Many different sorts of timbers are extracted, not all of them legally or sustainably. Without forests, many of these goods would not be available. Throughout the world, countless societies rely on freshwater and marine fishes as a source of protein. Artisanal fisheries account for huge quantities of fish each year. The livelihoods of these people and their dependants are at risk from pollution, sedimentation, overfishing by distant-water fleets, and unfair economic subsidies.
People everywhere benefit from biodiversity, in one way or another.
Maintaining biodiversity today is an insurance cover. It is sensible to limit the risk and work together to ensure that future generations will not suffer from the short-sighted actions of our own generation.