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Biodiversity numbers

Submitted by sybil.bory on

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biodiversity

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Biodiversity numbers

This picture shows the pErcentage of habitat lost and species threatened. The biggest pErcentage of habitat lost is in Europe and US. And the biggest pourcentage of species threatened is in Africa and India.

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Species discovered and species to discover

Submitted by sybil.bory on

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biodiversity

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Species discovered and species to discover

ON THIS PICTURE, YOU CAN SEE IN DARK GREEN THE SPECIES WHICH HAVE ALREADY BEEN DISCOVERED. THIS IS COMPARED TO THE SPECIES WHICH YET HAVE TO BE DISCOVERED THAT ARE SHOWN IN LIGHT GREEN. ON THE RIGHT SIDE, YOU CAN ALSO SEE THE SPECIFIC DATA FROM WHICH THE CHART IS MADE.

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Risk of Human induced desertification

Submitted by francob12 on

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US Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Soil Survey Division, World Soil Resources

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Risk of Human induced desertification

 

  • Orange and red show the areas where the risk of human induced desertification is higher. As it can be immediately seen, the most affected areas are along the equator line in Africa. Developing countries such as India and the Middle East and Eastern Europe are also thought to be affected.
  • This also goes together with natural deforestation and desertification.
  • Desertification and droughts are major causes of ecosystem losses and species mass migration or extinction.

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Global Average Sea Level Rise 1990-2100

Submitted by francob12 on

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IPCC

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Global Average Sea Level Rise 1990-2100

 

  • Not only does the melting of ice caps lead to a direct ecosystem loss, it also has, together with the melting of glaciers, an effect on the rise of the average sea level.
  • Sea level rise impacts directly all those costal environments and ecosystems. Many islands would potentially disappear.

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