The United Nations declared 2010 to be the International Year of Biodiversity. It is a celebration of life on earth and of the value of biodiversity for our lives. The world is invited to take action in 2010 to safeguard the variety of life on earth: biodiversity
This is great news but I often wonder if it will make any difference? How many people even know what biodiversity means or even care? Most people are happy just doing what they’ve always done and don’t want to know about anything that will upset their way of living. So all those thousands/millions of people who don’t give a rat’s ass are the ones that are having the largest impact on the planet. The ones that do care are definitely in the minority and it’s like a drop in the ocean really. But anyway, I’ll be doing what I can this year, next year, every year.
Here’s a reminder of why we should care…
