The wide range of organisms on the planet, such as plants, animals, microbes, and fungi, is biodiversity. The earth’s species diversity varies such that many species are yet to be identified. However, many identified species face extinction due to human activities, threatening the planet’s beautiful ecosystem (Naeem et al. 1). Various opinions are revealed concerning biodiversity, including the human impact, reversal of biodiversity loss, the impact of overpopulation, the future of biodiversity, and the rate of extinction.
Biodiversity helps provide food, water, and genetic resources; similarly, it helps with climate regulation, energy provision, and recreational benefits. Despite these benefits, research reveals that the human impact has negatively affected diversity because of their overexploitation of natural resources such as deforestation and urbanization (Gavin et al. 1846). I think that human activities are the primary cause of biodiversity loss because unethical behaviors have been tolerated, such as throwing plastic cans into the oceans. Various theories concerning diversity conservation suggest that developing sustainable economic activities rather than destructive harvesting and land should be considered (Naeem et al. 2). This advice is an excellent recommendation because poverty can greatly influence overfishing, which destroys biodiversity.
Overpopulation plays a significant role in the depletion of biodiversity because they contribute to the exhaustion of natural resources, pollution of the environment, and water shortage. In addition, I think overpopulation increases disorganization and poor environmental behavior, such as poor disposal of waste. Another factor is that the future of biodiversity is uncertain because no viable interventions have been implemented to stop overexploitation (Gavin et al. 1846). The reason is that people are still breaking the policies created to support its conservation derailing the process. Lastly, the number of threatened species globally increases each day, indicating a significant problem. Currently, 99% of species on earth have become extinct due to the overexploitation of the environment (“Threatened species” para 1). Some species such as fish will also follow the same trend leaving the earth a barren place without anything.
Works Cited
Gavin, Michael C., et al. “Effective biodiversity conservation requires dynamic, pluralistic, partnership-based approaches.” Sustainability, vol.10 no.6, 2018, p.1846. Web.
Naeem, Shahid, et al. “Biodiversity and human well-being: an essential link for sustainable development.” Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, vol. 283, no.1844, 2016, pp. 1-2. Web.
“Threatened species.” OECD Data. Web.