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    Human activities impact natural resources and produce various forms of pollution that threaten biodiversity. Non-renewable resources are being depleted while renewable resources may become unsustainable to use without conservation efforts. Pollutants can accumulate and concentrate up the food chain, demonstrating how human actions negatively influence the biosphere globally. Conservation strategies aim to protect habitats, species, and ecosystems from the pressures of land use, waste, and pollution.

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    Human activities impact natural resources and produce various forms of pollution that threaten biodiversity. Non-renewable resources are being depleted while renewable resources may become unsustainable to use without conservation efforts. Pollutants can accumulate and concentrate up the food chain, demonstrating how human actions negatively influence the biosphere globally. Conservation strategies aim to protect habitats, species, and ecosystems from the pressures of land use, waste, and pollution.

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    Human activities impact natural resources and produce various forms of pollution that threaten biodiversity. Non-renewable resources are being depleted while renewable resources may become unsustainable to use without conservation efforts. Pollutants can accumulate and concentrate up the food chain, demonstrating how human actions negatively influence the biosphere globally. Conservation strategies aim to protect habitats, species, and ecosystems from the pressures of land use, waste, and pollution.

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    Human Impact on the Biosphere

    Natural Resources
    Renewable resources
    Nonrenewable resources

    Human activities affect the quality and quantity of our renewable and nonrenewable resources.

    Sustainable Use of Resources


    Sustainability - intelligent and responsible management and conservation of our resources

    Wastes
    Biodegradable wastes
    materials that can be broken down by microorganisms e.g. organic wastes (sewage and scraps of food)

    Non-biodegradable wastes
    can not be broken down by natural processes or are broken down very slowly e.g. asbestos, glass, certain plastics and metals, radioactive wastes and chemicals

    Biological Magnification
    pollutants accumulate in the tissues of organisms

    further concentrated up the food chain (because the biomass at a given trophic level is produced from a much larger biomass ingested from the level below) e.g. pesticides and industrial waste products
    DDT was once used to prevent malaria, yellow fever, lice and the spread of insect pests DDT poisoning in fish and birds

    Land Resources
    Land pollution Soil erosion
    Desertification

    Deforestation

    Water Resources
    Chemical Contamination

    Sewage Contamination Thermal Pollution

    Air Resources
    Smog
    Acid Rain

    Greenhouse Effect
    Ozone Depletion

    Biodiversity
    Ecosystem diversity

    Species diversity Genetic diversity

    Threats to Biodiversity
    Demand for wildlife products

    Habitat destruction Pollution Introduction of exotic species

    Conservation Efforts
    Reforestation

    Endangered Species and Protected Areas


    Recycling

    Cleaning up the environment and keeping it clean.

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