State of Biodiversity 2023

Abstract

          This academic article aims to publicize knowledge and understanding of the critical state of the current biodiversity situation to stop extinction of living organisms in nature and to make public awareness of the importance and necessity of biodiversity, especially genetic diversity, species diversity and ecosystems diversity, which play role in supporting quality of life and well-being of humans. Biodiversity loss is caused by dramatic increase in human population, together with continuous progress in the development of science, technology, innovation, economy, society, and culture of human society over the past 200 years. Humans have made use of biological resources beyond the limits of replacement of living organisms, causing population of natural living organisms to decrease and some living organisms to become extinct. Therefore, it is necessary to conserve biodiversity, including plants, animals, small living organisms, and ecosystems. Public participation and cooperation from all humans are needed in conserving biodiversity through sustainable use of biodiversity, reasonable consumption as needed, reduce luxury consumption, refrain from over exploiting on life in nature and destructing biological resources, to give natural creatures a chance to live and reproduce to expand species and delivering ecosystem services that are important and necessary for sustaining human life and other living organisms in nature.