Biodiversity
  • DESA: Bodiversity and ecosystems 
  • Sustainable Development Goals: Life on land, Life below water & climate action

Related Observances

  • UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration
  • The United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development
  • International Mountain Day
  • International Day of Forest
  • World Wildlife Day
  • International Mother Earth Day
  • World Oceans Day
  • World Environment Day
  • World Wetlands Day

Key documents

  • Making peace with nature
  • Nature's Dangerous Decline 'Unprecedented'; Species Extinction Rates 'Accelerating'
  • Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011–2020 and the Aichi Targets
  • Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety
  • Resolution establishing the Day
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