International Day for Biological Diversity 2023: Date, theme, quotes and wishes to share

The International Day for Biological Diversity or World Biodiversity Day is celebrated on May 22 every year. It is a United Nations–sanctioned international day for the promotion of biodiversity issues.

International Day for Biological Diversity 2022 theme

The International Day for Biological Diversity 2022 theme is "Building a shared future for all life."

The theme of International Day for Biological Diversity 2022 conveys the message that biodiversity is the foundation upon which we can build back better.

"From ecosystem-based approaches to climate and/or nature-based solutions to climate, health issues, food and water security and sustainable livelihoods, biodiversity is the foundation upon which we can build back better. That is the main message from the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), key international instrument for sustainable development," according to the UN website.

World Biodiversity Day quotes

• "If we pollute the air, water and soil that keep us alive and well, and destroy the biodiversity that allows natural systems to function, no amount of money will save us." -David Suzuki
• "Climate change, if unchecked, is an urgent threat to health, food supplies, biodiversity, and livelihoods across the globe." -John F Kerry
• "We should preserve every scrap of biodiversity as priceless while we learn to use it and come to understand what it means to humanity." -EO Wilson
• "I can't imagine anything more important than air, water, soil, energy and biodiversity. These are the things that keep us alive." - David Suzuki
• "Yet, despite our many advances, our environment is still threatened by a range of problems, including global climate change, energy dependence on unsustainable fossil fuels, and loss of biodiversity" -Dan Lipinski
• "Humans have changed ecosystems more rapidly and extensively than in any comparable period of time in human history, largely to meet rapidly growing demands for food, fresh water, timber, fiber and fuel. This has resulted in a substantial and largely irreversible loss in the diversity of life on Earth." -Gary Larson
• "Biodiversity can't be maintained by protecting a few species in a zoo, or by preserving greenbelts or national parks. To function properly, nature needs more room than that. It can maintain itself, however, without human expense, without zookeepers, park rangers, foresters or gene banks. All it needs is to be left alone." -Donella Meadows

World Biodiversity Day wishes

• It is together that we will be able to save our biodiversity. This is a principle of effectiveness, but it is also a principle of humility. None of us can act alone. Happy International Day for Biological Diversity.
• Either we leave our descendants an endowment of zero poverty, zero fossil-fuel use, and zero biodiversity loss, or we leave them facing a tax bill from Earth that could wipe them out. Happy International Day for Biological Diversity.
• The protection of biodiversity and, therefore, of endangered species is an issue which should be given a great deal of importance. Happy International Day for Biological Diversity.
• Biodiversity starts in the distant past and it points toward the future. Happy International Day for Biological Diversity.