Without Biodiversity, How Different Would The World Be?

Without biodiversity, how different would the world be? Biodiversity is arguably the basis for all living things. Without it, many experts believe that there would be no living organisms on the Earth. Biodiversity is the variety in all living organisms in certain ecosystems or habitats. Sustainability can be defined as meeting the needs of the current generation without risking the needs that the future generations will need. Without biodiversity, sustainability would not be possible whatsoever. If there were to be no biodiversity in today’s ecosystems, it is quite possible that every species would die off and go extinct. This is because due to genetic variations within a species, if a certain disease were to hit that kills all of the animals …show more content…
As stated earlier in this essay, each part of the ecosystem plays of each other in order to achieve sustainability, so biodiversity is key. A vast biodiversity can lead to services such as: the protection of soil and its nutrients, the absorption of pollution as well as breaking it down, climate stability, and also the protection of the water resources throughout the world. All of the services stated above play a key role into the sustainability of an ecosystem. Arguably the most important benefit of biodiversity are the biological resources that come along with it. A brief list of these biological resources is as follows: the production of food, diversity in genes, the production of wood, future resources and medicines as well as other pharmaceutical products. This short list of resources are the basis of all needs today, which also creates sustainability. There are also social benefits that come along with biodiversity. The most important example of this is the research that comes from the great amounts of biodiversity we can observe. By learning more about the biodiversity of today, it can lead to future discoveries about biodiversity that could ultimately lead to even greater biodiversity in today’s world. As the Global Issues article mentions, “The cost of replacing these (if possible) would be extremely expensive. It …show more content…
The only way that it can be put is by saying, without biodiversity, there would be no sustainability in the world. As the Grace Communications Foundation states, “The diversity of life on our planet is critical for maintaining the basic planetary life support systems we rely on every day.” (Grace Communications Foundation) The diversity that we experience every day is what provides the basis for all life on Earth. It provides us with everyday good that we need to make it through every day. Sustainability in today’s world is key to not only living right now, but also for all future generations. If the biodiversity is not kept at the current level it is at now, if not higher, there may be an experience in the decline of resources available for human use. This is because the depletion rate of all resources will increase to an unprecedented level, leading to the extinction of many resources. What will need to be done to reverse the current trend of declining biodiversity is to stop destroying habitats and also put more restrictions on fishing and hunting. If this trend of declining biodiversity continues, what will it do to the sustainability of today’s