What are the 5 major causes of biodiversity loss?

The five major causes of biodiversity losses are as follows:

      1.Habitat loss: Outright fragmentation of the ecosystem puts animal and plant species at risk

2. Invasive species: Non-native species introduced in an environment will put the native species at risk or outright lead to extinction.

3. Overexploitation: An example of this is extreme hunting and over fishing.

4. Pollution: Water, soil, air pollution further accelerates the destruction of biodiversity

5. Climate Change: Climate Change associated with global warming raises greenhouse gas levels that might affect biodiversity.

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