Biodiversity Loss
Biodiversity loss | Causes, Effects, & Facts - Britannica
Declining biodiversity lowers an ecosystem's productivity (the amount of food energy that is converted into the biomass) and lowers the quality ...
Biodiversity - our strongest natural defense against climate change
The main driver of biodiversity loss remains humans' use of land – primarily for food production. Human activity has already altered over 70 per cent of all ice ...
Biodiversity loss: causes, consequences and solutions - Iberdrola
Biodiversity loss refers to the decline or disappearance of biological diversity, understood as the variety of living things that inhabit the planet.
Biodiversity loss refers to the reduction of any aspect of biological diversity (i.e., diversity at the genetic, species and ecosystem levels) in a ...
Causes · Habitat loss, fragmentation and degradation; for example habitat fragmentation for commercial and agricultural uses (specifically monoculture farming) ...
A warning sign: where biodiversity loss is happening around the world
The world has seen an average 68% drop in mammal, bird, fish, reptile, and amphibian populations since 1970. Much of the loss is caused by habitat destruction.
Five drivers of the nature crisis - UNEP
The biggest driver of biodiversity loss is how people use the land and sea. This includes the conversion of land covers such as forests, wetlands and other ...
Biodiversity loss: what is causing it and why is it a concern? | Topics
Plant and animal species are disappearing at an ever faster rate due to human activity. What are the causes and why does biodiversity ...
What is the human impact on biodiversity? - Royal Society
The main direct cause of biodiversity loss is land use change (primarily for large-scale food production) which drives an estimated 30% of biodiversity decline ...
What are the extent and causes of biodiversity loss? - LSE
Biodiversity loss stems mainly from the loss, degradation and fragmentation of habitats. This is principally caused by the increasing encroachment of ...
What is biodiversity and why does its loss matter?
Endangered species and mass extinction. Overall biodiversity loss can speed up extinction. More and more animals and plants are facing an uncertain future. The ...
LOSS OF BIODIVERSITY: THE BURGEONING THREAT TO HUMAN ...
We are losing biodiversity globally at an alarming rate, and we need a cornucopia of different plants and animals, for the planet's health and our own.
6 charts that show the state of biodiversity and nature loss
Here are six charts from the report, which explain the extent of nature loss and what can be done to achieve the goal of becoming nature positive.
How Biodiversity Loss Harms Human Health | unfoundation.org
From increasing the threat of disease to disrupting our global food chain, biodiversity loss across the globe is threatening the very foundation of our future.
Accelerating extinction rate triggers domino effect of biodiversity loss
UNU said that intense human activities, such as land-use change, overexploitation, climate change, pollution and the introduction of invasive species, is ...
The latest edition of the Living Planet Report, which measures the average change in population sizes of more than 5,000 vertebrate species, shows a decline of ...
Explainer: What Is Biodiversity Loss? - Earth.Org
Biodiversity loss is described as the loss of life on Earth at various levels, ranging from reductions in the genetic diversity to the collapse of entire ...
Our global food system is the primary driver of biodiversity loss - UNEP
A new Chatham House report highlights that the global food system is the primary driver of biodiversity loss. Biodiversity loss will ...
Expert perspectives on global biodiversity loss and its drivers and ...
Isbell F, Gonzales A, Loreau M, et al. 2017. Linking the influence and dependence of people on biodiversity across scales. Nature 546: 65–72.
Biodiversity: Nature by Another Name
The biggest direct drivers causing this steep decline are massive land-use changes, climate change, pollution, resource use and exploitation, ...