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Biodiversity refers to the variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem. It is necessary for life to thrive on Earth.

Aldo Leopold, one of the great thinkers of conservation, observed more than half a century ago the importance of protecting species. "To keep every cog and wheel is the first precaution of intelligent tinkering," he wrote. Losing species is like throwing away one by one the engine parts of an airplane while flying.

Biodiversity is a major initiative of Conservation International.

Biodiversity conservation provides substantial benefits to meet immediate human needs, such as those for clean, consistent water flows; protection from floods and storms; and a stable climate. 

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Cesar Chavez Day
March 31, 2017

César Chavez Day celebrates an extraordinary civil rights and environmental justice leader. Chávez (1927-1993) pioneered efforts to protect farmworkers, notably through a 1988 hunger strike that exposed the devastating impacts of pesticides on human health and the environment.

Despite progress, this fight continues. Pesticides still poison an estimated 20,000 U.S. farmworkers annually, disproportionately affecting Latino and other minority, low-income communities. The Center for Biological Diversity continues this critical work. Learn more by reading our report on glyphosate use in California: http://ow.ly/10642v