From ecosystems to human welfare: the role and conservation of biodiversity

Abstract

Biodiversity plays a key role in human welfare by providing agricultural, economic, and health benefits. However, following the industrial revolution, the rapid expansion of the human population and subsequent economic activities have caused a dramatic loss in global biodiversity, resulting in significant disturbances to ecosystems and our own living conditions. Accordingly, the conservation of biodiversity has become one of the most important challenges for humanity. The vast numbers of plants, animals, and microorganisms, the enormous genetic diversity of these species and the different ecosystems to which these organisms belong are all part of a biologically diverse planet. A substantial proportion of the world’s biodiversity has been destroyed, this loss is a catastrophe for all living species, including humans. Fortunately, we are working to remedy the destruction of our ecosystems. Herein, we summarized the discovery and development of biodiversity as a field of study and discuss the importance of the genetic and metabolite diversity. We proposed potential solutions to the loss of biodiversity with the aim of facilitating further exploration and identification of biodiversity, contributing for human welfare through the conservation of human habitats.

Contribution of Agro-Environmental Factors to Yield and Plant Diversity of Olive Grove Ecosystems (Olea europaea L.) in the Mediterranean Landscape

“…Many parameters of human prosperity, such as health, freedom of choice, security, socialization and necessities of life are directly or indirectly related to biodiversity-directly through ecosystem services, indirectly through supporting these ecosystems. It is also true that there are a lot of people having profited by transforming natural ecosystems into those dominated by human proving that biodiversity can be exploited [4].…”

Utilization and Cultivation of Suweg (Amorphophallus paeoniifolius (Dennst.) Nicolson in Areas around Ciremai Mount, Cimanuk Watershed Region

“…The needs in question include the need for food, ornamentals, building materials, medicines, animal feed, agricultural tools, and fuel [3]. More generally, Zhang & Zhou (2019) state that biodiversity, including plants, plays a key role in human welfare by providing agricultural, economic, and health benefits.…”