We, as humans, are only aware of things that sometimes only affect us personally. Imagine being aware of the impact of biodivserity loss as to the awareness to where your wallet is right now. Just to fill some of us in, biodiversity refers to the varying degree of life forms on our planet Earth. Biodiversity is constantly changing with the birth of new species and the extinction of others. However, it has decreased in the past century and is currently decreasing at an exponential matter.
There are obviously natural causes to why biodiversity is on the decline; one example is the recent natural disaster, Hurricane Sandy. Yes, it is sad and unfortunate that many were affected by this. We do not, however, think about the effects it left on certain species that live in the Northeast. Some may have to totally relocate to different ecosystems because they may have been completely destroyed.
We are not in control of natural disasters, even though there are conspiracies about some of the recent ones. However, we are in control of human action that has impacted biodiversity tremendously; most of these actions results in lowering biodiversity on Earth.
Below is a link that talks about how money talks when it comes to maintaining biodiversty:
Introduction to Biodiversity and its Decline
I know we do not have millions but we can take simple actions to curb this problem. Simple actions by many can create a big wave of progress for environments all around the world. Otherwise, places that are home to such diverse species such as in Quintana Roo, Mexico will no longer exist. And, there is no reverting back. Organisms can not become "unextinct." Once you have hard boiled the egg, it stays a hard boilded egg. So the goal of this blog is the following:
a) To inform you about some aspects to biodiversity and important scientific terms that pertain to the subject
b) To make you more aware of the impact on the current biodiversity status
