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The Importance Of Biodiversity
from:There is no question as toe of biodiversity the importance of biodiversity. Without it, we would be much poorer in many ways.
While overwhelming, the question of the importance of can be brought into focus by looking at how we value people. Supposed a beloved relative or friend moves or dies. We look at the hole left in our lives by their passing, and reflect on the ways they enriched our lives. We look at what they valued, and possibly decide to adopt some of their values, but primarily, we reflect on how much we have lost by their not being there any more. In short, to quote an old Joni Mitchell song, “Big Yellow Taxi,” “Don't it always seem to go/You don't know what you've got 'til it's gone./They paved Paradise and put up a parking lot.”
There are very few people who don't believe in the importance of biodiversity, but most of them are not conscious of what they can do on an individual level to help preserve it. While governments and societies dither about what to sane, what to fix, and what to allocate money, time and effort to, the devastation continues at an alarming rate. Entire species are becoming extinct at rates never seen before. Rivers, lakes, and even oceans are becoming more shallow, or drying up entirely, changing the entire ecosphere and endangering the lives we are accustomed to leading.
In fact, as a society, we are ignoring the importance of biodiversity. We destroy animal and plant species before discovering new ones. We deforest acres of land, without studying them first to see what, other than “trees” is there. Other than crop rotation, we take no note of how removing diverse plant life from an area depletes the soil and water of a region. And we do all of this faster than nature can remedy the damage. Further, we don't worry about what we have done until it is too late, the resources are gone, and replacing them would carry an astronomical cost.
Plants that provide medicines and animals that provide foods are vanishing, only to be replaced by scrub and vermin, creating devastating epidemics. Ingestion or absorption of contaminants make these vermin resistant to medical intervention, thereby making it even more difficult to cure or control the diseases being spread. Further, these more resistant germs are crossing from species to species, and, like bird flu, making the jump to humans.
This is just one example of how the importance of biodiversity (and the preservation thereof) is relevant to human survival. The internet is full of organizations dedicated to educating people, businesses and governments about the importance of biodiversity, and it behooves us to do so before we have lost much of what makes life precious to us.
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Ocean acidification threat to marine life - Daily News & Analysis
Ocean acidification threat to marine life Daily News & Analysis By DNA Correspondent | Place: Chennai | Agency: DNA An international expert on biodiversity has warned that oceans all over the world are fast turning acidic which could lead to destruction of the entire marine wealth. “The human society is yet to ... |
Forests Pressured As Leaders Welcome Palm Oil Investors - AllAfrica.com
Forests Pressured As Leaders Welcome Palm Oil Investors AllAfrica.com By Elias Ntungwe Ngalame, 23 May 2012 Yaounde — Cameroon is inviting foreign companies to expand lucrative palm plantations, pitting the country's need for economic development against environmentalists who foresee the loss of important forests. |
Parasites Can Be Good for You (Seriously) - New York Times (blog)
 New York Times (blog) | Parasites Can Be Good for You (Seriously) New York Times (blog) Amphibians are in a conservation crisis, having experienced striking declines in biodiversity over the last 30 years, and many species are on the brink of extinction. The leading cause of species loss is still believed to be habitat destruction ... |
Bio-diversity Awareness Programme In Coastal Districts - Yentha
Bio-diversity Awareness Programme In Coastal Districts Yentha Trivandrum: The Kerala State Bio-Diversity Board is organising an awareness campaign on marine life in the Museum Hall on May 22, on the occasion of the International Bio-Diversity Day. The Home Minister Thiruvanchoor Radakrishnan will inaugurate the ... |
Marine Aquarium Fish Trade Study Reveals Fewer Fish, More Species Imported ... - MarketWatch (press release)
Marine Aquarium Fish Trade Study Reveals Fewer Fish, More Species Imported ... MarketWatch (press release) Harvesting these wild species can lead to loss of biodiversity, overfishing, and the use of cyanide and environmentally destructive fishing practices. Furthermore, import countries are at risk for the introduction of non-native species and diseases. |