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"Unprecedented" Study Shows How Biodiversity Loss Worldwide In All Species Is Linked To Human Activity


Published on 2025-03-27 13:22:45 - IFLScience
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  • According to the results of a massive new synthesis study of over 2,000 publications, which leaves no room for ambiguity or doubt: humans are driving substantive and devastating biodiversity loss across the planet.

The article from MSN discusses a comprehensive study published in the journal "Science" that examines the global decline in biodiversity across various species, directly linking this loss to human activities. The study, which involved over 400 researchers, analyzed data from more than 50,000 species, revealing that biodiversity loss is not just a problem in isolated ecosystems but is a widespread issue affecting all types of species from mammals to plants. Key human activities identified as major contributors include habitat destruction due to agriculture, urban expansion, pollution, and climate change. The research highlights that these impacts are not uniform but vary by region, with some areas experiencing more severe losses due to intensive land use changes. The study calls for urgent global conservation efforts, emphasizing the need for policies that address these root causes to mitigate the ongoing sixth mass extinction event, where species are disappearing at rates 100 to 1,000 times higher than normal due to human influence.

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[ https://www.msn.com/en-us/science/ecology/unprecedented-study-shows-how-biodiversity-loss-worldwide-in-all-species-is-linked-to-human-activity/ar-AA1BMB6b ]