Biodiversity keeps our planet alive. It maintains the food chains of the animal kingdom, it controls animal and plant populations, and it keeps everything in check and balance to ward of natural disasters such as
flooding.

But our take, make, waste system is threatening biodiversity. Today, more than 90%¹ of our biodiversity loss is because of human extraction of natural resources such as animals, trees and water from the planet.

Biodiversity loss is one of the greatest threats to human existence. It causes soils to be barren and hold no nutrients; it triggers species extinction and displacement and it changes the safety of our water.

Conservation eforts, while crucial, are not enough to restore the natural balance of our planet. We need to change our entire system to ensure our future. The circular economy can help us to restore biodiversity on our planet through re-thinking farming, eliminating pollution and waste, and making better use of the materials we already have in circulation.

In 2019, humanity was using the world’s natural resources at a rate 1.75 times faster than the planet can regenerate them2. Regenerative agricultural approaches such as agroecology, agroforestry and managed grazing can undo the damage of monocultural crops and overfarming.

Through planting a variety of crops together and harnessing the Earth’s natural processes to manage crop growth, we can restore soil health and encourage natural pollinators such as bees to thrive in healthy populations.
https://ellenmacarthurfoundation.org/topics/biodiversity/overview