How losing biodiversity could be killing us

Antibiotics, pain killers and even treatments for cancer - many are derived from nature. But we are killing off the species that could provide the next nature-based cure. How bad is biodiversity loss for our health?
Credits:
Reporter: Louise Osborne
Camera: Henning Goll
Video Editor: Markus Mörtz
Supervising Editors: Michael Trobridge, Malte Rohwer-Kahlmann, Kiyo Dörrer
We're destroying our environment at an alarming rate. But it doesn't need to be this way. Our new channel Planet A explores the shift towards an eco-friendly world - and challenges our ideas about what dealing with climate change means. We look at the big and the small: What we can do and how the system needs to change. Every Friday we'll take a truly global look at how to get us out of this mess.
#PlanetA #Biodiversity #Health
Read more:
Global assessment report on biodiversity and ecosystem services of IPBES: zenodo.org/record/6417333#.ZE...
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species:
www.iucnredlist.org
From drug discovery to coronaviruses: why restoring natural habitats is good for human health: www.bmj.com/content/375/bmj.n...
The biodiversity crisis is a business crisis:
www.bcg.com/publications/2021...
Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:40 Discovering penicillin
02:05 Disappearing biodiversity
03:57 Healthy planet, healthy humans
06:51 Saving biodiversity
08:56 Conclusion

[@DWPlanetA]

How important is the natural world to you and your health?

[@HCMORGI]

currently working on my future profession in biodiversity consulting for agriculture and forestry. lets save what we have left 💪

[@A87CHE]

thanks for sharing, Please include this on the mainstream news channels

[@koopaquest6432]

The natural world, is the real world to me. It’s what helps me feel calm and happy when I am feeling down. Which is why I’m planning to to grow my own native wood in my garden in Ireland.😁🌳

[@kevindevlieger300]

@@A87CHE DW is a mainstream news channel.

[@kevinwatson171]

I cant imagine life without the natural world

[@enatp6448]

Very glad that this subject is being named and covered. This needs to be mandatory education in elementary and high school years. I didn't learn this until university and not everyone can or wants to go to university and even when they do, they'd have to choose natural science courses.

[@cobanus2862]

University cost 💲 you can learn everything you want with the internet access

[@definitlynotbenlente7671]

@@cobanus2862 no not at all you need profesionals to teach you there skills just reading the same textbook is not enough you need to put that knoledge to use

[@terramater]

That's such an important topic! Biodiversity is key! Our crew filmed a super important climate hero: Whales! These marine giants, like filter-feeding baleen and sperm whales, stockpile tonnes of carbon in their bodies, equivalent to 1,500 trees each. When they die, their carcasses sink to the bottom of the sea, taking the carbon with them out of the atmospheric cycle. But that's not all; they also contribute to the growth of plankton, which captures 40% of all CO2 produced worldwide. And to really understand that in financial terms, 2e talked to an economist that told us the real value of a whale. Without whales, the ocean dies, and without the ocean, we die!

[@joeblack4436]

I cannot even imagine what life must be like for people who are not aware of the importance of biodiversity. It sometimes sounds like a joke to me that there might be people so unaware, but then I realise it would explain perfectly why things are going to hell so quickly.

[@definitlynotbenlente7671]

unfortunatly most people do not care about biodiversity and it really sadens me

[@fredericoamigo]

Thank you so much for this! It's imperative that more people are exposed to this enormous problem. I like that you also highlight a few solutions to the problem, rather than just focusing on the problem - this is important to inspire and motivate people to actually take action.

[@NazriB]

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[@dieallgemeinheit2247]

It might be a tidbit worth noticing that the term drug is one that used to mean dried or condensed plant parts (dried leaves to milk of poppy) - not relevant, but nice to know :)

[@DWPlanetA]

Very nice to know indeed! Thanks for this piece of information.🍀

[@SaveMoneySavethePlanet]

Biodiversity was something I never heard of before I started researching topics for my channel…but it truly pops up constantly for all environmental topics! Roads using more space than train tracks? Loss of land space and the associate biodiversity. Excessive use of fertilizers in Ag? Loss of helpful insect biodiversity. Urban sprawl? Loss of crucial marshland and other areas rich with biodiversity. Eating meat vs protein rich plants? Extra space usage leads to more biodiversity loss. We really do need to make a ton of changes all throughout our society in order to solve this! Luckily, the scientific community has loads of data saying exactly what those changes need to be!

[@angryfinn7737]

Really? What kind of school did you go into?

[@wowJhil]

Why is the closing remarks and actually the whole video so human oriented? We have to protect biodiversity to secure our survival (or for the beauty of biodiversity as said in the end). This is kinda crazy, that we don't once say that we should do this for the other living beings on the planet! Most of all, we own it to the other ones.

[@astaridjatmiko8187]

Indonesia has lost so many endemic animals and plants 😢 We have varieties of birds but people caught them and kept them in cages. If it's not because of hunting, they're just loosing habitats.

[@tarmotyyri6733]

I'm afraid there's nothing stopping mankind committing a slow, but certain, suicide & taking other life forms with us.

[@raclark2730]

Doomism and giving up certainly does not help. Nothing ventured nothing gained.

[@tomasbeltran04050]

Ourselves. And ðat's enough.

[@jeyaramsathees6128]

Fastly hopping out to mars maybe

[@tunglamngo4835]

I’ve never thought the extinction of some species could damage us 😢

[@boombot934]

Thank❤🌹🙏 you dear DW Planet A team! Great👍👏🌹 episode! 🥀🌏🌍🌎🌹

[@blank.9301]

Let’s use Ecosia

[@blank.9301]

Spread the word

[@stargazeronesixseven]

🙏 Thank You So Much DW Planet-A channel for this important tutorial to illuminate us of our wrong ways of doing things that destroying our precious flora , fauna , the planet Earth & ourselves & what we can do to get us out of these mess! 🙏🕯🌷🌿🌎💜🕊

[@rambiradar1651]

Dw team nice work, always inspiring❤

[@agustinussiahaan6669]

Churches must educate all their priests to really understand the urgency of this problem. I have encouraged my local church congregation to avoid using disposable plastic cups or bottles or plates in all kinds of services. But this idea has no appreciation. They think this is just a joke. Because God always protects us.

[@toriitoraa]

what a bunch of brainrot that is, I have nothing against the religious practices at all. But having your ticket to ignore these very real issues just because " 'He' will protect us" is very hurtful to hear 😢

[@SaveMoneySavethePlanet]

When I hear religious people respond to climate change stories with the generic, “god has a plan” I always counter with, “maybe his plan was to give scientists the data they needed in order to warn us. So maybe we should abide by his plan and start listening to them!”

[@yes9571]

God made us stewards of the planet. He protects us but we have a responsibility to protect and conserve his creations.

[@agustinussiahaan6669]

@@yes9571 That is a basic dogmatic. But we ratify it on other worlds as if we live there, not here. This world is not our home, as the song goes.

[@heinuchung8680]

You tried to talk about protection to the church lol

[@chriswatt6835]

a healthy biodiversity is of the utmost importance. it needs to be a top priority. sadly, far too many believe they can disregard it and still benefit from it. it won't last.

[@evergreen6345]

Very nice work

[@GroundhogzGarage]

8 billion people require a lot of resources.

[@RobbieTao-fl5fo]

Especially when they ALL want to eat like kings.. let’s be real, animal ag is incredibly wasteful on its own, then scale that up to 8 billion.. lol goodbye humanity..

[@jollyjokress3852]

yuppp, the thing is we can go on and kill the future generations of loads of organisms (iúncluding the humans of course) or we can lower our disgusting status quo bar of quantity of resource use. But forget that, here in Germany people are so greeeeedy and support cars and resource extraction in the tropics (so we don't need to use resources here but can destroy landscapes differently by creating vast living space for cars and human individuals (i.e. big houses with creepy grass-lawn gardens and houses for the cars 🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮)

[@JasonMomos]

"The world has enough for everyone's need, but not for everyone's greed" - Mahatma Gandhi

[@sriharshacv7760]

The people no. is going to go down very rapidly in upcoming generations. The total population would start declining sometime around 2050.

[@DWPlanetA]

Well said. 🌸 The problem seems to be excessive consumption, and the claim of overpopulation is at the very least questionable. We made a video on the subject, which you can watch here 👉 kzbin.info/www/bejne/oYavXqRtpdl3jZY. Let us know your thoughts in the comments. 🌈

[@lightbringer2938]

Human agriculture would have a much smaller impact if we gave up animal husbandry. 80% of all big crops are grown to feed livestock. Livestock also uses huge areas to graze. All so people can eat a hamburger. There are alternatives to all the animal products that provide 100% of the nutrition a human needs. Turn half the land back to the wild forests.

[@bimasetyaputra8381]

Source on that 80%? Most sources i see put it on around 30-40%

[@bimasetyaputra8381]

Ah i see, you're using date from soybean. Indeed, 80% of soybeans are used to feed livestocks. But trying to label that as "all big crops" are just very misleading

[@RobbieTao-fl5fo]

@@bimasetyaputra8381industry pipe dream green washing

[@bimasetyaputra8381]

@@RobbieTao-fl5fo cool, comeback when you have anything concrete to say then

[@somename5632]

There is more than one thing wrong with this. I suggest you do some research about what plants can grow where and what plants are used for what.

[@ritik61616]

Knowledgeable content 🔥

[@mohamedalaa6199]

How can I assist in providing translation for other languages ? will it help if i posted it in a comment here ?

[@HomesteadAce]

Quality content!

[@Fa_izaa]

Interesting topic

[@mosinM-so5ng]

theres so many people our planet can hold, you can only slow this down with painstaking effort until the animals die off from human overpopulation, we are an invasive species for every ecosystem nowadays

[@raclark2730]

The population is dropping in many places though it has not yet peaked, birth rates away down across the board. Not every one is invasive, you can be part of the restoration.

[@TicketToTechland]

Hey friends! I hope you're all doing well. I wanted to share something important with all of you. As we are becoming more aware of the environmental challenges we face, I think it's time we take action on an individual level too. So here's my request to all of you - let's each grow at least one sapling in our houses. It's a small step, but it can have a big impact. By planting trees, we can contribute towards restoring the environment, improving air quality, and creating a greener and healthier space around us. I know some of you may already have gardens or balconies where you can easily plant a sapling. But for those who don't have much space, even a small pot with a sapling can make a difference. There are many types of plants that can thrive indoors too. Let's make this a fun activity together. We can share our progress, exchange tips, and maybe even have a friendly competition to see whose sapling grows the fastest or becomes the healthiest. I truly believe that if each of us takes this simple step, we can collectively make a positive impact on our environment. So, what do you say? Are you up for the challenge? Let's grow some green and make our homes more eco-friendly!

[@blank.9301]

Don’t eat palm oil products….

[@DWPlanetA]

Hey there. Actually, palm oil might not be as bad as it reputation precedes. We made a video on this you can watch here 👉 kzbin.info/www/bejne/qoW2fa17f9OMf9k. Please let us know your thoughts in the comments. ☀

[@blank.9301]

Only because of all these vegans is it increasing in demand…. To all you vegans go tell every predatory animal to stop killing other animals. Even ones without carnivorous teeth like eagles and penguins.

[@caseypittman9950]

Everyday the specter of extinction follows me

[@JarrodVassalloSydney]

Great piece! Have you read the latest article on “biocultural innovation” in the Journal of Product Innovation Management? Vassallo et al., 2023.

[@DWPlanetA]

Hey Jarrod, seems like a great read. Thanks for that. 🍀

[@meejinhuang]

Forests are very important for biodiversity. As forests get cut down, they must be replaced elsewhere.

[@raclark2730]

@@tidalleaf If you build it they will come principal. If you start the re generation in proximity to old growth, then the new area should be seeded through animal activity. The use of short lived but hardy pioneer species is one way, they provide initial food source and shelter for animals and other young trees. Those species are then replaced over time buy what sprouts beneath.

[@Tennababy]

As @tidalleaf mentioned old-forests and newly planted are not the same. Another problem most of new forests are monoculture, so not a forest, but a tree plantation. It's pivotal that we preserve old forests, new forests/plantations won't replace them

[@raclark2730]

@@Tennababy Yes it is but you cannot knock new ones if they are Intentionally planted as diverse forests. Spent many years working in revegetation and regenerative conservation ( can be scaled ). We need all we can get right now and It can be done. Jumping to condemnation over poorly planed and managed tree planting is not good enough sorry.

[@Tennababy]

@@raclark2730 I don't think we disagree? Old forest is superior to new grown forest, mono culture of tree plantations are bad for biodiversity, and we still need to replant plant diverse forests to replace the ones we've chopped down

[@raclark2730]

@@Tennababy100 %. 👍

[@aereustea7820]

Sadly helping more people and people living longer healthier, and it hurt earth and other species deeper 😂😂

[@A87CHE]

Well done DW you are the Best !

[@schmitzkatzewupper]

So , Of course it depends on how we consume . but a really important point is the lobby. oil, gold, precious metal, weapons . as long as we don't put pressure on the System as a whole, politicians and lobbyists will slowly squeeze us to an terrible existence and nature will die , no matter what reason we have to drive a car or fly on vacation, we immediately contribute to it. what is really important? to live comfortably today , or instead in 30 years when we are too old to fight for food or something else if we are lucky to make it that far.

[@purplecouch4767]

I like the idea of animal Jenga. It's just normal Jenga but each individual piece has a different animal on it from the same ecosystem. There could be different boxes for different ecosystems like Forest, Arctic, Desert, Ocean, Madagascar, and others. ( Or maybe those are biomes? whatever ) Also one side of the box would be educational but in a fun way. A scientist ( maybe biologist is the one I'm thinking of ) could provide knowledge so its accurate. Hopefully it would be made in like an eco friendly way somehow. I'm guessing a designer would make it look good. More words ect. Or I guess you could just DIY it with animal stickers if you want but that wouldn't be as ✨professional✨ lol. I like theirs though no shade. I once played Giant Jenga that might be irrelevant to this comment tho it's just a fun fact. My dog looks so cute right now. I'm guessing I should try to sleep tonight ok bye.

[@anitam5159]

We’re in the middle of a mass extinction and we are a mammal on that extinction list.

[@itsmeblank4028]

As far as we know, Earth is the only place in the UNIVERSE that support life. As such we NEED TO BE take care of this unique little oasis

[@apollo209]

We're doing a great job taking care of the planet, we feel owns us.

[@t.m.9182]

That's exactly what David Attenborough said!

[@somerandomfella]

We've also completely screwed up evolution. Congrats humans 👏

[@ahilxo1bd79]

We must invest more on Ecological Engineering

[@sleverlight]

Not engineering we must lower our consumption of food, and prevent the deforestation of 200 year old forest, cuz once you cut those forest your done for. Instead of cutting forests growing tree farms is much better

[@bored833]

in other words - we suck!

[@jollyjokress3852]

yeah... Ikr

[@mbahmarijan789]

Keynesian Economics contribution 101

[@ab-td7gq]

Best thing we can do as individuals is eating a plant based diet.

[@sleverlight]

or lessen the meat consumption, or make meat really expensive just like how it used to be

[@ab-td7gq]

@@sleverlight That would work if everyone agrees about the importance of changing our diet but sadly more than half of the people I assume will either protest or continue their meat consumption as it is. So for people who are aware of the importance should in my opinion do as much as they can instead of doing the bare minimum.

[@darinbauer8122]

I value this video at approximately Euro: 140 trillion. Biodiversity farming? Will we see this video from you folx? ❤

[@user-ze3lk1ov5b]

Lets change our position against the nature because we are part of it and because we not alone in this world

[@norenguhs8619]

Nice

[@marym7104]

Within 5 days!

[@marym7104]

Within 22,900 views!

[@drsprof6295]

With agriculture and fishery biodiversity goes down but it kills no humans. Medicines from nature are not THAT important for medicine (you forgot Ivermectine!). BUT we should KEEP biodiversity as it is now. THE REASON DOESN'T MATTER.

[@petermusinsky4524]

💚🌍

[@totalfoc2776]

interesting so we should adapt to the bourgeoisie and not to kill the them, so they will not destroy the progress people make and the percentage of nature that still can survive

[@rajendratayya8400]

Unhealthy intimacy in the human world is biologically not of avail.

[@theseeker_]

We are the invasive species will meet the same fate.

[@JesusMartinez-rr2ry]

Just no more starting videos off with bleeding.

[@chrilin5107]

Biodiversity isn't just important because of human health or other human centric reasons, we don't have the right to threaten or eradicate other life on our shared planet.

[@RickSanchez-ln3pp]

meften selamlar

[@medusianAllure]

I wish people better understood the need to have a healthy relationship with the land and beings around them. The anthropocentrism is real.

[@Alice-nn3oo]

There is a lot of incorrect or exaggerated information in this article. While I agree that diversity is very important, diversity is not just found in trees and their surrounding environment, we do not take care of the ocean either, and there are grasslands and wetlands that are vital parts of the ecosystem and biodiversity. When everyone is so concerned with “what about the trees,” they kind of forget what was actually there in that spot to begin with. Then, you have well-meaning hippies (like me) planting trees in an area that did not need trees, or just ignoring the natural species of that area entirely to the point that you, well-meaning as you are, plant invasive species. You can always tell when somebody does not actually care about the environment if they are spouting stuff like this, which I would probably call eco-fascism. Another thing is, I’m pretty sure that there was a bigger extinction event than what we’re currently having, not to say that the one that we’re having now is good, but it’s not just a blip compared to the magnitude of what the world lost at those times. One ironic thing is that I don’t think anybody has pointed out is that usually the plants that give us foundations for new medication are found in tropical environments, which is ironic because the people in tropical environments rarely get to see the benefit of these. But there are many things that are just wrong. The world could sustain even more people, but we do not use resources properly, and we have a significant amount of resource waste. The hint in this video that we do not have enough resources is absolutely insane, and that means that people, sorry, poor people, do not get to have kids, houses, or cars, or anything. It is funny how that works! There is a fine line between actually taking care of the environment and beating poor people over the head with a green stick to keep them poor because you are so moralistic that you get to decide how their earth-poisoning life is going to play out! The amount of articles that I have read depicting how the “developed world” (obviously not their brains) must stop developing countries from using coal or animal dung as fuel is insane. Meanwhile, they offer no alternative that doesn't cost billions of dollars. It gives off the same vibes as "we don't care that you want to feed your little kid so they don't die because that's the best way we've thought of to keep the world cooler and you shouldn’t have kids because you’re poor" (if that's not fascism, I don't know what is). And it's all the fault of the poor and the "middle class" (read as less poor), even though statistics reveal that rich people are the ones using most of the resources. TLDR: rich people are bad, and poor people are doing their best. There is a significant responsibility for those who want to care for the environment not to become eco-fascist.

[@NeerajKumar-sl2vv]

I think world leaders are little slow, but we, climate activists, have to raise our voice. This world is very beautiful and we can't lose anything. We have to maintain natural beauty of this planet and surpass it to our children.

[@DWPlanetA]

Thanks Neeraj. 🌈 Talking about climate activism, maybe you'd be interested checking out our video on radical climate protests here 👉 kzbin.info/www/bejne/pIrFkqGYqNWjb8k. Let us know your thoughts in the comments.

[@teslaphilipson2406]

They're not just slow, they're corrupt.

[@jjy1874]

Is it possible that the reverse can happen,that humans can transmit diseases to animals?

[@DWPlanetA]

Hey there! Yes, this is called "reverse zoonosis". The danger here is that diseases can travel especially far like that and it affects animals differently. If you want to know more about the specifics, you can check out this article 👉 www.scientificamerican.com/article/human-viruses-can-jump-into-animals-too-sowing-the-seeds-of-future-epidemics/

[@martincrotty]

Thanks for the great video. The natural world is extremely important to me, not because of the potential benefit it provides me or other people, but because this living planet is a tapestry of so many types of life working in balance with each other, as it has done for hundreds of millions of years. Unfortunately as we "intelligent" beings arose and advanced at a remarkable but crazy rate, we completely threw off that balance due to the belief the whole thing revolves around us and this imagined world of our own creation within reality, all about competing empires, political ideologies and what economic system was best. It's time we woke up to the real world that exists outside of civilisation that's been seriously degraded, and truly recognize our place as part of nature, not masters of it

[@jollyjokress3852]

yeah, intelligent but waaayyy to dumb to prevent self-destruction.

[@oliverschmidt1988]

we are doomed.

[@teslaphilipson2406]

If you want to die no one is stopping you

[@dion5804]

​@@teslaphilipson2406 All will die. And the human species will be extinct at some point whether it's 10 years or 10 billion years from now.

[@tomasbeltran04050]

9:08 beauty and diversity aren't ðe same, but I like beauty

[@ricardo3699]

Social housing is needed for those who can't work not in ghettos... And fiscal evasion is a sport authorities close their eyes... Jealousy lack ambition ...

[@darinbauer8122]

U.B.I.

[@lonesoul663]

IDK about health but it would be incredible dull if humans were the only species left standing.

[@Muntan_17]

💞💕💕💝

[@adnanferdousleo9528]

We need Thanos to obliterated half human population to save our planet .

[@annglover171]

When are we going to talk about the elephant in the room - the number of people! Surely the time has come for responsible people to limit the number of children they have.

[@DWPlanetA]

We did talk and looked into this in our video "Is overpopulation really a problem for the planet?" 👉 kzbin.info/www/bejne/oYavXqRtpdl3jZY

[@freeloader69]

I’d rather live on a barren, hellish rock. Sounds like fun.

[@everythingmatters6308]

Overpopulation and overconsumption have caused this. You didn't mention addressing this in your solutions.

[@DWPlanetA]

@everythingmatters6308 We do address overconsumption in the video (2:46). In our solutions section, we suggest that leaving forests standing is one solution (7:18). As for overpopulation - that is actually a bit complicated. One of our reporters looked into the topic: 📺 Is overpopulation really a problem for the planet? ☞ kzbin.info/www/bejne/oYavXqRtpdl3jZY

[@briannadickson2884]

Well, we get what we deserve. After learning about climate change deniers, I just let go entirely.

[@chriswatt6835]

anyone else notice the shoehorned statement of Alex Fleming as a slob casually thrown in there? Kinda rude and is pretty obvious about what it implies.

[@rajeshru]

pl translate in all languages oft he world

[@beadingbusily]

Poor people have no say in who buys the land and how it's used. My income already causes me to not develop more land. Who needs to change their behaviour? Hhhhmmmmm.

[@michasosnowski5918]

Lest also talk about the biggest issue - overpopulation. There is simply too much of us on this planet. We cant no longer afford to have lots of kids. Most families are heavily dysfunctional anyway, contributing to acting out to nature in adult children from them. We need to have less or no kids, heal ourselves, heal the world. And as a new, sustainable species, we can live in peace with nature, and then maybe procreate, if we have strength, health, good partner, support and willingness.

[@totalfoc2776]

and why exactly overpopulation is an issue, around 1/3 of the total food production is wasted every year, while people in africa still die of starvation, overpopulation is just a stupid answer given to people like you so you will not actually start to think, overpopulation is not a problem, capitalism is

[@sriharshacv7760]

That is going to happen anyway (especially the less / no kids part ). Not many are feeling confident that they can manage kids with some level of safety net. It is not overpopulation. We simply haven't streamlined the resources to benefit the population reasonably, nor did we ensure enough social safety nets to protect ourselves. (Having homeless shelters filled with addicts is not considered a safety net). In fact, we destroyed the 'family' in favor of empowerment of individuals. We destroyed the leverage men had (outside Muslims) in favor of female leverage and effectively ruined it for both sexes because most men do not want to get into a game where there is no leverage and women do not want to give up their newly found leverage. We progressed too 'rapidly' in areas that should evolve slowly. There is going to be some fallout for a while.

[@raclark2730]

India is most populous now but are also down to 2 per Woman child average. There is no need to get up in peoples lives as the population boom will soon turn. Don't listen to story tellers look at the demographics.

[@michasosnowski5918]

@@raclark2730 I dont listen to story tellers. Most dont see the problem. I look around, and I see nature suffering and humans destroying it. Even with best intentions, there are too many of us.

[@raclark2730]

@@michasosnowski5918 We may possibly hit 10 Billion but then there will be a steep decline this has all been charted. In the mean time I suggest find and participate with groups who are putting nature back. Then you can see first hand that its not only doable but scalable. Best intentions are out there, hands and minds are needed now.

[@mojellajasper1434]

😂😊

[@rbj5767]

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[@christineMaccallum-uo3qx]

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[@hrushikeshavachat900]

Fighting climate change is the major thing. Major biosensitive areas are protected by laws. However, they are falling pray to climate change

[@jollyjokress3852]

scientists say 30% at least must be protected. I see no 30% of every discernible ecosystem.

[@hrushikeshavachat900]

@@jollyjokress3852 Yes. Bit whatever is being protected is falling prey to climate change (e.g. Amazon rain forest)

[@kasimirb5155]

Life means change. Evolution means change. Just because we have this certain kind of biodiversity right now doesn't mean we have to or we can preserve it forever. That's stupid or hubristic.

[@karlwheatley1244]

"Life means change. Evolution means change. Just because we have this certain kind of biodiversity right now doesn't mean we have to or we can preserve it forever. That's stupid or hubristic." No one is talking about natural evolution, they are talking about how we are destroying the biodiversity that billions of humans and millions of other species depend on. We are all part of one big web of life, but right now, we are rapidly destroying it, and we are destroying it in the kind of way that will cause mass extinctions of life (including most human) if we don't turn things around.

[@CBC460]

I know some people hate this but if we all went vegan, then the world would be a better place. It would be a healthier planet for all of us.

[@yamz3713]

World famous scientist and slob 😂

[@verushistorie]

What is the most dangerous animal on this earth. Humans.

[@sriharshacv7760]

We are not. Only nihilists are dangerous animals.

[@Rishikesh..........]

You all world people will get it . Get as much knowledge you can with the help of your brain and learn about real HINDUSTAN #RAMRAJYA

[@harunmwangi8135]

Insecticides?

[@ankurrohitkumar886]

Westernized and modern food and entire life style is wrecking planet

[@dann5480]

I think we should speed up climate change.

[@jollyjokress3852]

The troll, the troll you know most people don't find this funny. it is a nuisance such dimwitted sciibbling

[@leebinpoggersmomento6101]

BASED

[@leebinpoggersmomento6101]

KEYED, EVEN

[@viniverse]

Fact is Everyone is just watching Even those who are editing video and those are in video They themselves are using AC , vehicles, pet bottle, plant products,etc So fact is everyone want to make money so it's alright not post any video if you yourself can't do anything Ironically Earth summit held in a building having more than hundreds of AC Those who spoke into it were themselves traveled using private plane Some of them own ... Even those who are editing this video are probably editing in room full of AC And their kids might even know when the planted last tree They are blaming developing countries In actually "Nature can't be conserved ... until it detach money from it " 🔱💙 My like counter will show If i m wrong or right

[@Einnstadten]

Many people simply think Hot is due to the weather. However, they ignored the fact that the body temperature of creatures will also rise when they are emotionally high and exercising. This makes people need to use a lot of ACs to cool themselves down.

[@leebinpoggersmomento6101]

Boo hoo The north-northeastern palookaville island rock shrimp died out and was replaced by the east-northeastern palookaville island rock shrimp. Literally extinction guize.

[@wakeno.6047]

Species get extinct and others get created. No issue

[@karlwheatley1244]

"Species get extinct and others get created. No issue." Under normal conditions, that's how it works, but man-made global warming, chemical pollution, plastic pollution, direct killing of species, and direct destruction of ecosystems is steadily eroding the Earth's ability to support life, including human life. The kind of harms we are doing to the planet are how you create a mass extinction event.