The incalculable value of wildlife
People everywhere rely on wildlife and biodiversity-based resources to meet our needs - from food, to fuel, medicines, housing, and clothing. For us to enjoy the benefits and the beauty that nature brings us and our planet, people have been working together to make sure ecosystems are able to thrive and plant and animal species are able to exist for future generations.
World Wildlife Day is an opportunity to celebrate the many beautiful and varied forms of wild fauna and flora, to raise awareness of their many benefits to reminds us of the urgent need to step up the fight against wildlife crime and human-induced reduction of species, which have wide-ranging economic, environmental and social impacts.
This 2025 the theme of the international day, “Wildlife Conservation Finance: Investing in People and Planet”, explores how we can work together to make our current – an insufficient - financial flows more effective and sustainable to build a resilient future for both people and the planet
With over 1 million species estimated to be threatened with extinction, and facing the intensifying triple planetary crisis, innovative finance for wildlife conservation is more urgent than ever.
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Did you know?
- 50,000 Wild Species Meet Needs of Billions Worldwide.
- More than half of the world’s GDP is dependent on nature, making biodiversity loss a significant threat to financial stability.
- A lthough USD 143 billion is invested annually in biodiversity conservation, this falls short of the estimated USD 824 billion needed each year.
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