http://www.globalissues.org/article/170/why-is-biodiversity-important-who-cares
This article, as the title suggest is about the importance of biodiverstiy and why we should care. Each and every species is important to the whole ecosystem no matter how big or small the role they play may be. It also shows how biodiversity provides many free services for the ecosystem. The impact humans have on the environment is proposed as negative. The humans are neglegent to the valuable and free services that the biodiversity provides. Markets and companies are failing to realize the importance of biodiversity by decreasing the dioversity.
I think it's time we realize the true importance of biodiversity.It is a waste of time to kill off the biodiversity. We lose the resources that it provides and the prices of the resource that takes its place goes up. It is a never ending cycle of increasing expenses. Instead of decreasing diversity we need to work on sustaining it. Some programs have been created but they are not properly managed. It is time we buckle down and get our head in the game.
Work Cited
Shah, Anup. “Why Is Biodiversity Important? Who Cares?.” Global Issues, Updated: 18 Nov. 2009. Accessed: 09 Dec. 2009. http://www.globalissues.org/article/170/why-is-biodiversity-important-who-cares>
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I like how you pointed out how the market system and companies feel about this, because they will play a role in the outcome of the preservation of biodiversity. The more of them that are trying to preserve biodiversity, the better.
ReplyDeleteI think because it's almost like tradition to abuse nature and to think of it as property, humans lose sight of what they have had. It's like the saying "You don't know what you've had until its gone." I agree with you that we need to start realizing not only the beauty of biodiversity but also the benefits that it brings us such as naturally purified water and an abundance of resources. It's not enough to just notice it and look the other direction. We need to become proacive and find ways to change our mentality about animals, trees, and plants. After all, they are all living creatures and therefore, I believe they have a right to survive.
ReplyDeleteFirst of all, I care about biodiversity! As we learned in class, it provides ecosystem services, economic value, and aesthetic value. Biodiversity is needed for the survival of any healthy ecosystem, and we can never know how the extinction of one species will impact the entire ecosystem. A decline in native species can leave a niche for an invasive species, which can further decline biodiversity. A possible result is a monoculture, which is particularly vulnerable to extinction. All living things have a right to a fair shot at survival, so we do have an ethical obligation to protect biodiversity.
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