Plan and Manage all Areas to Reduce Biodiversity Loss
Ensure that all areas are under participatory, integrated and biodiversity inclusive spatial planning and/or effective management processes addressing land- and sea‑use change, to bring the loss of areas of high biodiversity importance, including ecosystems of high ecological integrity, close to zero by 2030, while respecting the rights of indigenous peoples and local communities.
We Are Biodiversity
We often forget that we are not separate from nature—we are nature. Every breath we take, every bite we eat, every cell in our bodies is part of the great web of life that surrounds us. Biodiversity isn’t something “out there” in forests, oceans, or fields. It’s in us, around us, and essential to our survival.
Many of us grew up in cities, far from wild landscapes. This distance made it easier to objectify nature, to think of it as a resource for exploitation. But plants and animals are not things. They are living, breathing parts of a dynamic, interconnected whole, and so are we.
To protect biodiversity is to protect ourselves. That’s why the first three targets of the Biodiversity Plan focus on one fundamental need: space. Without space to live, biodiversity cannot thrive. And when biodiversity disappears, the web of life begins to unravel—including the part we occupy.
We are biodiversity. How we plan and manage habitats today will shape the future of all life on Earth. Let’s choose life.