Biodiversity Loss Did you know that in thirty-two years the ocean is expected to be completely empty? In 2048 the whole ecosystem will be wiped out with no sign of life. This is incredibly alarming; the ocean is a huge resource for the world. Biodiversity is key to the survival of the ocean, however over the last few years the ocean has experienced an accelerating loss of species. Biodiversity is essential to the ecosystem, diversity of species enhance ecosystem productivity and stability. Marine…

Biodiversity is defined as the variety of plant and animal life in a particular habitat; typically, greater biodiversity is important and more desirable in a given habitat. Greater biological diversity promotes economic and social welfare, and improves the likelihood that future generations will survive and succeed. Our planet contains a wide variety of plants, animals, and microorganisms that have learned to survive and flourish in a number of different habitats, from the wet jungles of the Amazon…

To begin to comprehend the nature of the issue of biodiversity loss, it is necessary to look at the current technologies used to track these phenomena. The myriad of methods in which species are tracked are advancing faster than ever. Stewart Pimm and his colleagues, in the article "Review: Emerging Technologies To Conserve Biodiversity" speak of how technologies have advanced, Tracking individuals has moved from using bulky and expensive radio-collars to smaller satellite-based devices and even…

Biodiversity Loss The environmental issue that I chose to research is ‘Biodiversity Loss’. Biodiversity loss is the loss of species on our planet. For example, this is animals and plants that have done extinct. This has impacted every corner of the globe, since the dinosaurs we have lost thousands of animals and other forms of life to extinction. According to Endangered Earth “there are now 41,415 species on the IUCN Red List, and 16,306 of them are endangered species threatened with extinction…

effect on the surrounding ecosystems. One of these noted effects is the drastic rise in the extinction rate of plant and animal species. Anil Markandya, from the Basque center for Climate Change and author of “The Economic Feedbacks of Loss of Biodiversity and Ecosystems Services” writes, “The topic of biodiversity loss has been the subject of a vast and growing scientific and economic literature. Species are estimated to be going extinct at rates 100 to 1000 times faster than in geological times…

Biodiversity loss and Extinction Biodiversity loss can lead to extinction, and hurt human life. It is our responsibility to take care of the environment. We bring in machines that harm the environment and destroy animal life. We need to limit ourselves on how much land and resources we consume. There are major issues that are causing species to become extinct and hurt our way of life and other animals do to the change in food chain. Many of the issues of biodiversity loss can be traced back to human…

impacts of climate change on biodiversity in Northern Canada Climate change, as a change in weather like global warming, has attracted the attention of the public. The issue of climate change has been becoming a global focus of attention for people around the world. Most scientists think that climate change is primarily caused by human activities. Temperature and precipitation shifts directly affect biota, and scientists think that as the climate continues to change, the biodiversity in Northern…

Over the course of the semester we have discussed a multitude of issues we are currently facing in regards to global change and biodiversity loss. Many different fields from economics to culture play vital roles in understanding and possibly mitigating many of our current issues. For my individual project, I wanted to pick a subject that encompassed many of the various topics we have covered throughout our semester and classroom discussions. One such subject that has only come to my personal attention…

Conservation of Biodiversity in the face of the recently growing threat of Climate Change Due to improved healthcare and sanitation, the size of human population is ever increasing with detrimental effects on the environment. The use of the planets resources and human disruption is currently in excess to what is considered sustainable, which has led to damage to the Earth’s flora and fauna. The issue of conservation has been long recognised. It takes many forms and can span from conservation of…

Using the Eurobarometer 83.4: Climate Change, Biodiversity, and Discrimination against Minority Groups (May-June 2015, ICPSR 36403) for the purpose of comparing various counties in the European Union. Eurobarometer is a series of public opinion surveys conducted regularly on behalf of the European Commission. The scope of the project would be to look into the information given in the Eurobarometer and to compare why some countries have common characteristic while others have a great range between…