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ENCYCLOPEDIA

OF WORLD PROBLEMS

AND HUMAN POTENTIAL

  2. World problems
  3. Loss of beneficial plants and animals

Loss of beneficial plants and animals

Broader

Erosion of biological diversity
Excellent
Threatened species of living organisms
Presentable

Narrower

Symptoms of plant disease
Excellent
Declining breeds of cultivated plants
Excellent
Destruction of crop pollinating species
Unpresentable

Aggravated by

Environmental hazards of pesticides
Excellent
Environmental hazards of exotic species introduction
Excellent
Pesticide hazards to wildlife
Presentable
Overuse of chemicals to control pests
Presentable
Misuse of agricultural chemicals
Presentable
Environmental plant diseases
Presentable
Diseases of beneficial insects
Presentable
Clearance of vegetation
Presentable
Disastrous insect invasions
Unpresentable
Underutilization of biocontrol
Yet to rate

Related

Loss of plant cover
Excellent

Strategy

Preserving gene resources
Presentable
Avoiding destruction of soil fauna and micro-organisms
Presentable
Preserving genetic diversity in cultivated plants
Unpresentable
Using genebanks
Yet to rate
Conserving animal genetic resources
Yet to rate

Value

Loss
Yet to rate

SDG

Sustainable Development Goal #15: Life on Land

Metadata

Database
World problems
Type
(D) Detailed problems
Biological classification
N/A
Subject
  • Plant life » Plants
  • Zoology » Animals
    • Content quality
    Unpresentable
     Unpresentable
    Language
    English
    1A4N
    E8717
    DOCID
    11587170
    D7NID
    143725
    Editing link
    Official link
    https://encyclopedia.uia.org/problem/loss-beneficial-plants-and-animals
    Last update
    Oct 4, 2020