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Freshwater biodiversity loss has been out of sight, out of mind
Published: 6 December 2022
A silent mass extinction is occurring in lakes, rivers and wetlands. Freshwater species are rapidly disappearing in North America and throughout the world. Conservation-minded people might be unaware of this, because of the media鈥檚 longstanding focus on land-based ecosystems and charismatic animals.
罢丑别听, to be held in Montreal in December, is an opportunity to reassess priorities. The goal of the summit is to advance the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework that aims to bring about 鈥渁 transformation in society鈥檚 relationship with biodiversity.鈥� Such a transformation would require citizens to have a clear understanding of what is at risk in freshwater ecosystems, which are both disproportionately rich in species and disproportionately threatened.
Read Redpath Museum and Bieler School of Environment Professor Anthony Ricciardi's full piece in the Reporter:听听