The theme for World Biodiversity Day is ” From Agreement to Action : Build Back Biodiversity”. It continues to spread the message of the United Nations Decade for Ecosystem Restoration. This includes an emphasis on our dependence on healthy ecosystems for our water, food, clothing, medicines, energy, etc.
This year’s slogan emphasizes the idea of doing everything possible to achieve the globally agreed-upon action plan following the adoption of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, signed in December 2022. While the adoption of the plan has rekindled hope, the next step is to move from words to deeds. “Only then can we achieve protected and sustainable biodiversity by 2050,” says the UN.
Among the many outreach activities, an event will be held on May 22, between 9:00 and 10:00 a.m. New York time. The event will present the results of two United Nations events, one on biodiversity (COP 15) and the other on water (March 2023), and will demonstrate the links between freshwater and biodiversity.
The Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary (SNJM) adhere to the principles of integral ecology and to the message Laudato Si’ of Pope Francis, which are in line with the theme of this World Biodiversity Day.