BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY

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Our planet

Our breathing home

Where all life roam.

8.7 million known species

Coexist in unity

Lighting each new day.

 

But a silent tragic scream rises

From one million souls on the verge

Of becoming numb 

Of vanishing 

Of their stories being lost to time...

A silent extinction.

 

This cruel unraveling 

Threatens the very balance.

The essential resources, humanity's core need

For food, clean water, stable climate...

It dims our planet's light.

 

The forests fall

The oceans gasp

The air grows thin and stained.

What happens next, when silence takes hold of the land?

What future awaits when the song of life is gone?

 

Protecting biodiversity means protecting our future 

A trust we hold for every living creature.

Let's unite our hearts for all that's wild

And reclaim our place as guardians of the Earth's very soul.

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Marla Joy

Sat 31st May 2025 23:17

It's the richness and variety of life that makes our planet unique and supports all living things

Thought provoking poem Naomi.

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Naomi

Mon 26th May 2025 07:56

That's an inspiring story Uilleam. Thank you so much for sharing it. You're right. We must not lose hope, especially for the sake of our future generations. Your experience walking through that transformed wasteland is a perfect example of what's possible when people unite with a shared vision.
Thank you.

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Uilleam Ó Ceallaigh

Fri 23rd May 2025 08:32

Thank you Naomi.
We must not lose hope for the sake of our children.

I was walking the other day, in what was a former industrial wasteland suffering two-hundred years of pollution and neglect.
Wildlife and flora now thrive in what has been transformed into a pleasant canalside parkland, mainly by volunteers teaming up with businesses. They have planted fruit trees at regular intervals, under which are solid benches on which we can rest. A most pleasant surprise!
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