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Biodiversity is Essential for healthy earth

 Dheer
2020-06-05 11:38:35

Biodiversity is the presence of different species of plants and animals on the earth. It is also called biological diversity as it is related to the variety of species of flora and fauna. Biodiversity plays a major role in maintaining the balance of the earth. But due to increasing population, industry and materialism, biodiversity is decreasing day by day. 
Biodiversity is extremely important to maintain ecological system at earth. Plant and animal is dependent on each other. If one plant or animal get extinct another will become endangered. However humans are also dependent of various flora and fauna. We get food from plants and animals. And to grow these plant and animals we need to have good environment condition. These environmental conditions depend upon the healthy ecological system. 
Everybody knows that the earth has power to resilient. But now the earth reached near carrying capacity and environmental degradation is reaching at its peak.  Biodiversity plays a vital role in rejuvenate the earth. 
Biodiversity boosts ecosystem productivity where each species, no matter how small, all have an important role to play. Like a larger number of plant species means a greater variety of crops. Greater species diversity ensures natural sustainability, and healthy ecosystems can better withstand and recover from a variety of disasters.
Biodiversity is also important for protection of water resources, soils formation and protection, nutrient storage and recycling, pollution breakdown and absorption, contribution to climate stability, Recovery from unpredictable events
Biodiversity also provides social benefits like recreation, tourism and cultural values. 
Although some environmentalist dislike the thought an economic value of biodiversity but studies suggest that economic values of biodiversity includes pharmaceutical, biotechnology, agricultural seeds, personal care, food & beverage industries in crores of rupees.
Contribution of all is extremely important in saving biodiversity. We all should adopt holistic approach to save biodiversity, environment and mankind. If we will not think now than it will be impossible to live on earth. We have to work collectively to save the biodiversity.