世界節(jié)假日博覽 第101期:國際生物多樣性日

The International Day for Biological Diversity, sometimes called World Biopersity Day, is a United Nations holiday based on biopersity issues. It started in 1993 and is held on May 22. This is the date of the Rio Earth Summit of 1992. This was a major meeting to discuss life on our planet. A total of 172 governments attended the Summit, with a total of 108 heads of state. The main topics were the environment and sustainable development. Governments discussed ways to halt the destruction of irreplaceable natural resources and to protect ecosystems. The day now focuses on the threats climate change has on biopersity. Experts say that tackling both together will mean we have a better chance of keeping the Earth’s natural riches.
國際生物多樣性日由聯(lián)合國發(fā)起，有時被稱之為“世界生物多樣性日”。起始年份為1993年，日期為5月22日。1992年的這一天，里約地球峰會舉行。該峰會是探討地球生物的重要會議。172個國家政府，108個國家首腦出席峰會。主要議題為環(huán)境和可持續(xù)發(fā)展。并就如何停止自然資源破壞，保護生態(tài)系統(tǒng)展開討論。氣候變化威脅多樣性成為了當今主題。有專家指出，我們既要解決多樣性問題，也要應(yīng)對氣候變化問題，只有這樣自然資源才能得到永續(xù)發(fā)展。


Biopersity is the total variety of all forms of life on our Earth. It includes life at the genetic and cell level, through to all plant, fish, insect and animal species. Biopersity also includes the thousands, perhaps millions, of ecosystems that make up our natural world. The word “biopersity“ arrived in 1985. It is a contraction of the words “biological” and “persity“. The word has grown into a very important concept we all need to understand. A respect for biopersity means an understanding that we must help save our environment. Today, biopersity is one of the world’s most important issues. Many say that together with climate change, damage to biopersity is the biggest threat to our survival.
生物多樣性代表了地球上的所有生物形式。包括所有動植物、魚類、昆蟲，以及基因和細胞生物。還有數(shù)千種，甚至是數(shù)百萬種自然生態(tài)系統(tǒng)。“生物多樣性”一詞興起于1985年。它是“生物的”與“多樣性”的縮寫。我們需要了解“生物多樣性”一詞的真正含義。為了表達對它的尊敬，我們要拯救環(huán)境。當今，生物多樣性是全球最緊要問題之一。有人稱人類對多樣性的破壞，再加上氣候變化是威脅生存的最大威脅。