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Why is biodiversity important? Biodiversity is essential for the processes that support all life on Earth, including humans. Without a wide range of animals, plants and microorganisms, we cannot have the healthy ecosystems that we rely on to provide us with the air we breathe and the food we eat.
22 Μαΐ 2020 · 1. Biodiversity ensures health and food security. Biodiversity underpins global nutrition and food security. Millions of species work together to provide us with a large array of fruits, vegetables and animal products essential to a healthy, balanced diet – but they are increasingly under threat.
10 Σεπ 2021 · Biodiversity is suffering due to – you guessed it! – human activity. This includes everything from over-fishing and over-hunting to pollution, climate change, agriculture and overdevelopment. We know that global populations of animals and plants are under huge threat.
6 Σεπ 2023 · A lack of biodiversity in our natural world can have wide-reaching and potentially devastating effects. Learn why biodiversity matters and how we can make a difference by educating ourselves.
22 Ιαν 2024 · The aim is to address biodiversity loss, restore ecosystems and protect indigenous rights. Indigenous peoples suffer disproportionately from loss of biological diversity and environmental...
Alien species can cause the decline or even extinction of native species. They can change the balance of existing food webs, leading to an eventual ecosystem collapse. Alien species can also increase the prevalence of wildlife diseases that they themselves are less susceptible to.
This releases greenhouse gases, warming the planet and destabilising the climate. The climate crisis is having serious impacts on biodiversity. It disrupts the lifecycle of animals and plants, as well as their behaviour, such as annual bird migration.
