BRAINCAKEHuman Activity and Biodiversity
Human activity alters ecosystems, depletes resources, and changing the climate. Human activity such as deforestation, clearing land for monoculture and the use of pesticides and herbicides nd the introduction of invasive species has had a negative impact on biodiversity.
The main drivers are habitat destruction, overexploitation, climate change, pollution, and the introduction of invasive species.
Overexploitation such as overfishing and hunting reduce populations below sustainable breeding levels.
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