1. 1. Climate change
1.1. What can we do?
1.1.1. Individuals can take various steps to fight climate change, such as reducing their carbon footprints, promoting education and contacting elected officials. International governments and cities can lead the charge, however, and the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Paris will hopefully be a turning point.
1.2. climate is a major factor in the distribution of species across the globe; climate change forces them to adjust. But many are not able to cope, causing them to die out.
2. 2. Deforestation and habitat loss
2.1. Deforestation is a direct cause of extinction and loss of biodiversity
2.2. What can we do?
2.2.1. companies and corporations can adopt best practices and refuse to use timber and paper suppliers that contribute to deforestation
3. 3. Overexploitation
3.1. Overhunting, overfishing and over-harvesting contribute greatly to the loss of biodiversity, killing off numerous species over the past several hundred years
3.2. What can we do?
3.2.1. Conservation and continued awareness surrounding overexploitation, especially poaching and overfishing, are key. Governments need to actively enforce rules against such practices
4. what is Biodiversity?
4.1. the variety of plant and animal life in the world or in a particular habitat
4.2. why Bioiversity?
4.2.1. The fewer animals we have, the fewer humans we will have.
5. 4. Invasive species
5.1. What can we do?
5.1.1. According to the National Wildlife Federation, solutions include creating systems to prevent introduction of invasive species in the first place
5.2. The introduction of non-native species into an ecosystem can threaten endemic wildlife affect human health and upset economies.
6. 5. Pollution
6.1. What can we do?
6.1.1. The average person can do a number of things to fight atmospheric and hydrologic pollution, such as recycling, conserving energy at home and using public transportation. The Environmental Protection Agency has a helpful guide here.