Reasons for Biodiversity Loss

The main cause of the loss of biodiversity can be attributed to the influence of human beings on the world’s ecosystem. In fact human beings have deeply altered the environment, and have modified the territory, exploiting the species directly, for example, by fishing and hunting, changing the biogeochemical cycles and transferring species from one area to another of the planet.

• Alteration and Loss of the Habitats: The transformation of the natural areas determines not only the loss of the vegetable species, but also a decrease in the animal species associated to them.
• Introduction of Exotic Species and Genetically Modified Organisms: Species originating ....