Despite all our technological advances, we depend entirely on a healthy and vibrant ecosystem for our water, food, shelter, and energy. Respecting, protecting, and repairing our biological wealth is essential to ensure a habitable ecosystem.
This International Day for Biological Diversity, the theme, Harmony with nature and sustainable development, connects protecting biodiversity with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), showing that both agendas must advance together as they support one another.
Learn more about the biodiversity and some of the new species discovered in India in 2025 with this infographic. If you'd like to contribute to mapping biodiversity, you can use the Open Tree Map by Gubbi Labs to map your neighbourhood trees. Use the QR code in the poster to open the app.
You could also use citizen science initiatives like iNaturalist or India Biodiversity Portal to record the biodiversity around you.