Biodiversity And The Environment

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Despite five great extinction events the number and variety of species on earth has progressively increased to the present peak of biodiversity. An impending sixth extinction catastrophe may affect the earth due to human overpopulation, overkilling, habitat destruction, pollution and introduction of exotic species. Environmentalists are now attempting to protect the planet’s biological wealth; conservationists are trying to harness the forces of economic development to resist, and eventually reverse, the present destruction. This course involves the study of ways to understand and preserve the world’s biological richness and ensure the planet’s future. A laboratory component is included.