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Leading conservation experts talk ground realities and how we can overcome the challenges.

Our planet’s biodiversity is under threat and ironically, we humans are the main offenders - the same species that depend the most on it, is behind the destruction. Slowing down biodiversity loss is perhaps one of humanity’s greatest challenges today. The age of our planet is estimated to be 4.5 billion years, of which human beings have only existed for 200,000 years, i.e., for not even 0.5 per cent of the time and yet compared to any other species, we have had a far greater impact on our planet’s health.

Story highlights A circular economy seeks to eliminate waste and use our planet's resources responsibly, mainly through reuse, sharing, repair, refurbishment, remanufacturing and recycling. It is a scientifically established fact that human activity over the past century is a major contributing factor to climate change. To build a sustainable planet, it is important to reduce the long-lasting impact of industrial activity on earth. In recent years, the concept of the circular economy gained ground. So what is circularity? Nature thrives in it. In simple terms, it is what happens when a leaf f...