What is the biggest driver of biodiversity loss?

Land-use change for agriculture — especially grazing and feed-crop expansion — is the leading global driver, followed by direct exploitation and climate change.

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Wildlife & Biodiversity Loss

Agriculture is the leading driver of habitat loss. This hub links our wildlife coverage — extinction risk, rewilding projects, wildlife trade, human-wildlife conflict — to the food system behind it.

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Mgogoro wa Kutoweka kwa Amfibia: Jinsi Upinzani Dhidi ya Vimelea Unavyotishia Afya Yetu, 2024

Kupotea kwa amfibia duniani kote kunazidisha tatizo la upinzani dhidi ya vimelea, tishio kubwa kwa afya ya umma na mfumo wa ikolojia.

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Picha ya anga inayoonyesha eneo la Amazon lililokatwa miti kwa ajili ya mifugo na ukataji miti, ikisisitiza mabadiliko ya ardhi.

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Mifugo na Ukataji Miti wa Amazon: Faida na Hasara Kueleweka Kirahisi, 2024

Ukuaji wa mifugo hasa kwa ajili ya nyama unachangia kwa kiasi kikubwa ukataji miti wa Amazon, na una faida za kiuchumi na hasara za mazingira zilizobainishwa wazi.

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Jinsi ya Kusaidia Wanyamapori Nyumbani: Bustani Rafiki dhidi ya Kulisha Ndege dhidi ya Makazi ya Wadudu

Huku nia ya kusaidia viumbe wa porini ikiongezeka, tunachambua mbinu tatu maarufu—bustani, kulisha ndege, na makazi ya wadudu—ili kubaini ipi ina manufaa endelevu zaidi kwa mfumo ikolojia.

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Maswali yanayoulizwa sana

What is the biggest driver of biodiversity loss?: Land-use change for agriculture — especially grazing and feed-crop expansion — is the leading global driver, followed by direct exploitation and climate change.

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Land, Water & DeforestationFeed crops, grazing land, water scarcity and the Amazon's cattle frontier.Food & Climate ChangeDiet-related emissions, methane, land use and the highest-impact changes.Food WasteWhere waste happens, what it costs the climate, and how to cut it at home.Fish, Aquaculture & Ocean LifeFish sentience, aquaculture density, bycatch and the collapse of wild stocks.Food Policy & SubsidiesWho pays for cheap meat: subsidies, lobbying, dietary guidelines and taxes.