Sts

• Biodiversity


  The source of the essential goods and ecological services that constitute the source of life for all and it has direct consumptive value in food, agriculture, medicine, and in industry
• Major threats to biodiversity identified by United Nation's Environment Programme

  • Habitat loss and destruction
  • Alteration in ecosystem composition
  • Over-exploitation
  • Pollution and contamination
  • Global climate change
• Nutritional impact of biodiversity

  Biodiversity is a vital element of a human being's nutrition because of its influence on food production
• Health and biodiversity


  • Almost all living organisms are dependent on their environment to live and reproduce, basic needs of living organisms such as air, water, food, and habitat are provided by its environment
  • Environmental hazards increase the risk of cancer, heart disease, asthma, and many other illnesses. These hazards can be physical, such as pollution, toxic chemicals, and food contaminants, or they can be social, such as dangerous work, poor housing conditions, urban sprawl, and poverty
  • Unsafe drinking water and poor sanitation and hygiene can lead to infectious disease, such as diarrhea, cholera
• Science


  A systematic enterprise that builds and organizes knowledge in the form of testable explanations and predictions about the universe
• Organisms


  Living entities that exhibit various characteristics such as growth, reproduction, response to stimuli, and metabolism
• Ethics and implications of GMOs

  • GMOs raise ethical concerns regarding their environmental impact, food safety, ownership and control, and social justice implications
  • While they have the potential to increase agricultural productivity and promote environmental sustainability, there are also concerns about their unintended consequences on ecosystems and biodiversity, as well as their potential to exacerbate inequalities in the global food system