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Source: https://www.behance.net/gallery/16310193/Loss-of-Biodiversity-Infographic

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https://docs.google.com/a/student.hbuhsd.edu/presentation/d/1St4pZN6ngYI1Ei2DCsuLHWztgE6DXVG3Gkn6LJjGPvQ/edit#slide=id.g7648fdbb0_0_127

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- In the United States an estimated 90 percent of our historic fruit and vegetable varieties have vanished

-Of the 7,000 apple varieties that were grown in the 1800s, fewer than a hundred remain

- In China 90 percent of the wheat varieties cultivated just a century ago have disappeared. Experts estimate that we have lost more than half of the world's food varieties over the past century. As for the 8,000 known livestock breeds, 1,600 are endangered or already extinct.

-In 1903 commercial seed houses offered hundreds in varieties

80 years later in 1983 only a few of those varieties were found in the National Seed Storage Laboratory

http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2011/07/food-ark/siebert-text

http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2011/07/food-ark/food-variety-graphic

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thumbs_our dwindling food diversity infographic, National Geographic, July 2011

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-Biodiversity can be harmful to native plants. For example, too many different types of plants can cause competition amongst them. This may lead to the native plants going extinct.

-Also, too many plants require a lot of maintenance that is unavailable in the natural environment.

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1. Today, freshwater can be consider as a scarce resource. By conserving water. it saves energy and money, and it also can deduct the restrain on urban wastewater management.

2.   Bottled water might be a healthy alternative to most drinks, the plastic bottle isn't what you think it is. The plastic bottle causes environmental concerns such as waste disposal, energy consumption, and other concerns.

Simple solution: Use a renewable bottle or recycle plastic bottles

3. Cease the use of traditional light bulbs

By using LED lightbulbs, we can reduce the amount of electricity utilized every second. Traditional light bulbs are proven to waste more energy than the LLD light bulbs. Every second we save energy, one less second towards Earth’s doom.

Solution: Use LED light bulbs

4. Plastic or Paper?

Neither!! In order to create paper bags, energy must be wasted, and trees must be killed. This could later lead to deforestation, and cause the extinction or endangerment of animal species. Paper does have an impact towards the environment, but not as deadly compared to a plastic. Plastic is a serial killer of nature. One can find plastic anywhere from the streets of your local neighborhood to the surface of the ocean. This deadly material kills over 100,000 animals per year. Not only that, it clogs waterways.

Solution: Use a renewable bag

5. Plant aboriginal plants

By planting native plants, it is not required to provide normal maintenance, and it amplifies wildlife habitats. Also, it won’t be obligation to water your plants often. As a result, energy will be saved.

Source:

http://www.amnh.org/our-research/center-for-biodiversity-conservation/what-you-can-do

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1. Protecting areas

Short-term conservation - protecting habitats or species

It is a quick solution for preserving environments and preventing the increasing rate of loss of biodiversity.

Long-term conservation - purchasing land and protecting it

By purchasing and preserving the land, we can protect the species inside the ecosystem.

2. Knowledge is power

Some incidents or accidents could simply be avoided by basic knowledge, and if people raise awareness of the loss of biodiversity, then people will learn to value nature and encourage others and themselves to become more conscious of the environment around them. In our society, most people don’t fully appreciate the beauty and the benefits of nature and same for LDC countries. Informing people in LDC (less developing countries) could help improve their techniques.

3. Alternative livelihoods

Most fishermen in LDC countries (less developing countries) place explosives in the sea in order to obtain fish. In addition to that, some farmers use destructive methods, like the slash and burn technique, to grow crops and feed their families. Using these methods could later affect not only the ecosystem but also their income. Instead conducting environment-threatening techniques, farmers should resort to sustainable agriculture. Sustainable agriculture is the farming in which there is a relationship between the organisms and their environment.

Sources:

http://www.priweb.org/globalchange/bioloss/bl_06.html

https://sites.google.com/site/biodiversityandecosystemlosses/our-solution

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-Climate change is affecting wildlife survival

-Melting ice is preventing polar bears from hunting

-The U.S. geological survey predicts that two thirds of the polar bear population will disappear by 2050

-Severe droughts kill plants that wildlife depends on for food and shelter

- Birds are migrating earlier to find out that their food source (flowers, seeds) has not yet bloomed

-Rising water temperatures will cause a population decline for fish that require cold water, like trout, salmon, and many other species

http://www.nwf.org/Wildlife/Threats-to-Wildlife/Global-Warming/Effects-on-Wildlife-and-Habitat.aspx

http://www.nwf.org/Wildlife/Threats-to-Wildlife/Global-Warming/Effects-on-Wildlife-and-Habitat/Polar-Bears.aspx

http://www.esajournals.org/doi/abs/10.2307/1939377

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-Forests are home to about 70% of world's species

-Tropical Forests hold almost half of the world's species

-Deforestation destroys homes of wildlife

- Plants or animals that could cure cancer may never be discovered because of biodiversity loss

https://www.worldwildlife.org/threats/deforestation

http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Features/Deforestation/

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/12/091203132157.htm

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-It would take approximately 4 Earths to meet the world's needs if everyone lived like America

-It would take 5.4 Earths if everyone lived liked the United Arab Emirates

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-Results in ecological overshoot or C02 being released faster than it can be absorbed

- We would need 1.4 Earths to sustain our current lifestyle if this continues

- Food is more likely to carry pests and disease, fresh water in short supply

-Without wood to power the energy used in developing countries, people will have no resources to heat homes, cook, or boil water

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-Humans are consuming 40% more resources than Earth can restore

- The heating of Earth's surface is causing habitat loss to organisms who are well adapted to cold climates

- Invasive species out compete other natural organisms in an ecosystem and force them to drive out of their environment

- The altering of natural landscapes for pastures, crop fields, and parking lots

http://www.eniscuola.net/en/argomento/biodiversity1/loss-of-biodiversity/causes-of-the-loss-of-biodiversity/

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- Biodiversity is life, creatures of various sizes each play an important role in the productivity of an ecosystem

- Our health depends on biodiversity, greater wildlife decreases the chance of pathogens infecting humans

- We depend on biodiversity for access to clean water, damaged watersheds and forests being lost has lowered the quality and availability of clean water

-We rely on biodiversity for protection against natural disasters, loss of mangroves and coral reefs results in coastal communities suffering from severe storms

http://environment-ecology.com/biodiversity/60-why-is-biodiversity-loss-concern.html

http://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/coral_protect.html