Describe Biodiversity and threats to Biodiversity

 Biodiversity and Threats to Biodiversity:

• Biodiversity refers to the variety of life on Earth, including species diversity, genetic diversity, and ecosystem diversity.
• Biodiversity is important because it supports the functioning of ecosystems, provides ecosystem services such as air and water purification, and has cultural, aesthetic, and economic value.
• The main threats to biodiversity include habitat loss, climate change, pollution, overexploitation, and invasive species.
• Habitat loss is the greatest threat to biodiversity, caused by human activities such as deforestation, urbanization, and agricultural expansion.
• Climate change is also a major threat to biodiversity, affecting species distributions, timing of biological events, and causing coral bleaching and melting of polar ice caps.
• Pollution can also have harmful effects on biodiversity, including water pollution and air pollution.