What you are talking about is Biodiversity / Benefits
The benefits of biodiversity are closely related to the economic values they represent and their impact on sustainable development. Species and their physiological processes, e.g. biomass production or biochemical processes, have always been considered on a material basis and as renewable capital for the primary production sector (e.g. agriculture, forestry or fisheries).
The benefits of biodiversity conservation can be categorised as follows:
I. BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES
Food for humans and for cultivated animals
Medicinal and pharmaceutical resources
Breeding stocks, population reservoirs
Resources not yet identified (future resources)
Wood products
Ornamental plants and animals
Potential agents for crop improvement or biological control
II. ECOSYSTEM SERVICES
Protection of water resources
Soils formation and protection
Nutrient storage and cycling
Pollution breakdown and absorption
Contribution to climate stability
Maintenance of ecosystems
Recovery from unpredictable events
III. SOCIAL BENEFITS
Research, education and monitoring
Recreation & tourism
Cultural values
The three categories mentioned each can be related to economic impacts. These impact can be
direct in the sense that they have direct economic value, like medicine, wood, tourism, or,
indirect in the sense that the economic value follows from a better economic and often sustainable infrastructure, like research, education and protection measures.
2007-03-27 01:01:57
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answered by Anonymous
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Every creature that God created (through the evolutionary process) has its purpose. He didn't just make them because they were pretty or entertaining. Take cockroaches and vultures for example.
These animals are the house cleaners. The world would be literally rotten without them. I wish something would pick up that roadkill that's been laying over there on 70th street for the last 2 weeks. The city surely hasn't. Where are the vultures?
We probably don't know the purpose of most of these species. Could it be that bacteria and viruses were meant to keep the growth of the human race in check? We fooled some of them bigtime. Now more vicious organisms are emerging.
Maybe if there weren't so many people there would be no global warming. Won't get into that here, though; that's a whole nuther argument
I am an advocate for medical science and I am thankful for the discovery of antibiotics, but I'm just trying to figure the whole thing out in a way that makes sense to me.
I saw a program on Animal Planet about the cheetah. Not only are they disappearing so fast that in the blink of the eye they'll be gone forever, but the ones living on cheetah reserves are noted to have very low sperm counts when tested. Is their extinction planned or is something else responsible for their near disappearance? It is a shame to lose such a beautiful animal. Do all wild animals in captivity have lowered sperm counts and is that why it's so hard to breed them at the zoo? Someone who works at a zoo, comment.
That roadkill I mentioned earlier was once a racoon. His natural habitat has been taken over by highways, homes and businesses. I don't know what good racoons are to the ecosystem, probably they were food for some other species once like wolves, wildcats or bears or something. That balance of nature has certainly been upset. We even made coats out of some of them. What happens when we lose complete links in the food chain?
What I'm saying is the balance of nature is fragile, yet man is constantly disrupting it. Is this part of the greater plan or are we participating in our own extinction?
2007-03-23 03:44:38
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answered by KIZIAH 7
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In many cases, ultimately humans will benefit.
Take the Great White Shark as an example. They feed on Seals and the larger species of fish. If Great Whites became extinct, there would be very little to stop a population explosion in their prey species.
These larger fish and seals could then wipe out entire populations of smaller fish, and in a few decades, fishery as an industry could grind to a halt in some countries.
The eco-system is very delicately balanced, and protection of endangered species is vital.
2007-03-23 02:09:55
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answered by Anthony Stark 5
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Humans will benefit the most. The reason, consider endangered species as gauges for larger ecosystems. (The same reason coal miners used to take canaries into the mines, the canaries were sensitive to gas, and if they died the miners knew to leave.) Should the human race see large amounts of species going extinct that should be a warning sign that we are (excuse my French) F@#$ing up the planet.
2007-03-24 13:34:04
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answered by parrotshark_2001 2
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Humans, arrogant as we are, often commit the error of thinking that this planet or even the whole universe was created just for our use and comfort. Nothing can be farther from the truth. The fact that we have been endowed with intelligence superior to that of other creatures does not give us the licence to try to eliminate other species, but rather act as agents of nature in protecting and preserving diversity. We should always remember that if the last animal dies, the last man dies as well. Wantom killing and destruction of other species is nothing more than slow self-destruction.
2007-03-23 03:03:28
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answered by Paleologus 3
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I guess Zoo's, Because there will be no place to put them in the future, Too much uncontrolled development and logging loss of habitat
2007-03-23 01:52:57
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answered by Samantha 6
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ME!!!! Save Wolves Their awsome lol
2007-03-23 01:53:21
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answered by moondoggy 3
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Well, everything will benefit. Because in our environment, everthing depends on each other. =]
2007-03-23 10:35:31
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answered by muriii. 2
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goverment of course
2007-03-26 18:55:31
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answered by JOMAR T 2
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the environment.
2007-03-23 01:53:42
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answered by neutron 3
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