BiodiversitySpec 4.7.3.1
- Biodiversity
- The variety of all the different species of organisms on Earth, or within an ecosystem.
A great biodiversity ensures the stability of ecosystems by reducing the dependence of one species on another for food, shelter and the maintenance of the physical environment.
The future of the human species on Earth relies on us maintaining a good level of biodiversity. Many human activities are reducing biodiversity, and only recently have measures been taken to try to stop this reduction.
The next sections explain how waste, land use, deforestation and global warming each have an impact on biodiversity.