From Dw · · 1m 10s
Biodiversity crisis threatens human survival
Nature's collapse risks food, medicine, and coastal safety.
In brief
Nature's collapse risks food, medicine, and coastal safety. Biodiversity loss endangers food production, medicines, and coastal protection as ecosystems unravel. Originally reported by Dw.
Biodiversity's role in human life
Biodiversity supports food, water, and air through ecosystem services.
Rapid biodiversity decline
Monitored vertebrate populations have collapsed 73% in 52 years.
Water filtration loss
85% of wetlands disappeared between 1700 and 2000.
Pollinator decline
75% of global food crops rely on animal pollination.
Climate change impact
Soil degradation and heat waves damage food harvests globally.
Medicines from nature
50% of medicines come from natural compounds.
Keystone species
Oysters filter 50 gallons of water daily and protect coastlines.
Lyme disease link
Red fox decline linked to Lyme disease spread.
Sixth mass extinction
Earth faces sixth mass extinction driven by human activity.
Recovery examples
Green sea turtles and sea otters show ecosystem recovery.
Global action needed
200 countries meet at COP17 to reverse biodiversity loss by 2030.
In short
Biodiversity loss endangers food production, medicines, and coastal protection as ecosystems unravel.
