Biodiversity Loss: Earth is experiencing its sixth mass extinction, with species disappearing at rates 100 to 1,000 times higher than natural background levels. Habitat destruction from agriculture, urbanization, and logging is the primary driver, compounded by pollution, invasive species, overexploitation, and climate change. Iconic species like rhinos and orangutans face extinction, but countless insects, amphibians, and plants vanish unnoticed—yet they underpin ecosystem services like pollination, soil fertility, and water purification. The 2019 IPBES report warned that one million species are at risk. Biodiversity loss weakens ecosystem resilience, reducing nature’s ability to buffer disasters or support human livelihoods. Conservation efforts—protected areas, rewilding, and sustainable practices—offer hope, but require scaling up and integrating Indigenous knowledge. Without systemic change, the web of life sustaining humanity continues to unravel.
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