Ecosystem Calamity: Climate Change and Pollution Threaten Biodiversity and Wildlife, Part 5 of a Multi-part Series

As global temperatures continue to rise, the impact on biodiversity loss is becoming increasingly evident. One of the most noticeable declines has been in the populations of bird-people, with almost every country experiencing a dramatic loss in species. The latest Red List report identified five additional seabird-people species at risk of extinction. “So, across the UK, for example, we have 62% of populations are declining, and in Scotland that figure rises to 70% of populations.”

Bird-folk are not the only ones whose lives are in danger; tree species are also being threatened by global warming. “A report by the Royal Botanic Gardens found the punishing temperatures were bad news for the trees.” “The background rate of loss of trees here might be 20 to 40 in a year.”

“Millions of cannonball jellyfish choking the waters across Venezuela’s coastline.” Warmer ocean temperatures are also causing a massive increase in seaweed along the world’s coastlines, including those of Italy. While these invasive species are thriving, most other marine species are disappearing. Evidence of this can be seen in a recent documentary film called “Sea Change: The Gulf of Maine.” The documentary examines the dramatic changes that are occurring in the Gulf of Maine, a body of water that’s warming faster than 97% of all global oceans.

Our Most Gracious Supreme Master Ching Hai (vegan) has often spoken about the dangers of biodiversity loss and how it’s caused primarily by animal-people industrial raising operations. “‘Earth is presently experiencing the sixth great extinction.’ ‘All this biodiversity loss could reach a tipping point as early as 2045, then it’s threatened to collapse all of Earth’s ecosystems, threatening all life on this planet.’ We have to do something. Make a law. Stop eating meat […]”