BIODIVERSITY AND THE

HEALTHY SOCIETY
 Biodiversity
the variety of life in the world or in a
particular habitat or ecosystem.
 Health
a state of complete physical, mental and
social well-being and not merely the
absence of disease or infirmity.
Decrease in biodiversity is

Eminent
Worldwide.
• Ordovician Mass Extinction
• Devonian Mass Extinction
• Permian Mass Extinction
• Triassic-Jurassic Extinction
• Cretaceous-Tertiary Extinction
• Holocene Extinction
What is the
implication of
extinction?
Biodiversity and Ecosystem

Biodiversity
• Vast variety of life forms in the entire
earth.
• The variability among living organisms
from all sources, including terrestrial,
marine and other aquatic ecosystems and
the ecological complexes of which they are
part.
Biodiversity and Ecosystem

• Biodiversity plays a major role in this

natural dynamics.

• Sustainability of the ecosystem ensures

better survival rate against any natural
disaster.
Biodiversity and Ecosystem

• People will always depend on biodiversity

on the wholeness of our being and
everyday lives.
Remember this!
If we fail to keep the process of taking care
of the ecosystem, it is US who are actually
putting our lives at risk.
Changes in Biodiversity

• A change in biodiversity could have erratic

effects not only in wildlife or marine life
but also in human beings.
Threats to Biodiversity

• Habitat loss and destruction – inhabitation

of human beings and use of land for
economic gains.
Threats to Biodiversity

• Alterations in ecosystem composition –

sudden changes could begin to change
entire ecosystem.
Threats to Biodiversity

• Over-exploitation – over-hunting,
overfishing, or over-collecting of species
can quickly lead to its decline.
Threats to Biodiversity

• Pollution and contamination – biological

systems respond slowly to changes in their
surrounding environment.
Threats to Biodiversity

• Global climate change – both climate

change cause biodiversity loss.
Consequences of Biodiversity Loss

• Nutritional Impact of Biodiversity

• A society or a population must have access
to a sufficient variety of nutritious food as
it is a determinant of their health as human
beings.
• Nutritional composition between foods and
among varieties/cultivars/breeds of the
same food can differ dramatically.
Consequences of Biodiversity Loss

• Health, Biology, and Biodiversity

• Basic needs of living organisms such as air,
water, food, and habitat are provided by its
environment.
• Lack of basic necessities is a significant
cause of human mortality.
Consequences of Biodiversity Loss

• Environment-Related Illnesses
• Relationships between human by forcing
people health and the environment raise
many ethical, social, and legal dilemmas by
forcing people to choose among competing
values.
Consequences of Biodiversity Loss

• Environment-Related Illnesses
• A significant percentage of global climate
change is due to the human production of
greenhouse gases.
Consequences of Biodiversity Loss

• Environment-Related Illnesses
• Vulnerable subpopulation is a group with an
increased susceptibility to the adverse effects
of an environmental risk factor.
Activity

In a short bond paper, make a slogan

that would promote safekeeping our
biodiversity.