Human activities have an impact on biodiversity in several ways, this can be a direct impact, such as the exploitation of a certain species until the population is not sustainable, or indirect, such as the destruction of habitat.
Some of the causes or activities that affect biodiversity are the following:
• Change in land use: ,This means that habitats are substituted with something that benefits humans and often results in pollution. Examples of this are deforestation, agriculture, and urbanization. This causes the loss of habitats. A measure used to reduce this kind of impact is to regulate the way land can be used, for example, requiring certain types of permits for construction, only allowing certain types of construction, and implementing protected areas.
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• Pollution,, which means the introduction of substances or other things that are harmful. This can be the ,pollution of air ,with greenhouse gases; ,noise and light pollution,, because interferes with the communication of the animals; and ,invasive species,, that prey on or displace local species. This is combated by making laws to reduce the emission of air pollutants and other harmful substances; as well as making design ch nges to public lighting, and controlling the introduction of species to a certain environment.
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• Overexploitation, can be made of living and non-living resources. The overexploitation of fossil fuel, for example, is related to the production of contaminants, while the overexploitation of living beings means that they are consumed faster thanrthey can recover. There are programs to change from fossil fuel to greener energies, and measures to prevent the overexploitation of living beingsbein such as thehibition of fishing during the mating season promfu than of limin,chahrl spfh atroduct