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rate of extinction
The normal or background rate of extinction is between 0.1 and 1 species per 10,000 species per 100 years. A mass extinction event is when species vanish much faster than they are replaced, which is defined as 75% of the world’s species going extinct in a “short” amount of geological time, which is less than 2.8 million years.
biodiversity
Biodiversity is the biological variety and variability of living species on Earth, including plants, animals, bacteria, and fungi. It is a measure of variation at the genetic, species, and ecosystem level.
6th Mass Extinction
There is scientific consensus that a 6th Mass Extinction event is underway. It is also called the Holocene or Anthropocene Extinction, named for the current epoch of time. Unlike the previous five mass extinctions, this one is entirely caused by human activities.
food supply
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habitat loss
Habitat loss is the when a natural habitat becomes incapable of supporting its native species due to fragmentation, degradation, and destruction. Habitat destruction is the leading cause of biodiversity loss and species extinction. Human activities, including agriculture, logging, mining, and urban sprawl are the main causes of habitat loss. In addition, other factors due to human behavior such as climate change, invasive species, nutrient depletion, and pollution of air and water are contributing factors of habitat loss.
invasive species
Invasive species are organisms that cause ecological harm in ecosystems where they are not native. Invasive species compete with native organisms for limited resources, which can alter habitats and cause extinctions of native plants and animals, thereby reducing biodiversity.
climate change
climate change
Climate change is defined as long-term shifts in temperature and weather patterns. While such shifts have occurred naturally through variations in the solar cycle, now human activity is the primary driver of climate change due to burning fossil fuels, such as coal, oil and gas. Burning fossil fuels generates greenhouse gas emissions, including carbon dioxide and methane that trap the sun’s heat and raise temperatures. The consequences of climate change are intense droughts, water scarcity, severe wildfires, rising sea levels, flooding, melting polar ice, catastrophic storms and declining biodiversity.
pollinators
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farming
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soil fertility
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fish
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water supply
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forest die off
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collapse of wetlands
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quality of our air
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extreme weather events
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species diversity
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quality of life
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action
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drivers of the mass extension crisis
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Call of Life
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award-winning
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