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evidence suggests that patch size and quality are important factors driving both plant and animal populations in cities

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For example, studies on birds have suggested that 10–35 hectares of continuous green space are required to support most urbanized species

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The ability of green space to support biodiversity can be moderated by urban intensity and structure. For instance, green spaces in the city core may not support the same species numbers as comparable green spaces in a suburban matrix

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The Coastal Plain has 1,816 endemic plants and has suffered an 85.5 percent loss of natural habitat. The loss of habitat shows no sign of slowing, according to several studies.

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The Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund created the biodiversity hotspot list based on scientific study. The list represents some of the world’s most remarkable places that are also the most threatened. These places are reservoirs of plant and animal life and the highest priorities for conservation.

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you can connect these quotes in the since that urbanization is going to increase which will most likely decrease biodiversity. It is important in this expansion that high quality and reasonably sized green spaces are planned in coordination to increased urbanization.

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with the recent ascendance of human activities as a dominant force behind environmental changes, there has been a dramatic increase in rates of extinction at local, regional, and even global levels.

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Most of these instances were caused by an insatiable overexploitation of species that were unable to sustain a high rate of mortality, often coupled with an intense disturbance of their habitat.

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In part, this loss is due to the conversion of large areas of tropical ecosystems, particularly moist forest, to agricultural or otherwise ecologically degraded habitats.

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Remarkably, the biodiversity of tropical forests is so large, particularly in insects, that most of it has not yet been identified taxonomically. We are therefore faced with the prospect of a mass extinction of perhaps millions of species before they have been recognized by science.

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Some of the most remarkable places on earth, places with great richness to biodiversity, are the most in danger of extinction.

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In the context of biodiversity ecosystem functioning (BEF) research, the stress-gradient hypothesis predicts that drought-sensitive species may be buffered against climate extremes when growing in higher diversity or higher biomass plant communities, and near drought-resistant neighbors.

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higher-diversity communities can be more productive and thus provide greater shade, cooler air temperatures, increased relative humidity, increased likelihood of including deep-rooted species, and increased surface soil moisture at the community level

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biodiverse ecosystems are more equipped to support and protect sensitive plant and animal species

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The rapid deterioration of nature, including that of the global environmental commons... upon which humanity as a whole depends, are interconnected and their cascading effects compromise societal goals and aspirations from local to global levels

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no action has caused damage. What we depend on is failing due to our neglect

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On average, unprotected forest patches retained only four of 18 mammal species surveyed.

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“We found that the protected areas retained the most species-rich forest fragments in the region,” said Dr Canale.

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“We therefore recommend the implementation of new strictly protected areas, such as national parks and biological reserves, including forest fragments containing populations of endangered, rare and endemic species, particularly those facing imminent extinctions.”