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Question
How can you, as an individual, prevent the loss of biodiversity?
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Solution
The loss of biodiversity can be prevented by
- Practice of recycling waste paper etc.
- Judicious exploitation of medicinal and commercial plants and animals.
- Generating awareness among the public on the importance of biodiversity and conservation through skits, screening of films, lectures, etc.
Teaching people how to reduce greenhouse gas emissions through alternate eco-friendly green technologies like the use of solar energy, wind energy, biogas, vermicompost, organic farming, etc.
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