Nearly 1 million plant and animal species could be lost by the end of the 21st century if biodiversity protection is not taken. This was stated by the Director of the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) Inger Andersen.

Now 8.7 million species of plants and animals live on Earth, but we can lose about a million of them in 50-100 years, Andersen said..

" She is responsible for precipitation, for clean water and simply for the air we breathe, so we cannot afford to lose biodiversity, she emphasized.. - The disappearance of the Arctic ice, fires in Australia, incredibly hot weather in the north of Russia and other countries - such changes are not the norm. We don't need eternal ice to melt, so we must act. "

Andersen stressed that companies can create green jobs, and governments can change the structure of the economy, for example, supply buildings with electricity from renewable sources..