human waste & biodiversity

• Biodiversity


  The variety of different species on earth or within an ecosystem
• Importance of biodiversity


  • Makes ecosystems stable
  • Provides pollinators for plants
  • Source of new medical drugs
• To survive and thrive, it's essential for humans to have a good level of biodiversity across the planet
• Humans damage the environment

  Reduces biodiversity and the benefits it provides
• Factors reducing biodiversity


  • Increasing human population
  • Demand for higher standards of living and consumer goods
  • Using natural resources faster than they can be replaced
  • Clearing natural ecosystems for resources
  • Producing waste that pollutes the environment
• Pollution from various sources can harm organisms directly or indirectly and change ecosystems, reducing biodiversity
• Release of greenhouse gases contributes to global warming, which is another threat to biodiversity
• Problems reducing biodiversity can be fixed with changes in attitude or new technologies and techniques