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Contents1.Sustainability challenge.......................................................................................................................22.Environmental Elements of Loss of Biodiversity..................................................................................2Change and loss of the habitats...........................................................................................................2Pollution..............................................................................................................................................2Climate change....................................................................................................................................2Exhaustion of resources.......................................................................................................................33.Social elements of loss of Biodiversity.................................................................................................3Demography........................................................................................................................................3Poverty:...............................................................................................................................................3Public Policy.........................................................................................................................................3Government and regulatory Standpoint..............................................................................................44.Economic Elements of Loss of Biodiversity..........................................................................................45.Ethical aspects involved in Loss of Biodiversity...................................................................................46.Ethical Theories of Global sustainability issues....................................................................................5Anthropocentricism:................................................................................................................................5Biocentrism:............................................................................................................................................67.Opportunities and Threats to Business due to Loss of Biodiversity.....................................................6Physical threats........................................................................................................................................6Regulatory and Legal threats...................................................................................................................6Market threats..........................................................................................................................................7Others threats...........................................................................................................................................78.Recommended solution to the Loss of Biodiversity.............................................................................7a.Enhanced use of crop and livestock genetic resources................................................................7b.Use of integrated pest management...........................................................................................8References...................................................................................................................................................9
1.Sustainability challengeLoss of Biodiversity is a threat to Sustainability.2.Environmental Elements of Loss of BiodiversityBiodiversity is the short form of ‘Biological diversity’ which indicates the variability oflife forms on Earth. The concept of biodiversity incudes the varieties of species of plants,animals and microorganisms, along with the various ecosystems of the planet such as rainforests, water systems, deserts, coral reefs, etc. that support the life forms (Schmeller etal. 2017). Loss of biodiversity means extinction of species, harm to the habitats of plantsand animals, and disruptions in ecosystems. Apart from natural causes such as cyclones, floods, earthquakes, tsunamis, etc. thatdisrupt the habitats of life forms, activities of humans have the largest negative impact onthe biodiversity. The researchers have reported that human activity has caused theenvironment to change irreversibly and deeply. The environmentally adverse humanactivities include direct exploitation of natural resources, destruction of habitats,changing the biogeochemical cycles through industrial activity, etc (Whitehead, Kujala,and Wintle 2017). The environmental threats to biodiversity can be concluded with thefollowing factors. Change and loss of the habitats: Transferring plant and animal species from its naturallyoccurring environment to other locations can not only increase the risk of loss of speciesbut also can destroy the eco-system associated with the plant or animal. Introduction of genetically modified organisms:Dislocation of new species into aparticular area can cause imbalance to the ecological system.Pollution: This is a manmade element of environment. The emissions and effluents fromindustrial activity create an unnatural and harmful surrounding that increases the risks ofloss of biodiversity (Rieuwerts 2017). The presence of harmful chemicals and materialscreates an artificial environment that is detrimental to the natural ecosystem.
Climate change: The increased temperature on the earth’s surface cause the loss ofbiodiversity as the many ecosystem and species are sensitive to their physical andbiological surroundings. For example, the coral reefs cannot survive if temperature of theocean rises above certain limit (Adipudi, Beernink, Lakey, and Zarzuela 2017). Exhaustion of resources: when humans capture and harvest the natural resources withactivities such as hunting, fishing, farming, gathering, etc. from a renewable naturalresource in a particular area, the respective natural resources get depleted. The faster rateof harvest causes the depletion of resources.3.Social elements of loss of BiodiversityThere are several societal causes that adversely affect the biodiversity. Some of the majorcauses include demographic changes, social inequality and poverty, inadequate publicpolicies, macroeconomic policies, and social and economic developmental changes.Demography: The researchers have identified a relationship between human populationsize, growth and density and loss of biodiversity. As the human population increases, heneed for land and natural resources increases causing a displacement of biodiversity. Thedemand for increased food production, infrastructure for housing, public utilities such asroads, bridges, etc., cause human encroachment into ecological systems. Patterns ofindustrial production and human consumption are other important causes of loss ofbiodiversity.Poverty:When communities have limited paths to sustenance, they tend to depend on theconsumption or exploitation of biodiversity. Lack of income and sources of sustenancecause the people to look for short term survival resources and sacrifice the long term carefor their natural environment (Lynch, Stretesky and Long 2017). The poor farmers,hunters, gatherers, fishermen, nomads, etc. use natural resources to survive which hasadverse effect on the environment. Public Policy: Irresponsible policies that disregard biodiversity and encourage economicactivities for financial gain is another socio-political factor for environmental degradation(Prato and Herath 2017). For example, policies related to tourism, agriculture, water
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