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What are the threats to Biodiversity?

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There are five major threats to biodiversity: habitat destruction, overexploitation of resources, pollution, climate change, and invasive species.

As you can see, the causes of biodiversity decline are varied and complex. Don’t miss our next video on what we can do to help preserve biodiversity.

This post was made in collaboration between @earthday.ca and @scienceupfirst

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