http://appvoices.org/end-mountaintop-removal/ecology/
1. "Seeing other life forms as biological and genetic raw material is fraught with environmental risks."
Shiva, Vandana (2000).What is Biodiversity and Why is it so Important. University Colloquium: A Sustainable Future, 41.
I agree that there are some ecological risks involved with using various life forms as raw materials, but these risks only come if the materials are over harvested. If we use life form as materials at a sustainable rate where the overall health of the population of that life form are not changed, there is no reason why we cannot use the resources we are given. However, the moment we over harvest a resource the risk increases exponentially.
2. "Ecosystems are a ecologically and biologically organized system consisting of diverse flora and fauna."
Shiva, Vandana (2000).What is Biodiversity and Why is it so Important. University Colloquium: A Sustainable Future, 42.
The reason I chose this statement is because after I read it I realized that no matter how close or how far, each ecosystem is unique in its own way. Literally every ecosystem on the entire planet has one thing that makes it different that than any other ecosystem. This means that every organism in that ecosystem has a specific duty that helps it thrive. If we use too much of a resource, we are directly effecting the life of the other members of that ecosystem. This is why is said earlier that we need to be sustainable about how much natural resources we consume.
3. "Mass extinctions have taken place during geological time, but the erosion of biodiversity has become a systematic product of industrialization."
Shiva, Vandana (2000).What is Biodiversity and Why is it so Important. University Colloquium: A Sustainable Future, 45.
This statement suggests that because the world is more industrialized, the amount of biodiversity on the planet is being decreased. This is a valid statement, because as we become more industrialized, we have to expand. This results in the destruction of natural habitats and forces the residents to either move or die. We need to find a way to be more sustainable in our expansion so that we can preseve the life around us.
This statement suggests that because the world is more industrialized, the amount of biodiversity on the planet is being decreased. This is a valid statement, because as we become more industrialized, we have to expand. This results in the destruction of natural habitats and forces the residents to either move or die. We need to find a way to be more sustainable in our expansion so that we can preseve the life around us.
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