{"id":4814,"date":"2020-06-05T07:53:04","date_gmt":"2020-06-05T07:53:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.homeworkjoy.com\/infographics\/?p=4814"},"modified":"2022-09-16T02:47:57","modified_gmt":"2022-09-16T09:47:57","slug":"what-is-biodiversity-importance-and-loss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.homeworkjoy.com\/infographics\/what-is-biodiversity-importance-and-loss\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Biodiversity: Importance and Loss"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b><i>The theme of World Environment Day 2020 is &#8220;Celebrate Biodiversity.&#8221;<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Biodiversity is all forms of life on earth and its interactions: several levels, <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.homeworkjoy.com\/infographics\/tips-and-learning\/what-is-biodiversity-importance-and-loss\/\">genes, species<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, communities of creatures, entire ecosystems, and all the physical environment. Do you know? Even a small bee or worm is crucial and has its importance in Biodiversity. Most often, Biodiversity is related to the richness of species. Thus the loss of any species considered as the loss of Biodiversity.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We&#8217;ll talk about it more and why Biodiversity is the theme of World Environment Day this year. But before that, check out some new posts:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.homeworkjoy.com\/infographics\/tips-and-learning\/what-is-global-warming-causes-and-effects\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What is Global Warming? | Causes and Effects<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.homeworkjoy.com\/infographics\/tips-and-learning\/renewable-and-non-renewable-resources-with-examples\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Renewable and Non-renewable Resources With Examples<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now let&#8217;s see why protecting Biodiversity is essential in 2020.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Why is Biodiversity Important?\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Around 40 percent of the world&#8217;s economy is dependent on Biodiversity<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">80% needs of the poor are derived from biological resources<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Biological resources like food, pharmaceutical drugs, breeding stocks, etc. are essential for human beings<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Each species no matter how small plays a crucial role in Biodiversity<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A healthy ecosystem provides clean water resources, nutrient storage, pollution absorption, and soil protection.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Loss of Biodiversity\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Natural Causes\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Man-made Causes\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Destruction of natural habitat through floods and\u00a0 volcanic eruption<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Climate change through <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.homeworkjoy.com\/infographics\/tips-and-learning\/what-is-global-warming-causes-and-effects\/\">global warming<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Natural climate changes or drought<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Land, air and water pollution<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Newly introduced species disease<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Degradation caused by deforestation and poor land use<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Impact of Biodiversity Loss<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to WHO, &#8220;Biodiversity loss can have significant direct human health impacts if ecosystem services are no longer adequate to meet social needs.&#8221; Let us move ahead to know-how:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The growing loss of Biodiversity is harming the whole ecosystem. It could mean that we are losing many genes and chemicals without even discovering them.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Biodiversity loss can also affect nutritional value in our food since Biodiversity and nutrition are linked at many levels.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sudden <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.homeworkjoy.com\/infographics\/literature\/facts-about-climate-change\/\">climate change<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> can disrupt the natural ecological balance. Thus it causes wildfires, volcanic eruptions, extinction of species, and so on.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to the 2019 report by Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services, around 1 million animals and plant species are facing extinction due to human activities.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Economic Importance of Biodiversity<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The pharmaceutical sector earns around $640 billion from genetic resources, which is a part of Biodiversity.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An estimated 40% of world trade depends on biological products and processes.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So these were some important factors related to Biodiversity that you must know. Besides this, if you need more help related to the topic, get <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.homeworkjoy.com\/\">instant online assignment help<\/a><\/strong> from our experts.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><i>With 1 million species facing extinction, there has never been a more important time to focus on Biodiversity &#8211; HAPPY WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY!\u00a0<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The theme of World Environment Day 2020 is &#8220;Celebrate Biodiversity.&#8221; Biodiversity is all forms of life on earth and its interactions: several levels, genes, species, communities of creatures, entire ecosystems, and all the physical environment. Do you know? Even a small bee or worm is crucial and has its importance in Biodiversity. 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