3. Strengthening measures to protect biodiversity
3.1 Rio Summit and Convention on Biological Diversity
"Biodiversity is one of the planet's greatest assets, yet the least recognized as such". .
Back in 1962, zoologist and biologist Rachel Carlson was already denouncing the ravages of pollution and pesticides on the environment, and predicting a silent spring when there would be no more birds to herald the return of fine weather. Her book, Silent Spring, was a huge popular success and prompted the US government to ban the use of dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane, better known as DDT.
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Giving value to biodiversity, a producer of ecosystem services
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