1. World problems
  2. Vulnerability of food chains

Vulnerability of food chains

  • Fragile food webs
  • Vulnerability of food supply

Nature

Food chains are the networks of feeding relationships which interlink different species within a biological community. Particular links in such networks may be threatened or eliminated by the action of man-made products (such as pollutants), thus placing all the members of the biological community in danger, even though the others may not be directly affected.

Claim

Destruction of the ozone layer has potentially disastrous effects on single-cell organisms like plankton, at the base of the food chain.

Broader

Vulnerability
Presentable

Aggravates

Starvation
Excellent
Hunger
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Aggravated by

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Strategy

Value

Vulnerability
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Oversupply
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Invulnerability
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Fragility
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SDG

Sustainable Development Goal #2: Zero HungerSustainable Development Goal #6: Clean Water and SanitationSustainable Development Goal #12: Responsible Consumption and ProductionSustainable Development Goal #13: Climate ActionSustainable Development Goal #14: Life Below WaterSustainable Development Goal #15: Life on Land

Metadata

Database
World problems
Type
(D) Detailed problems
Subject
  • Amenities » Food
  • Commerce » Purchasing, supplying
  • Societal problems » Vulnerability
  • Content quality
    Presentable
     Presentable
    Language
    English
    Last update
    May 19, 2022