BIODIVERSITY DECLINE: CONSEQUENCES OF CLIMATE CHANGE AND INTENSIVE AGRICULTURE
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mountains, intensive farming, soybeans, biotechnology, agriculture, meso-institutions
Abstract
Background: The overuse of natural resources, invasive species, climate change, extensive livestock rearing, and agriculture significantly impact biodiversity. Intensive cultivation of soybeans has notably displaced the production of other crops, such as wheat and rice, due to its high demand for agrochemicals, posing detrimental effects on the environment and biodiversity.
Objective: This study aims to compile existing research on the decline in biodiversity resulting from climate change and intensive agriculture and to explore potential ramifications for human-nature interactions.
Methods: A systematic review was conducted in April 2021 using Boolean operators "AND," "OR," and "NOT" with the phrases "biodiversity," "climate change," and "agriculture" in Scopus, Web of Science, and Scielo databases.
Results: Findings indicate a significant loss of biodiversity due to climate change and the expansion of intensive agriculture. This loss extends beyond regions directly affected by soybean cultivation, impacting mountain areas indirectly through human and animal consumption of soy derivatives. Results were retrieved from Web of Science (99 topics), Scopus (155 topics), and Scielo (36 topics).
Conclusion: Biodiversity is crucial for sustainability, providing food security and disease prevention for humans. Its conservation necessitates robust public policies aligned with the objectives of the Convention on Biological Diversity.
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Wilson Pedro António
Department of Economic and Regional Sciences MATE-Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Institute of Agricultural and Food Economics, Hungary
André Luindula Kilton Paulo
Department of Environmental Engineering, Hungary MATE-Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Simbarashe Chiro
Department of Agribusiness, Angola Banco de Fomento Angola - BFA Bank,
Epifanio Augusto Tunguila Imbinga
Department of Agriculture MATE- Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life sciences, , Hungary
Valsino De Rogério Mateus Bartolomeu
Department of Agro-Industrial Planning Companhia de Bioenergia de Angola- Biocom
Md Naim
Student, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh
Tariq Rafique
Assistant Professor Dadabhoy Institute of Higher Education, Karachi, Pakistan
Naseem Tariq
Assistant Editor, Research Journal of Innovative Ideas and Thoughts