This document discusses populations and the environment. It covers topics like population density, growth, and factors that affect population size. Exponential and logistic growth models are described. For human populations, improved healthcare led to lower death rates while birthrates remained high, causing rapid growth. The document also discusses environmental resources like soil, freshwater, and air. Issues like pollution, acid rain, ozone depletion, and global warming are covered. The importance of biodiversity and methods of conservation are presented.
pursuing sustainable planetary prosperity chapter 18 US-China 2022Michael P Totten
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China and the U.S. are the two largest consuming nations, their combined gross do- mestic products (GDPs) comprising one third of global GDP. The two nations consume one quarter of world natural gas and one third of world oil production, and produce nearly two thirds of world coal. The two nations are also the planetâs largest CO2 emitters, jointly releasing nearly half of the world total.
Business-as-usual scenarios are insufficient to address the acute sustainability challenges that both nations â as well as the community of nations
â are facing. However, collaboration in pursuing solutions through unprecedented statesmanship, leadership and technological advances will simultaneously provide national and global sustainability solutions.
Joint initiatives are in both of our nationsâ enlightened self interest â from immediate and sustained economic and environmental gains to long-term well being and prosperity of our peoples â and will make a major, essential contribution to finding global solutions to the devastating risks facing hu- manity and the biosphere.
Integrated Water Resource Planning - Water, Forests, People and PolicyGeoEngineers, Inc.
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This slideshow presents a series of graphics, photographs and statements reflective of integrated water resource management with specific reference to forest management in a changing climate. We are already experiencing the migration of animals and humans with climate shifts. The severity and frequency of wildfires, droughts, floods and ocean acidification are also increasing. Impacts to our economy, infrastructure and atmosphere have lead us to difficult choices regarding land use and future policy development to better manage our natural resources.
Wayne Wright, CFP, PWS
Sr. Principal, Fisheries & Wetland Scientist, Market Intelligence Leader at GeoEngineers
pursuing sustainable planetary prosperity chapter 18 US-China 2022Michael P Totten
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China and the U.S. are the two largest consuming nations, their combined gross do- mestic products (GDPs) comprising one third of global GDP. The two nations consume one quarter of world natural gas and one third of world oil production, and produce nearly two thirds of world coal. The two nations are also the planetâs largest CO2 emitters, jointly releasing nearly half of the world total.
Business-as-usual scenarios are insufficient to address the acute sustainability challenges that both nations â as well as the community of nations
â are facing. However, collaboration in pursuing solutions through unprecedented statesmanship, leadership and technological advances will simultaneously provide national and global sustainability solutions.
Joint initiatives are in both of our nationsâ enlightened self interest â from immediate and sustained economic and environmental gains to long-term well being and prosperity of our peoples â and will make a major, essential contribution to finding global solutions to the devastating risks facing hu- manity and the biosphere.
Integrated Water Resource Planning - Water, Forests, People and PolicyGeoEngineers, Inc.
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This slideshow presents a series of graphics, photographs and statements reflective of integrated water resource management with specific reference to forest management in a changing climate. We are already experiencing the migration of animals and humans with climate shifts. The severity and frequency of wildfires, droughts, floods and ocean acidification are also increasing. Impacts to our economy, infrastructure and atmosphere have lead us to difficult choices regarding land use and future policy development to better manage our natural resources.
Wayne Wright, CFP, PWS
Sr. Principal, Fisheries & Wetland Scientist, Market Intelligence Leader at GeoEngineers
At the rate things are going, the Earth in the coming decades could cease to be a âsafe operating spaceâ for human beings.
ī§ We have already crossed four âplanetary boundaries.â They are the extinction rate; deforestation; the level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere; and the flow of nitrogen and phosphorous (used on land as fertilizer) into the ocean. Scientist shown human activities â economic growth, technology, consumption â are destabilizing the global environment,â
ī§ âWhat the science has shown is that human activities â economic growth, technology, consumption â are destabilizing the global environment,â
ī§ "Human security will be progressively threatened as the climate changes," the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCCC) warned in its overview report. The Pentagon agrees. "Rising global temperatures, changing precipitation patterns, climbing sea levels, and more extreme weather events will intensify the challenges of global instability, hunger, poverty and conflict,"
ī§ Scientists estimate that humans will consume twice as many resources as the planet can support by 2050. At the rate things are going, the Earth in the coming decades could cease to be a âsafe operating spaceâ for human beings.
ī§ Africa Will Starve and Asia Will Drown in 30 Years Due to Climate Change
ī§ People in Asia and the Pacific are four times more likely to be affected by natural disaster than in Africa and 25 times more than in Europe or North America?
ī§ Global warming could cause an 18 percent drop in world food production by 2050
ī§ 15 Cities Threatened by Climate Change
ī§ The World Bank alarm bells are just the latest to sound about the havoc climate change and man-made global warming will cause to the planet.
ī§ The World Health Organization predicts that climate change will cause 250,000 additional deaths per year around the globe between 2030 and 2050, primarily from malaria, diarrhea, heat exposure and malnutrition.
ī§ Humanity in need of Climate Responsible Community, Climate Compatible Development
ī§ We must get Each baby Caring to Each particle of Food
ī§ sasrai Living for Healthy Soils that Ensure Healthy Living and Life
Global Water Challenges: River Basin Management Opportunities and Risks
A presentation by Don Blackmore
(The presentation has been modified from the original version to remove any copyrighted material)
Water Land and Ecosystems
High Level Dialogue New Delhi
3 May 2013
population development and environment is not directly linked but yet there is a indirect complex relationship between population development/ activities and environment for example urbanization, slums , mega cities emerge and the use of natural resources mush faster then they replanish
Biological diversity or biodiversity is the degree of variation of life forms at all levels of biological systems (i.e. molecular, organism, species, population and ecosystem levels) and is used to measure the health of ecosystems.
This is the 7th lesson of the course 'Poverty and Environment ' taught at the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Rajarata University of Sri Lanka
AIR POLLUTION CONTROL course material by Prof S S JAHAGIRDAR,NKOCET,SOLAPUR for BE (CIVIL ) students of Solapur university. Content will be also useful for SHIVAJI and PUNE university students
At the rate things are going, the Earth in the coming decades could cease to be a âsafe operating spaceâ for human beings.
ī§ We have already crossed four âplanetary boundaries.â They are the extinction rate; deforestation; the level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere; and the flow of nitrogen and phosphorous (used on land as fertilizer) into the ocean. Scientist shown human activities â economic growth, technology, consumption â are destabilizing the global environment,â
ī§ âWhat the science has shown is that human activities â economic growth, technology, consumption â are destabilizing the global environment,â
ī§ "Human security will be progressively threatened as the climate changes," the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCCC) warned in its overview report. The Pentagon agrees. "Rising global temperatures, changing precipitation patterns, climbing sea levels, and more extreme weather events will intensify the challenges of global instability, hunger, poverty and conflict,"
ī§ Scientists estimate that humans will consume twice as many resources as the planet can support by 2050. At the rate things are going, the Earth in the coming decades could cease to be a âsafe operating spaceâ for human beings.
ī§ Africa Will Starve and Asia Will Drown in 30 Years Due to Climate Change
ī§ People in Asia and the Pacific are four times more likely to be affected by natural disaster than in Africa and 25 times more than in Europe or North America?
ī§ Global warming could cause an 18 percent drop in world food production by 2050
ī§ 15 Cities Threatened by Climate Change
ī§ The World Bank alarm bells are just the latest to sound about the havoc climate change and man-made global warming will cause to the planet.
ī§ The World Health Organization predicts that climate change will cause 250,000 additional deaths per year around the globe between 2030 and 2050, primarily from malaria, diarrhea, heat exposure and malnutrition.
ī§ Humanity in need of Climate Responsible Community, Climate Compatible Development
ī§ We must get Each baby Caring to Each particle of Food
ī§ sasrai Living for Healthy Soils that Ensure Healthy Living and Life
Global Water Challenges: River Basin Management Opportunities and Risks
A presentation by Don Blackmore
(The presentation has been modified from the original version to remove any copyrighted material)
Water Land and Ecosystems
High Level Dialogue New Delhi
3 May 2013
population development and environment is not directly linked but yet there is a indirect complex relationship between population development/ activities and environment for example urbanization, slums , mega cities emerge and the use of natural resources mush faster then they replanish
Biological diversity or biodiversity is the degree of variation of life forms at all levels of biological systems (i.e. molecular, organism, species, population and ecosystem levels) and is used to measure the health of ecosystems.
This is the 7th lesson of the course 'Poverty and Environment ' taught at the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Rajarata University of Sri Lanka
AIR POLLUTION CONTROL course material by Prof S S JAHAGIRDAR,NKOCET,SOLAPUR for BE (CIVIL ) students of Solapur university. Content will be also useful for SHIVAJI and PUNE university students
AIR POLLUTION CONTROL course material by Prof S S JAHAGIRDAR,NKOCET,SOLAPUR for BE (CIVIL ) students of Solapur university. Content will be also useful for SHIVAJI and PUNE university students
AIR POLLUTION CONTROL course material by Prof S S JAHAGIRDAR,NKOCET,SOLAPUR for BE (CIVIL ) students of Solapur university. Content will be also useful for SHIVAJI and PUNE university students
Transport of Pollution in Atmosphere: Plume behaviour under different atmospheric
conditions, Mathematical models of dispersion of air pollutants, Plume behaviour in valley and terrains. Plume behaviour under different meteorological conditions, Concept of isoplates
By reading this PDF one can understand the concepts and components of sustainability and sustainable development. It also discuss about the visions and ethics of sustainability. Further, it talks about the vision and mission of Bruntland commission and its role in sustainable development goals.
BIODIVERSITY AND HEALTHY SOCIETY BY GROUP 1KaliAndres
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Biodiversity supports human and societal needs, including food and nutrition security, energy, development of medicines and pharmaceuticals and freshwater, which together underpin good health. It also supports economic opportunities, and leisure activities that contribute to overall wellbeing.
the presentation is most importantly for the ones who are concerned for the environment and human impacts which are harming it. the presentation is making people aware about what they should do to the earth and what not
Environmental issues emerging from increase in populationDevansh Tiwari
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More people require more resources, which means that as the population increases, the Earthâs resources deplete more rapidly. The result of this depletion is deforestation and loss of biodiversity as humans strip the Earth of resources to accommodate rising population numbers
GraphRAG is All You need? LLM & Knowledge GraphGuy Korland
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Guy Korland, CEO and Co-founder of FalkorDB, will review two articles on the integration of language models with knowledge graphs.
1. Unifying Large Language Models and Knowledge Graphs: A Roadmap.
https://arxiv.org/abs/2306.08302
2. Microsoft Research's GraphRAG paper and a review paper on various uses of knowledge graphs:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/blog/graphrag-unlocking-llm-discovery-on-narrative-private-data/
Software Delivery At the Speed of AI: Inflectra Invests In AI-Powered QualityInflectra
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In this insightful webinar, Inflectra explores how artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming software development and testing. Discover how AI-powered tools are revolutionizing every stage of the software development lifecycle (SDLC), from design and prototyping to testing, deployment, and monitoring.
Learn about:
âĸ The Future of Testing: How AI is shifting testing towards verification, analysis, and higher-level skills, while reducing repetitive tasks.
âĸ Test Automation: How AI-powered test case generation, optimization, and self-healing tests are making testing more efficient and effective.
âĸ Visual Testing: Explore the emerging capabilities of AI in visual testing and how it's set to revolutionize UI verification.
âĸ Inflectra's AI Solutions: See demonstrations of Inflectra's cutting-edge AI tools like the ChatGPT plugin and Azure Open AI platform, designed to streamline your testing process.
Whether you're a developer, tester, or QA professional, this webinar will give you valuable insights into how AI is shaping the future of software delivery.
Kubernetes & AI - Beauty and the Beast !?! @KCD Istanbul 2024Tobias Schneck
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As AI technology is pushing into IT I was wondering myself, as an âinfrastructure container kubernetes guyâ, how get this fancy AI technology get managed from an infrastructure operational view? Is it possible to apply our lovely cloud native principals as well? What benefitâs both technologies could bring to each other?
Let me take this questions and provide you a short journey through existing deployment models and use cases for AI software. On practical examples, we discuss what cloud/on-premise strategy we may need for applying it to our own infrastructure to get it to work from an enterprise perspective. I want to give an overview about infrastructure requirements and technologies, what could be beneficial or limiting your AI use cases in an enterprise environment. An interactive Demo will give you some insides, what approaches I got already working for real.
Transcript: Selling digital books in 2024: Insights from industry leaders - T...BookNet Canada
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The publishing industry has been selling digital audiobooks and ebooks for over a decade and has found its groove. Whatâs changed? What has stayed the same? Where do we go from here? Join a group of leading sales peers from across the industry for a conversation about the lessons learned since the popularization of digital books, best practices, digital book supply chain management, and more.
Link to video recording: https://bnctechforum.ca/sessions/selling-digital-books-in-2024-insights-from-industry-leaders/
Presented by BookNet Canada on May 28, 2024, with support from the Department of Canadian Heritage.
Search and Society: Reimagining Information Access for Radical FuturesBhaskar Mitra
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The field of Information retrieval (IR) is currently undergoing a transformative shift, at least partly due to the emerging applications of generative AI to information access. In this talk, we will deliberate on the sociotechnical implications of generative AI for information access. We will argue that there is both a critical necessity and an exciting opportunity for the IR community to re-center our research agendas on societal needs while dismantling the artificial separation between the work on fairness, accountability, transparency, and ethics in IR and the rest of IR research. Instead of adopting a reactionary strategy of trying to mitigate potential social harms from emerging technologies, the community should aim to proactively set the research agenda for the kinds of systems we should build inspired by diverse explicitly stated sociotechnical imaginaries. The sociotechnical imaginaries that underpin the design and development of information access technologies needs to be explicitly articulated, and we need to develop theories of change in context of these diverse perspectives. Our guiding future imaginaries must be informed by other academic fields, such as democratic theory and critical theory, and should be co-developed with social science scholars, legal scholars, civil rights and social justice activists, and artists, among others.
The Art of the Pitch: WordPress Relationships and SalesLaura Byrne
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Clients donât know what they donât know. What web solutions are right for them? How does WordPress come into the picture? How do you make sure you understand scope and timeline? What do you do if sometime changes?
All these questions and more will be explored as we talk about matching clientsâ needs with what your agency offers without pulling teeth or pulling your hair out. Practical tips, and strategies for successful relationship building that leads to closing the deal.
UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series, part 4DianaGray10
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Welcome to UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series part 4. In this session, we will cover Test Manager overview along with SAP heatmap.
The UiPath Test Manager overview with SAP heatmap webinar offers a concise yet comprehensive exploration of the role of a Test Manager within SAP environments, coupled with the utilization of heatmaps for effective testing strategies.
Participants will gain insights into the responsibilities, challenges, and best practices associated with test management in SAP projects. Additionally, the webinar delves into the significance of heatmaps as a visual aid for identifying testing priorities, areas of risk, and resource allocation within SAP landscapes. Through this session, attendees can expect to enhance their understanding of test management principles while learning practical approaches to optimize testing processes in SAP environments using heatmap visualization techniques
What will you get from this session?
1. Insights into SAP testing best practices
2. Heatmap utilization for testing
3. Optimization of testing processes
4. Demo
Topics covered:
Execution from the test manager
Orchestrator execution result
Defect reporting
SAP heatmap example with demo
Speaker:
Deepak Rai, Automation Practice Lead, Boundaryless Group and UiPath MVP
Essentials of Automations: Optimizing FME Workflows with ParametersSafe Software
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Are you looking to streamline your workflows and boost your projectsâ efficiency? Do you find yourself searching for ways to add flexibility and control over your FME workflows? If so, youâre in the right place.
Join us for an insightful dive into the world of FME parameters, a critical element in optimizing workflow efficiency. This webinar marks the beginning of our three-part âEssentials of Automationâ series. This first webinar is designed to equip you with the knowledge and skills to utilize parameters effectively: enhancing the flexibility, maintainability, and user control of your FME projects.
Hereâs what youâll gain:
- Essentials of FME Parameters: Understand the pivotal role of parameters, including Reader/Writer, Transformer, User, and FME Flow categories. Discover how they are the key to unlocking automation and optimization within your workflows.
- Practical Applications in FME Form: Delve into key user parameter types including choice, connections, and file URLs. Allow users to control how a workflow runs, making your workflows more reusable. Learn to import values and deliver the best user experience for your workflows while enhancing accuracy.
- Optimization Strategies in FME Flow: Explore the creation and strategic deployment of parameters in FME Flow, including the use of deployment and geometry parameters, to maximize workflow efficiency.
- Pro Tips for Success: Gain insights on parameterizing connections and leveraging new features like Conditional Visibility for clarity and simplicity.
Weâll wrap up with a glimpse into future webinars, followed by a Q&A session to address your specific questions surrounding this topic.
Donât miss this opportunity to elevate your FME expertise and drive your projects to new heights of efficiency.
PHP Frameworks: I want to break free (IPC Berlin 2024)Ralf Eggert
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In this presentation, we examine the challenges and limitations of relying too heavily on PHP frameworks in web development. We discuss the history of PHP and its frameworks to understand how this dependence has evolved. The focus will be on providing concrete tips and strategies to reduce reliance on these frameworks, based on real-world examples and practical considerations. The goal is to equip developers with the skills and knowledge to create more flexible and future-proof web applications. We'll explore the importance of maintaining autonomy in a rapidly changing tech landscape and how to make informed decisions in PHP development.
This talk is aimed at encouraging a more independent approach to using PHP frameworks, moving towards a more flexible and future-proof approach to PHP development.
Neuro-symbolic is not enough, we need neuro-*semantic*Frank van Harmelen
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Neuro-symbolic (NeSy) AI is on the rise. However, simply machine learning on just any symbolic structure is not sufficient to really harvest the gains of NeSy. These will only be gained when the symbolic structures have an actual semantics. I give an operational definition of semantics as âpredictable inferenceâ.
All of this illustrated with link prediction over knowledge graphs, but the argument is general.
UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series, part 3DianaGray10
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Welcome to UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series part 3. In this session, we will cover desktop automation along with UI automation.
Topics covered:
UI automation Introduction,
UI automation Sample
Desktop automation flow
Pradeep Chinnala, Senior Consultant Automation Developer @WonderBotz and UiPath MVP
Deepak Rai, Automation Practice Lead, Boundaryless Group and UiPath MVP
2. 5.1 How Populations Grow
Population Density
īŽPopulation density is a
measurement of the
number of individuals
living in a defined
space.
īŽScientists can
calculate population
density.
3. īŽ
Population dispersion
refers to how a population
is spread in an area.
Clumped
dispersion
Clumped
Uniform
dispersion
Random
Uniform
Random
dispersion
4. Population Growth
īŽ
īŽ
The size of a population is
always changing.
Four factors affect the size
of a population.
īŽ
īŽ
īŽ
īŽ
Immigration
Births rate
Emigration
Death rate
5. īŽ
Population growth is based on
available resources.
īŽ
Exponential growth is a rapid
population increase due to an
abundance of resources.
6. However,
īŽ
Most populations are regulated by predators,
disease, and the availability of resources.
īŽ
īŽ
Because of this population will not exceed the
environmental carrying capacity
As a population grows, limited resources become
depleted and the growth of the population slows.
7. īŽ
īŽ
Logistic growth occurs when a population is
facing limited resources.
Carrying capacity is the maximum number of
individuals of a particular species that a
particular environment can support.
8. 5.2 Limits to Growth
īŽ
Limiting factors â control the growth of a
population
īŽ
Density-dependent factors
The rate at which they become depleted depends upon the
population density of the population that uses them.
īŽ
Competition
īŽ Predation
īŽ Disease
īŽ Overcrowding
īŽ Herbivory
īŽ
11. 1.During which time period is birth rate higher than death rate?
2.During which time period are birth rate and death rate equal?
3.During which time period is death rate higher than birth rate?
12. 5.3 Human Population Growth
īŽ
For most of human existence, the
population grew slowly because life was
harsh.
īŽ
Food was hard to find. Predators and diseases
were common and life-threatening.
īŽ
These limiting factors kept human death rates very
high.
13. īŽ
Improved nutrition, sanitation, medicine, and
healthcare, dramatically reduced death rates.
īŽ
birthrates in most parts of the world remained high.
īŽ
The combination of lower death rates and high birthrates led
to exponential growth.
14. 6.2 Using Resources Wisely
īŽ
How do we obtain what we need from local and
global environments without destroying those
environments?
Environmental Resources we affect:
īŽ Soil
īŽ Freshwater
īŽ Air
15. Soil Resources
īŽ
Healthy soil supports both agriculture and
forestry.
īŽ
īŽ
īŽ
Topsoil â rich in organic matter and nutrients
Loss of fertile soil can have dire consequences.
Erosion â removal of soil by water or wind
Desertification
īŽ Deforestation
īŽ
19. Water Pollution
Many serious environmental problems
occur in our own backyard.
īŽ Agriculture introduces large amounts of
chemicals into the global ecosystem.
īŽ
Including: pesticides, herbicides, and
fertilizers
īŽ
Many chemicals, such as DDT, have been banned in the
US, but the effects of their use still circulate.
īŽCauses biological magnification
īŽ
20.
21. Water Quality and Sustainability
īŽ
īŽ
īŽ
Protecting the water cycle
Clean up pollution
Conserve water
23. Coal-burning power plants send smoke,
containing sulfur, into the atmosphere through
smokestacks.
īŽ
Scientists now know that the sulfur can combine with water
vapor to produce sulfuric acid, which will fall back to earth as
acid rain.
īŽAcid rain causes forest damage, and dead lakes
īŽ
Robl, Ernest H. Acid Rain Damage. Photograph
1990. Web. 21 Oct 2010.
24. Decrease in the amount of ozone (O3) in the
atmosphere allows more UV radiation to reach
the earthâs surface.
īŽ
This can cause an increase in diseases related to UV
exposure such as cancer and cataracts.
īŽThe major cause is chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) commonly
used in refrigerators, air conditioners, and in aerosols.
īŽAs a result CFCs have been banned in the US.
īŽ
25. Hole in the ozone layer
Rubin, Ken. âAsk an Earth Scientist.â
Hawaii.Oct 2008. Web. 8 No
26. The earths average global temperature has been
steadily increasing for more than a century
(Global Warming)
īŽ
Caused by the greenhouse effect, in which greenhouse gasses
trap the suns energy within the atmosphere.
īŽ
27.
28. īŽ
Earthâs resources must be used responsibly.
īŽ
īŽ
īŽ
Careless use of resources makes them unavailable to
future generations.
An ecological footprint is the amount of land
needed to support a person.
The land must produce and maintain
enough
īŽ
īŽ
īŽ
īŽ
food and water
shelter
energy
Room for waste
30. Determine your ecological
footprint
īŽ
Go to www.footprintnetwork.org/calculator to
determine how many planet Earths it would
take to support everyone if they lived like you.
31. 6.3 Biodiversity
īŽ
Biodiversity is one of Earthâs greatest natural
resources. When biodiversity is lost, significant
value to the biosphere and to humanity may be
lost along with it.
32. The loss of biodiversity has long-term effects.
īŽ
īŽ
īŽ
īŽ
loss of medical and technological advances
extinction of species
loss of ecosystem stability
36. Conservation
īŽ
īŽ
Conservation methods can help protect and
restore ecosystems.
Sustainable development meets needs without
hurting future generations.
īŽ
īŽ
resources meet current needs
resources will still be available for future use