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Root Causes of Biodiversity Loss with Special Reference to India

Sourav Bar
Coastal Environmental Studies Research Centre, Egra SSB College, Purba Medinipur, West Bengal, India.
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Soumik Dhara
Coastal Environmental Studies Research Centre, Egra SSB College, Purba Medinipur, West Bengal, India.
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Nithar Ranjan Madhu
Department of Zoology, Acharya Prafulla Chandra College, New Barrackpore, West Bengal, India.
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Biplab Mandal
Department of Zoology, Vidyasagar University, West Bengal, India.
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Bhanumati Sarkar
Department of Botany, Acharya Prafulla Chandra College, New Barrackpore, West Bengal, India.
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Sudipta Kumar Ghorai
Coastal Environmental Studies Research Centre, Egra SSB College, Purba Medinipur, West Bengal, India.
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Published online: 17th December, 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.52756/boesd.2023.e02.001

Keywords: Biodiversity, Conservation, Pollution, Climate change, Extinction.

Abstract:

The study analyses Indian case studies and examples to determine the main causes of biodiversity loss. India’s biological variety presents particular challenges to biodiversity loss, a global issue with major ecological, economic, and social impacts. It may explore habitat degradation and climate change of natural resources, pollution, and invasive species as causes of biodiversity loss in India. It may also illustrate how biodiversity loss disrupts ecosystems, threatens food security, and affects human well-being. There are several causes of biodiversity loss. Most are linked. To combat biodiversity loss more effectively, we must understand its causes. Pollution, climate change, habitat loss, overexploitation, invasive species, etc. cause biodiversity loss. India is one of 17 mega-diversity countries with high biological diversity. India is one of the world’s most populous nations. Thus, India’s biodiversity is dwindling as its population grows. Since humans started to use fire, they have constantly changed the environment. Industrialization, agriculture, and fast urbanization have raised extinction rates for decades. Loss of life variety can break ecosystems from local ecosystems to the global biosphere. The loss of biodiversity might create a niche that disrupts the ecosystem. For instance, the extinction of tree species can impact its relatives. We must protect our biodiversity because we are deeply connected to it. The manuscript briefly examines Indian biodiversity conservation policies, tactics, and efforts.

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Sourav Bar, Soumik Dhara, Nithar Ranjan Madhu, Biplab Mandal, Bhanumati Sarkar, Sudipta Kumar Ghorai (2023). Root Causes of Biodiversity Loss with Special Reference to India © International Academic Publishing House (IAPH), Dr. Shubhadeep Roychoudhury, Dr. Tanmay Sanyal, Dr. Koushik Sen & Mrs. Sudipa Mukherjee Sanyal (eds.), A Basic Overview of Environment and Sustainable Development [Volume: 2], pp. 1-34. ISBN: 978-81-962683-8-1.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52756/boesd.2023.e02.001

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