The World Bank Group’s Post

Biodiversity is the living foundation of our economies, communities, and resilience, and on #BiodiversityDay, it is more important than ever to recognize its role in development. Biodiversity and healthy ecosystems underpin economic growth, prosperity, and resilience. Ecosystem services support food security and key sectors such as agriculture, fisheries, forestry, tourism, industry, and cities. They also sustain jobs and livelihoods that depend on renewable natural resources, while helping communities withstand extreme weather and natural disasters. In response to its central role in sustainable development, the World Bank Group is scaling up support for biodiversity conservation, restoration, and improved management of natural capital across countries and regions. This includes working with countries to: ✅ develop economies built on the sustainable use of natural resources ✅ implement nature-based solutions that strengthen resilience and improve livelihoods ✅ promote conservation, restoration, and better management of ecosystems ✅ address the drivers of biodiversity loss through policy reform, pollution control, and stronger governance Biodiversity is not separate from development. It is what sustains it. Read more: https://lnkd.in/ebYmNsAK World Bank Group: Agriculture, Climate, Environment, Water