Problem
Degradation of flora and fauna habitats
Experimental visualization of narrower problems
Other Names:
Modification of natural animal habitatsDamage to semi-natural plant ecosystems
Fauna and flora habitat disruption
Incidence:
Prior to about 40,000 BC humans were probably confined to the 'great world island' of Africa and Eurasia, together with Australia and parts of the Indonesian archipelago. Migration into the Americas began about that time, across a land link on the site of the present Bering Strait. The crossing of wider ocean passages to remote islands took place last of all. Over the centuries, the impact of man on terrestrial biota—the natural living resources of the continents—changed not only as a result of this progressive spread, but also as man's tools and technologies advanced and his needs escalated.
Broader Problems:
Natural environment degradationLack of environmental conservation Narrower Problems:
Over-cultivated gardensDestruction of wildlife habitatsFragmentation of natural habitatThreatened urban wildlife habitatsThreatened agricultural wildlife habitatsDisturbance to wildlife patterns of movementNatural environmental degradation from recreation and tourismDestruction of sandy inlet habitatSimplification of habitat Strategies:
Conserving wildlife habitatPreserving natural ecosystemsDamaging ecosystemsRestoring wildlife habitatsProtecting biological nichesDestroying biological niches Values:
DamageDegradationUnnaturalness Subject(s):
Amenities → SettlementsGeography → Ecology
Geography → Nature
Geography → Wild
Plant Life → Plants
Societal Problems → Destruction
Societal Problems → Vulnerability
Zoology → Animals
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
C: Cross-sectoral problems Date of last update
17.04.2019 – 12:48 CEST