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How will loss in biodiversity negatively affect humans?

Answer 1

We will not be able to cure some diseases

Consider this: there is a species (designated X). Once we eliminate it, it will vanish from the face of the earth.

Even if we don't currently know the cure for this creature's ailment, if we manage to save it, we will almost certainly come to gain from it in the future because we prevented it from going extinct.

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Answer 2

Olivia Akins

Loss in biodiversity can negatively affect humans in several ways:

Decreased ecosystem stability and resilience
Reduction in ecosystem services such as clean air and water, pollination, and soil fertility
Increased vulnerability to diseases and pests
Decline in food security and agricultural productivity
Economic impacts due to loss of biodiversity-based industries such as ecotourism and pharmaceuticals

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