Biodiversity loss is tied to environmental problems of pollution, deforestation, poaching and climate change. About 1 millions species are endangered all thanks to human activities. Many experts already believe a so-called “mass extinction event” – only the sixth in the last half-billion years – is already under way.
According to reports, about 75% of the land-based environment and about 66% of the marine environment have been significantly altered by human actions. Human activities and natural phenomena are altering our natural environment driving it into a state of ecological imbalance.
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Climate change intensifies biodiversity loss. Impacts of climate change such as flooding and wildfires have more damaging effects in already degraded ecosystems.
Healthy ecosystems help fight against the warming climate and its associated adverse effects. However, the loss of biodiversity makes tackling climate change more challenging. A healthy ecosystems naturally absorb carbon from the atmosphere.
