International Day for Biological Diversity

Biodiversity, a simple word with some very broad reaching implications.  Biodiversity, when split into it’s component parts, “Diversity” defined as “a range of different things.” and bio meaning “life”, quite simply means “A Diversity of Life”.   It has been shown that ecological niches with good biodiversity flourish and are healthy.

The UN has proclaimed the 22nd of May the International Day for Biological Diversity to increase understanding and awareness of biodiversity issues.

Biodiversity Day 2021 is being celebrated under the theme, ‘We’re part of the solution #ForNature’.

Celebrating Biodiversity can be fun and delicious, especially if you take this opportunity to visit farmers markets in your local area to try new types of produce.   Whether you incorporate heirloom tomatoes into your gardening or cooking or try one of the rainbow of colours of carrots out there that aren’t orange, biodiversity can bring a great new experience to your table.

Another way of celebrating biodiversity is to join a local park clean-up team and help to remove invasive plants from your local environment.  These teams of volunteers will gather to remove plants that are impacting the local fauna’s biodiversity by taking over natural grow areas.

Another way to celebrate the International Day for Biological Diversity is to simply get out into the world and enjoy all the different types of life your local area offers.  Even a local park can have an amazing variety of life you’ve never noticed, from the insects crawling through the grass and dirt, to the flowers we so clumsily lump together as ‘wildflowers’.

Whatever the case, get out there and celebrate the diversity of our natural world, not just on the International Day for Biological Diversity, but every day!