http://www.twotomorrows.com/issues/biodiversity/BIODIVERSITY
Summary:
Biodiversity is the variety of species in a given environment. The bio diversity on earth is becoming a crisis. As human demands increase with population the environment is being altered. If we ignore this then the food chain could be disrupted ending with us not having enough food. Along with more species becoming extinct. The first way you can help is by realizing there is an issue in the first place. Then trying to conserve the environment and it's natural resources.
Questions:
- Do you believe this is true ? why or why not?
- What are other ways to help biodiversity?
- WHy is biodiversity important?
Opinion:
I believe we should try and help conserve natural resources and the environment. If we ignored the need for biodiversity then we would just continue to put ourselves in danger.
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ReplyDeletehttp://www.elpis.com/think/en/green_environmental_facts/9/articles/56
This website not only informs about biodiversity but gives specific examples on how decreasing biodiversity and not caring for our environment will effect humanity. I found some of the statistics shocking and it has made me think about how my actions and the actions of those around me will effect us in the future.
http://www.globalissues.org/issue/169/biodiversity
ReplyDeleteThis article expands upon Abby's topic of biodiversity. It shows that biodiversity is very important in the ecosystem and what role humans play in it. The main topics are why it is important to preserve biodiversity in the ecosystem and what will happen if we do not.
Why is biodiversity important?
ReplyDeleteBiodiversity is so important because is provides us with many things like food, medicine, and beauty. With out the verity of plants and animals everything and everyone would look the same. Now how boring would that be? Since there are many different kind of plant there are different kinds of medicines. For example a-Lobeline, a medicine used to deter smokers from smoking and stimulate the respiratory system is found in Lobelia inflata which is an Indian tobacco plant. There are many different kind of plants that we get food from. With out the variety of fruit trees, plants like bean stocks and nut trees humans and other animals would have trouble getting the variety of nutrients that they need in order to survive.
I agree that Biodiversity is something that humans should be more aware of in the first place, and that people need to realize how important of the repercussions and consequences that may come from a declining biodiversity and the negative effects it will have on us. I feel that more habitats and Biodiversity Hotspots should be preserved and funded because without protecting these areas, human activity might completely wipe them out and we would see a major impact on our environments/ecostystems' survival rates without a rich biodiversity. My new question is how long would it take if none of the lasting biodiversity on Earth was preserved before humans felt the impacts of a lack in biodiversity, such as less food and less ecosystem survival rates after natural disasters?
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