Opening of the 2019 biotrade congress

With over 1 million species reported to be at risk of extinction by the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES), addressing the biodiversity crisis is not only an environmental issue but also an economic and social issue as well. Biodiversity loss is undermining human health and livelihoods, threatens food security, as well as economic stability, as approximately 40 per cent of the world’s economy is derived from the direct use of biodiversity. Nevertheless, there are opportunities to curb this trend if urgent action is taken by individual consumers, governments, the private sector, academia, and society as a whole, from the local to the global level, including in the way we trade.

Sustainable Development Goals:

Life Below Water

Life on Land

Climate Action