3. Strengthening measures to protect biodiversity

3.1 Rio Summit and Convention on Biological Diversity

"Biodiversity is one of the planet's greatest assets, yet the least recognized as such". .

Back in 1962, zoologist and biologist Rachel Carlson was already denouncing the ravages of pollution and pesticides on the environment, and predicting a silent spring when there would be no more birds to herald the return of fine weather. Her book, Silent Spring, was a huge popular success and prompted the US government to ban the use of dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane, better known as DDT.

However, it wasn't until the United Nations...