Document Type

Blog Post

Publication Date

5-3-2025

Abstract

One does not have to search on the internet to conclude that our home, Earth, had greatly changed since its birth approximately 4.6 billion years ago. Perhaps, what is the most obvious is how our Earth went from being blue, green, and brown landscapes to a world of concrete jungles. Inevitably, there will be biodiversity and habitat loss. Biodiversity loss, as defined by United Nations office for Disaster Risk Reduction “refers to the reduction of any aspect of biological diversity (i.e.., diversity at the genetic, species and ecosystem levels) in a particular area through death (including extinction), destruction or manual removal.” Habitat loss occurs when a habitat is destroyed, fragmented, or degraded. This can occur when an ecosystem has been dramatically changed by human activities like oil and gas exploration, commercial and residential development, or water diversion and thus may not be able to provide the food, water, and shelter to sustainably raise wildlife native to the area. Habitat loss include habitat destruction (such as a bulldozer pushing down trees), habit fragmentation (habitats that are cut up into fragments by roads and developments),  and habitat degradation (such as pollution).

This post was originally published on the Cardozo International & Comparative Law Review on May 03, 2025. The original post can be accessed via the Archived Link button above.

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