Biodiversity Loss Due to Forest Diversion

Abstract

The world is continuously progressing towards technological advancement. Eventually, global biodiversity is taking a consistent downfall. This is not only disrupting the ecosystem services and livelihood spatially but also impacts carbon offsetting globally in the present context. In the arena of biodiversity loss in the last three decades the problem remains unresolved, despite environmental regulations present at national and international levels to protect biodiversity. Forest diversion has been observed to be one of the major root causes for these losses which is further resulting in habitat deterioration and fragmentation. Numerous case studies have been reported that support biodiversity loss due to forest diversions. The conversion of forest land to commercial purposes such as plantations, infrastructural developments, and residential projects has shown a major impact on biodiversity loss, especially in the tropics.