Anali Bustos: “The current state of our planet is a direct consequence of our mindset…”
Blog interview published by Illuminem
October 23, 2024
In this interview Analí Bustos, an upcoming environmental scientist, reminds me: “We do not realise that we are Nature and that our lives depend 100% on it. If our planet is healthy, we are healthy and prosperous as well”.
Over half the world’s total GDP – is moderately or highly dependent on biodiversity and #ecosystemservices.
“The #IPBES Global Assessment estimated that one million animal and plant species are threatened with extinction”, says Dr. Andy Purvis (Natural History Museum). That is a quarter of animal and plant species. Likewise, 14 out of 18 key ecosystem services are in decline.
“These ecosystem services are essential and have no easy substitutes. Despite this, almost US$7 trillion (£5.4 trillion) per year is spent by governments and the private sector on subsidies and economic activities that have a negative impact on nature – including intensive agriculture and fossil-fuel subsidies. This compares to only US$200 billion that is spent on #naturebasedsolutions (just a third of what is estimated to be needed)”.
How finance can be part of the solution to the world’s biodiversity crisis – Emma O’Donnell, Jimena Alvarez and Nicola Ranger from University of Oxford address this riddle (The Coversation).
While the #biodiversitycrisis has been overshadowed by #climatebreakdown, is the tide turning?
“There are high expectations because this #COP16 will define the mechanisms to finance and monitor biodiversity action plans, both globally and nationally”, says Anali who is at the event now in Colombia. Hoping that she returns with same sense of optimism.
The Diversity Blog 