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Humans are changing the uses of land in various ways, and each can lead to habitat destruction and biodiversity loss. The 2019 Global Assessment Report on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services found that industrial agriculture is the primary driver of biodiversity collapse.
Habitat destruction (also termed habitat loss and habitat reduction) occurs when a natural habitat is no longer able to support its native species. The organisms once living there have either moved elsewhere, or are dead, leading to a decrease in biodiversity and species numbers. [1] [2] Habitat destruction is in fact the leading cause of ...
Habitat loss in a biodiversity hotspot can result in a localized extinction crisis, generally speaking habitat loss in a hotspot location can be a good indicator or predictor of the number of threatened and extinct endemic species.
Biodiversity’s economic resources are worth at around $150 trillion annually which is roughly twice the world’s GDP. [171] The loss of biodiversity is actually harming the GDP of the world by costing an estimated $5 trillion dollars annually. Business supply chains rely heavily on ecosystems remaining relatively maintained and nurtured.
Habitat loss and destruction can occur both naturally and through anthropogenic causes. Events leading to natural habitat loss include climate change, catastrophic events such as volcanic explosions and through the interactions of invasive and non-invasive species. Natural climate change, events have previously been the cause of many widespread ...
In California, Texas and around the globe, habitat is increasingly scarce for humans and nonhumans. It doesn't have to be a zero-sum game. Opinion: Habitat for all — how housing and biodiversity ...
"No net loss" is defined by the International Finance Corporation as "the point at which the project-related impacts on biodiversity are balanced by measures taken to avoid and minimize the project's impacts, to understand on site restoration and finally to offset significant residual impacts, if any, on an appropriate geographic scale (e.g local, landscape-level, national, regional)."
They face moderate levels of habitat and biodiversity loss, as well as the potential encroachment of invasive species [11] Stable/Intact: These areas are in relatively good health, showing signs of well-preserved and thriving biodiversity, with minimal habitat loss. While these ecoregions require monitoring, immediate intervention is not needed ...