Biodiversity and extinction

Trenutno smanjenje bioraznolikosti ima svoj utjecaj na sve ekosustave i organizme na Zemlji. Čovjek je najviše zaslužan za takvu situaciju i to zahvaljujući svojoj djelatnosti: izlovom, mijenjanjem i smanjenjem staništa divljih organizama, korištenjem raznih toksina, zagađenjem okoliša koje u konačnici dovodi do globalnoga zatopljenja. Izumiranja uzimaju sve više maha i danas se smatra da svijet ulazi u šesto masovno izumiranje, a prvo potaknuto biotičkim čimbenikom. Znanstvenici sve više proučavaju izumiranja i kretanja stope bioraznolikosti u prošlosti kako bi uspješno ekstrapolirali te zaključke na sadašnjost i tako ublažili trenutna kretanja. Od neizmjerne je važnosti obrazovati javnost i tako utjecati na ljudsko razmišljanje kako bi što prije došlo itekako potrebnih promjena.The current biodiversity crisis along with other factors affects every ecosystem and all organisms on Earth. Human beings are protagonists of such changes considering their massive impact on life that has to do with the exploitation of goods, hunting, changing the structure of habitats and pollution, which leads to global warming. Extinction is becoming a serious problem, and there are speculations that the world is on the edge of sixth mass extinction, which would be the first caused by a biotic factor. Scientists all around the globe are trying to collect as much information about past crises as they can so that they can understand present better and help the future faster. It is also very important to educate and engage the public and to change the human mindset because needed changes have to happen as soon as possible