biodiversity

Explores ecoagriculture, examining threats to biodiversity, human welfare, land conversion, habitat pollution and degradation, overexploitation, strategies for integrating conservation in agricultural development, legal frameworks and regulations, market incentives, support institutions, and other related topics.

"In 2019 there were about 7.7 billion humans on Earth, more than double the number of people alive in 1969. During that fifty-year period the impact of humanity on the natural environment has increased proportionately. human activity is causing a loss of biodiversity-the diversity of plant, animal, algae, fungi, and microbe species. But the survival of humanity-and all life on earth-is directly related to biodiversity"-- Provided by publisher.

Ecosystems are all around-from a small pond to a vast forest and everything in between. This book shows kids the components of ecosystems as well and describes some of the world's most common ecosystems.

It is believed that if global temperatures rise by over 3.5?C, up to 70 percent of the world's known species would go extinct.

"Find out how the loss of biodiversity affects food chains and natural habitats, why it is important to humans, and how its loss threatens the health of all living things on the planet"--Publisher.

Biodiversity is found everywhere on the planet--on land, in the water, and even in extreme environments such as ice and volcanoes. All of this biodiversity on Earth helps keep the planet in balance. Biodiversity is also important to humans because it provides food, shelter, clothing, medicines, and more. However, the rates of biodiversity loss are increasing because of human activities. Climate change, pollution, habitat destruction, over-exploitation--these are all critical threats to biodiversity. There are, however, ways to slow or stop this loss through conservation and sustainable development.

Provides answers to questions about ecosystems, covering where they are located, biodiversity, how they function, food chains, ecotourism, and more. Includes audio, videos, activities, weblinks, slideshows, transparencies, maps, quizzes, and supplementary resources.

Readers will learn how people affect the biosphere and how life and energy are maintained in the biosphere.

Collects episodes from the television series "Planet Earth," which features high definition filming of the natural world; and episodes from the series "Life," which features micro and macro photography that captures the adaptability and survival tactics of plants and animals.