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Question
"Biodiversity plays a major role in many ecosystem services that nature provides."
State one ethical reason for conserving biodiversity.
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Solution
The primary moral basis for conserving biodiversity is the obligation we owe to the variety of plant, animal, and microbial species that stay in this world. The extinction of one species, it is stated, could have an effect on the other members of the community because all species are interdependent. The same ecological limits that apply to other organisms should apply to humans as well. It is crucial for us to realise that every species has a fundamental worth, even though that value may not be directly related to our economic well-being. In order to preserve biodiversity, this value is crucial. In addition, we owe it to them morally to watch out for their welfare, safeguard them for the future, and make sure that the biological history we leave behind is preserved for future generations.
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