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Biodiversity refers to the variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem. It is necessary for life to thrive on Earth.

Aldo Leopold, one of the great thinkers of conservation, observed more than half a century ago the importance of protecting species. "To keep every cog and wheel is the first precaution of intelligent tinkering," he wrote. Losing species is like throwing away one by one the engine parts of an airplane while flying.

Biodiversity is a major initiative of Conservation International.

Biodiversity conservation provides substantial benefits to meet immediate human needs, such as those for clean, consistent water flows; protection from floods and storms; and a stable climate. 

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July 17, 2026
This fight is bigger than one lawsuit. By eliminating the Endangered Species Act's long-standing definition of "harm," the Trump administration has erased vital habitat protections for endangered wildlife. And now, they’ve rescinded the Act’s “blanket rule” that provided threatened species with the same protections as endangered species, including automatically prohibiting actions that kill or injure them or destroy their homes. The first Trump administration repealed this lifesaving rule in 2019 before it was reinstated in 2024. We need your voice. Urge Congress to restore essential protections for endangered species through the link in our bio. This fight isn't just about endangered wildlife. It's about the environmental laws that protect all of us. Habitat destruction is the leading cause of extinction. We can't save species without protecting the places they call home. At the Center, we know that defending our environmental laws has never mattered more. And we’re not backing down. #endangeredspeciesact #wildlife #habitat #endangeredspecies

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