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Biodiversity

Biodiversity is the variety of life on Earth.The number of species of plants, animals, and microorganisms. All of this is biodiversity. Now our world is in biodiversity loss and it may cause human extinction in the future.

Why Is Biodiversity Important? Who Cares?

Why is Biodiversity important? Does it really matter if other animal extinct?

Biodiversity boosts ecosystem productivity where each species, no matter how small, all have an important role to play. For example, if one animal extinct the other animal might also extinct too because of the ecosystem. Good species diversity ensures natural sustainability for all life forms; and healthy ecosystems can better withstand and recover from a variety of disasters.

Loss Of Biodiversity And Extinctions

The biggest influence on biodiversity loss and extinctions are human.

1. Human population growth-  impact one land for food production and livestock grazing, and for wood for fuel, construction, and energy.
2. Habitat destruction- Habitat destruction is the single most important cause of the loss of rainforest biodiversity and is directly related to human population growth
3. Pollution- Industrial, agricultural and waste-based pollutants can have catastrophic effects on many species.

This is just some example of human activity that cause biodiversity loss and extinctions.