/ @atilaiamarino Biodiversity is a word with many meanings. It can be used to talk about the number of species in a place or the general characteristics of an environment. And although the extinction of species is a natural process, often offset by the emergence of new species, we are seeing a loss of biodiversity at worrying levels. In today's video, Atila Iamarino talks about Brazilian biodiversity, its importance for our well-being, health and even for the economy, in addition to mentioning the risks we run with the loss of this wealth. This is the ninth video in a series of 12 episodes that will address the Environment and Sustainability in Brazil. Script and Presentation: Atila Iamarino - Twitter @oatila Instagram @oatila Scientific Consultant: Luiza Toledo Direction and Production: Paloma Sato Script and Content Production Support: Marcelo K. Sato Caramelo: Instagram: @marceloksato Image Composition, Animation and Thumb: Giulia Donadio: Instagram: @giulia_donadio Editing: Dener Yukio: Instagram: @dyukio REFERENCES: Barnosky, AD, Matzke, N., Tomiya, S., Wogan, GO, Swartz, B., Quental, TB, ... & Ferrer, EA (2011). Has the Earth's sixth mass extinction already arrived?. Nature, 471(7336), 51-57. FAO. 2019. The State of the World's Biodiversity for Food and Agriculture, J. Bélanger & D. Pilling (eds.). FAO Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture Assessments. Rome. 572pp. (http://www.fao.org/3/CA3129EN/CA3129E...) License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO. Fonseca, CR, & Venticinque, EM (2018). Biodiversity conservation gaps in Brazil: A role for systematic conservation planning. Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation, 16(2), 61-67. Gallai, N., Salles, J.M., Settele, J., & Vaissière, BE (2009). Economic assessment of the vulnerability of world agriculture faced with pollinator decline. Ecological economics, 68(3), 810-821. Opoku, A. (2019). Biodiversity and the built environment: Implications for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Resources, conservation and recycling, 141, 1-7. Pimentel, VP, Vieira, VAM, Mitidieri, TL, Oliveira, FFS, & Pieroni, JP (2015). Brazilian biodiversity as a source of pharmaceutical innovation: a new hope?. Rawat, U.S., & Agarwal, NK (2015). Biodiversity: Concept, threats and conservation. Environment Conservation Journal, 16(3), 19-28. Reid, W.V. (1998). Biodiversity hotspots. Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 13(7), 275-280. REPORT, L. (2022). Civil Society Working Group for the 2030 Agenda. https://brasilnaagenda2030.files.wordpress.com/2020/04/schmeller-ds-courchamp-f-f-biodiversity-loss-emerging-pathogens-and-human-health-risks.pdf Schmeller, D.S., Courchamp, F., & Killeen, G. (2020). Biodiversity loss, emerging pathogens and human health risks. Biodiversity and Conservation, 29(11), 3095-3102. WWF (2020) Living Planet Index 2020 – Reversing the biodiversity loss curve. Almond, REA; Grooten, M.; Petersen, T. (eds.) WWF, Gland, Switzerland. https://agenciabrasil.ebc.com.br/radi... https://oeco.org.br/reportagens/minis... https://brasil.un.org/pt-br/sdgs https://www.cbd.int/ https://brasil.elpais.com/ciencia/202... https://g1.globo.com/rj/rio-de-janeir... http://g1.globo.com/natureza/noticia/... https://pp.nexojornal.com.br/bibliogr...