To browse Academia. The paper emphasizes the essential role of biodiversity in business strategies and the need for a Biodiversity Accountability Framework. It highlights that biodiversity is not merely a collection of species but is rooted in the interactions among living organisms and their environments. Although scientists have presented myriad biodiversity benefits for humans, I think one significant benefit is still being overlooked: inspiration for innovation.
Let's take a trip to the past, let's go 3. The earth had been formed one billion years ago, the atmosphere lacked oxygen.
Those were violent times: lighting from intense electrical storms and volcanic eruptions were common. There, at that moment, life originated: a complex association of molecules persisted longer and gradually acquired the ability to reproduce itself. That was the first step in the history of biodiversity. This extraordinary moment deeply changed the planet and its atmosphere. During these 3. All living beings that exist or have existed are bound in brotherhood because they share that precious moment of the origin of life.
Every organism keeps in its genetic memory the sound of the thunder that cradles life and shares that memory with the rest of biodiversity. But, at the same time, every species is a unique and precious experiment of nature.
The ecological crisis is a crisis of relationship, and the way forward lies in building more reciprocity, respect, and love into human relationships with each other and with the rest of nature.
