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    Biodiversity refers to the variety of life forms on Earth and is important for healthy ecosystems and human well-being. Loss of biodiversity due to habitat loss, pollution, climate change and overexploitation threatens both wildlife and humans by disrupting ecosystems and reducing nutritional diversity. Maintaining biodiversity is crucial to ensure sustainable life on Earth.

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    Biodiversity refers to the variety of life forms on Earth and is important for healthy ecosystems and human well-being. Loss of biodiversity due to habitat loss, pollution, climate change and overexploitation threatens both wildlife and humans by disrupting ecosystems and reducing nutritional diversity. Maintaining biodiversity is crucial to ensure sustainable life on Earth.

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    Biodiversity refers to the variety of life forms on Earth and is important for healthy ecosystems and human well-being. Loss of biodiversity due to habitat loss, pollution, climate change and overexploitation threatens both wildlife and humans by disrupting ecosystems and reducing nutritional diversity. Maintaining biodiversity is crucial to ensure sustainable life on Earth.

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    The key takeaways are that biodiversity refers to the variety of life on Earth, including different species and ecosystems. Maintaining biodiversity is important for sustainability.

    Biodiversity is important for our health because it provides basic needs like air, water, food and habitat. It also impacts the availability of micronutrients in our diet.

    Some major threats to biodiversity include habitat loss, alteration of ecosystems, over-exploitation of resources, pollution, and climate change.

    BIODIVERSITY AND

    HEALTHY SOCIETY
    Is defined as the vast variety of life
    forms in the entire Earth.
    BIODIVERSITY
    The variability among living
    organisms from all sources, including
    terrestrial, marine and other aquatic
    ecosystems and the ecological
    complexes of which they are part
    Importance of Biodiversity

    A large number of golden snails in a certain area of


    rice field can help predict a low production of rice
    harvest, since eggs of the golden snails are
    considered pest for rice field. On a positive view,
    the larger number of different species in a certain
    area can be a predictor of sustainable life in that
    area.
    What is the importance of
    biodiversity in our health?
    Changes in Biodiversity

    A change in biodiversity could


    have erratic effects not only in
    wildlife or marine life but also in
    human being.
    Threats to Biodiversity

    1. Habitat loss and destruction.


    -major contributing factor is
    the inhabitation of human beings
    and the use of land for economic
    gains.
    Threats to Biodiversity
    2. Alteration in ecosystem
    composition.
    -alteration and sudden changes,
    either within species groups or
    within the environment, could
    begin to change entire
    ecosystem.
    Threats to Biodiversity

    3. Over-exploitation.
    -overfishing, over-collecting of
    species can quickly lead o its
    decline.
    Threats to Biodiversity

    4. Pollution and contamination.


    -pollution and contamination
    cause irreversible damage to
    species and varieties.
    Threats to Biodiversity

    5. Global climate change.


    -species and populations may
    be lost permanently if they are
    not provided with enough time to
    adapt to changing climactic
    condition.
    Nutritional impact of
    biodiversity
    Nutritional composition between
    foods and among
    varieties/cultivars/breeds of the
    same food can differ dramatically,
    affecting micronutrient availability in
    the diet.
    Health, Biology, and
    Biodiversity
    Almost all living organisms are
    dependent to their environment to
    live and reproduce. Basic needs of
    living organisms such as air, water,
    food, and habitat are provided by its
    environment.
    Health, Biology, and
    Biodiversity
    Environmental Hazard.
    -Physical (pollution, toxic
    chemicals, food contamination)
    -Social (dangerous work, poor
    housing condition, poverty)
    Health, Biology, and
    Biodiversity
    Environment-Related Illness
    Heart disease, cancer, COPD,
    asthma, diabetes, obesity,
    occupational injuries,
    dysentery, arthritis, malaria,
    and depression.
    We must recognize the value of
    the organisms with which we
    share the planet.

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