The words (evils) of biodiversity.

Summary In the manner of an "appetizer", the book "Les mots (maux) de la biodiversité" presents a small number of words that allow us to question our relationship with biodiversity and the way in which its preservation can be understood, while the living world is collapsing around us (IPBES, 2019). Members and friends of the ORÉE Biodiversity-Economy Working Group express in this collection their perceptions and reflections "in words" on the "ills" of biodiversity, inviting everyone to question the way our society approaches the vital issue of biodiversity preservation. Organized in the manner of an unfinished alphabet book, beautifully illustrated, this little book questions, through the testimony of various actors, some of the "evils/words" of biodiversity. The terms artificialization, goods, capital, sustainable development, economy, governance, indicators, territories, values and others are found in this book, and their polysemy is thus revealed. The aim is to help those who use these words find the right balance to start talking to each other, between humans, about biodiversity in order to take in hand the challenges of its preservation.