Biodiversity Loss and its Impacts on Human Well-being

Abstract

Biodiversity loss is one of the major concerns of today’s world. It refers to the mass extinction of different species. Various anthropogenicactivities and environmental pollution are major contributors to biodiversity loss. From agricultural activities to various industrialactivities contributes greatly to degrading biodiversity. This paper reviews multiple literature sources that deal with the biodiversityloss and explain the various factors affecting biodiversity. It also reviews the impact of biodiversity loss on the well-being of the humanpopulation. Biodiversity loss does not only affect human health but also other animals and species. Biological imbalance gives rise toseveral diseases that create a harmful threat to human beings. In recent decades, we have observed a great deal of newer zoonoticaldiseases, which are triggered by biodiversity loss. Thus, preserving and managing biodiversity should be our priority and by doing thiswe would also create a safeguard overall for a well-being of human beings and nature.