Impact of Human On Biodiversity

Course: English
Impact of Human on Biodiversity

Presented By: Dua Latif
Biodiversity
• Biodiversity is all the different kinds of life you'll find
in one area—the variety of animals, plants, fungi, and
even microorganisms like bacteria that make up our
natural world.
• Biodiversity, which literally means “the diversity of
life“, refers to the variety of life forms on Earth.
• This diversity includes all the variations that exist in all
levels of biological organization.
Importance of Biodiversity
Biodiversity is critically important to human health, economies, and livelihoods. It provides
us with food, medicine, materials, and ecosystem services such as pollination, water
purification, and climate regulation.
Biodiversity is a
Amazon solution to some
rainforest of the world’s
produces greatest
almost 20% of challenges, from
the world’s climate change to
poverty to food
oxygen. security.
Impact of Human on Biodiversity
Humans have caused the loss
of 83% of all wild animals and
half of all plants.
And have degraded or
destroyed many natural
habitats such as forests,
wetlands, and coral reefs.
These actions have reduced
biodiversity and threatened
many species with extinction.
Causes of Biodiversity
Loss:
WITH
Biodiversity Loss
75%: terrestrial environment
1. Land Use Change: ”severely altered” to date by
human actions (marine
Humans have converted natural habitats into ecosystems 66%)
farmland, urban areas, or industrial zones, un.org
reducing the space and resources for wildlife.
2. Overexploitation:
Humans have overharvested
or overhunted many species
for food, medicine, or trade,
reducing their populations
and disrupting their
ecosystems.
+/-60 billion: tons of

renewable and non-
renewable resources
extracted globally each year,
up nearly 100% since 1980.
un.org
3. Pollution:
Humans have released harmful substances into the air, water,
and soil, affecting the health and survival of many species.
4. Invasive Species:
Humans have introduced non-native species into new environments, where they compete with
or prey on native species.
For example:
Invasive carp (bighead, black, grass, and silver carp) were imported to the United States in the
1970s as a method to control nuisance algal blooms in wastewater treatment plants and
aquaculture ponds as well as for human food.
Within ten years, the carp escaped confinement and spread to the waters of the Mississippi
River basin and other large rivers like the Missouri and Illinois.
>107: highly threatened

birds, mammals and
reptiles estimated to have
benefitted from the
eradication of invasive
mammals on islands.
un.org
5. Climate Change:
Humans have emitted greenhouse gases
that cause global warming, altering the
temperature and precipitation patterns
that affect many species.
The risk of species extinction
increases with every degree of
warming. In the ocean, rising
temperatures increase the risk of
irreversible loss of marine and
coastal ecosystems. Live coral
reefs, for instance, have nearly
halved in the past 150 years, and
further warming threatens to
destroy almost all remaining reefs.
Solutions for biodiversity loss
1. Conserving Natural Habitats: We can protect and
restore natural habitats that support biodiversity, such as
forests, wetlands, and coral reefs.
For example:
Solutions for Restoring Forests:
1. Replanting forest areas that have been destroyed or
damaged.
2. Creating and properly managing conservation areas.
3. Promote sustainable bio-energy.
2. Using Resources Sustainably:
We can reduce our consumption and waste of natural resources, such as
water, energy, and materials.
Sustainable use of resources:

1. Using natural resources in a
way that does not deplete
them.
2. Plant a tree for every one cut
down.
3. Use biofuels.
4. Use alternative energies
sources.
3. Reducing pollution:
We can limit our emissions of harmful
substances into the environment, such as
carbon dioxide, pesticides, and plastics.
4. Controlling invasive species:
We can prevent or eradicate non-native
species that threaten native biodiversity.
5. Adapting to
Climate Change:
We can reduce
our greenhouse
gas emissions
and help species
cope with the
changing climate
conditions.
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