Top 5 reasons to conserve land animals and ecosystems

EcosystemsHow ecosystems function An ecosystem is a community of lifeforms that interact in such an optimal way that how ecosystems function best, is when all components (including humans and other animals) can persist and live alongside each other for the longest time possible. Ecosystems are fuelled by the energy created by plants (primary producers) that convert the Sun's heat energy More exist because of animals and biodiversityWhat is the definition of biodiversity? When we ask, what is the definition of biodiversity? It depends on what we want to do with it. The term is widely and commonly misused, leading to significant misinterpretation of the importance of how animals function on Earth and why they matter a great deal, to human survival. Here I will try to More (the processes that deliver all our human life support needs) come from ecosystems. ConservationWhy is animal conservation important? Animal conservation is important, because animals are the only mechanism to create biodiversity, which is the mechanism that creates a habitable planet for humans. Without animals, the energy from today’s plants (algae, trees, flowers etc) will eventually reach the atmosphere and ocean, much of it as carbon. The quantity of this plant-based waste is so More of wildlife is critical to human survival. According to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal (SDGs) 15 (Life on Land), we deforest 13 million hectares every year and have stripped soil fertility from 3.6 billion hectares. The ongoing destruction of wildlife habitat, trade in endangered species and persecution of animals, affects our access to the most basic life support needs of food and water. Here are 5 reasons to conserve land animals and ecosystems. Wildlife conservation is important and we must protect endangered species.

1. Over half the world’s human population depends on nature

Over half of the world’s human population directly depends on healthy landscapes and ecosystems for survival. About 1.6 billion depend on forests and 2.6 billion depend directly on agriculture for a living.

2. Conservation is essential for climate stability

The stability of climate and maximum capture of carbon depends on wildlife-rich habitatsWhat is habitat for animals and people? Habitat, hence the word "habitable" describes the natural surroundings in which any animal (or human) lives, that houses basic needs, such as food and shelter. Vegetation, for example, is habitat for animals. On its own, habitat is not necessarily stable or sustainable, which is why it differs from an ecosystem. Habitat in disrepair More. The natural world can contribute about a third of CO₂ reductions by 2030.

3. Wildlife provides global food security

About eighty percent of all the known species of land animals, plants and insects have been found in forests. At a scale of 25×25 cm, the most species-rich habitats on Earth are grasslands, such as those in central Europe. They are 7,500 times more species-rich than a hectare of the Ecuadorian rainforest. Our wildlife is essential to maintaining the biodiversity processes that build ecosystems and deliver soil fertility and food security.

4. Ecosystems are worth far more than global GDP

For human livelihoods and well-being, the value of land-based ecosystems has been estimated at $US125 trillion per year. That’s five times more than the global cost of the COVID pandemic, according to the International Monetary Fund and about $30 trillion more than the world’s GDP (estimates that don’t include nature-based value). This means the real GDP is double what we think it is: over $200 trillion and we’re massively underestimating the significance of nature.

5. Nature delivers critical fresh water

Mountains provide 60-80 percent of the Earth’s fresh water. Sustainable flow of clear and clean fresh water is dependent on healthy vegetation and this cannot exist without wildlife. Animals are the mechanism behind the diversity of vegetation and this is what binds soil processes together, stabilising landscapes and climate. Water scarcity will become one of our greatest challenges and can only be addressed, by rebuilding nature-based systems.