{"id":867,"date":"2019-01-04T08:53:20","date_gmt":"2019-01-04T08:53:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/arhien.org\/In-Praise-Of-Biodiversity\/?page_id=867"},"modified":"2026-06-28T00:45:00","modified_gmt":"2026-06-28T07:45:00","slug":"biodiversity-is-essential","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/arhien.org\/In-Praise-Of-Biodiversity\/","title":{"rendered":"Biodiversity Is Essential"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>That&#8217;s why this site looks at species and other aspects of biodiversity: the beauty of it and what minor or major role species play in our lives. While it is about wonder and enjoyment, there is often also a reference to the already felt or upcoming impact of climate change,<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:post-content --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Recent posts<\/p>\n<p><b>\u00a0<div id=\"psacp-post-carousel-wrap-1\" class=\"psacp-wrap psacp-post-carousel-wrap owl-carousel psacp-design-1 psacp-layout-2691 psacp-has-arrows psacp-clearfix\" data-conf=\"{&quot;slide_show&quot;:3,&quot;loop&quot;:true,&quot;arrows&quot;:true,&quot;dots&quot;:true,&quot;autoplay&quot;:true,&quot;autoplay_interval&quot;:5000,&quot;speed&quot;:500,&quot;slide_scroll&quot;:1,&quot;rtl&quot;:false}\"><div class=\"psacp-post-slide psacp-post-2511 psacp-post-standard psacp-has-thumb\">\r\n\t<div class=\"psacp-post-carousel-content\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"psacp-post-img-bg\" 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