Endangered Ecosystems Across The World To Be Restored Through New International Agreement

We are inseparably tied to our planet’s health. Plants and animals - along with their ecosystems - are continuing to decline because of constant pressures.

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Some might wonder what this has to do with the lives of average people. The main reasons include:

• The cleanliness of fresh water drinking sources.
• Maintaining food supplies, especially from ocean sources.
• Developing medicines from undiscovered plants for current and coming diseases.
• Decreasing air pollution through the expansion of forests, which purifies the atmosphere.

One of the biggest concerns talked about at the recent United Nations Convention on Biodiversity was the adverse impact of climate change on marine and coastal ecosystems, including rising sea levels, coral bleaching, and ocean acidification.

Coral bleaching happens when the conditions necessary to sustain the coral’s life can be maintained. Live coral reefs provide habitat for at least a quarter of all marine species.

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