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We cannot separate human
beings from biodiversity. Our vital functions and our health are synergistic
with other species. The number of microorganisms we live with is greater than
the total number of cells in our bodies. So, separation from biodiversity and
its loss are the greatest threats to human survival, and the current model for
human development affects our very lives. We must integrate marine and terrestrial
life to understand our interdependence with biodiversity. Colombia, a
megadiverse country with access to two oceans, is the perfect canvas on which
to illustrate this message: nature has sustainable and straightforward
solutions to society’s emerging problems.
The new challenges of a changing environment raise increasingly relevant
questions that we must address to prosper as individuals and as a society. Can
we prevent a new pandemic of viral origin? How will we feed a constantly
growing population? How will the extinction of biological species affect us? Do
we function the same as all other living beings? Are our bodies entire ecosystems for other species?
Is there a better model for economic development? This book presents an
approach to these discussions based on Colombia’s biodiversity to uncover
biodiversity’s beauty and importance: our nature’s tapestry. What we have here
is an opportunity that we cannot miss.
