How to Use biodiversity in a Sentence

biodiversity

noun
  • The area was part of a biodiversity hotspot known as the Western Ghats.
    Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 10 July 2024
  • And for many, the loss of biodiversity and climate change go hand-in-hand.
    Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 15 Oct. 2022
  • The goal of the treaty is to reverse biodiversity losses.
    Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 6 Mar. 2023
  • The host of the special is all about finding ways to preserve the biodiversity that dead zones can harm.
    Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press, 12 July 2024
  • The spectacle is a boon for tourism and a sign of the region’s biodiversity.
    Renee Bonorchis, Bloomberg.com, 13 Dec. 2022
  • Many of these corals, which are havens for biodiversity, were wiped out.
    Rebecca Falconer, Axios, 19 Sep. 2024
  • The line aims to weave in her culture and pay homage to her home country’s biodiversity and heritage.
    Sofia Celeste, WWD, 10 Oct. 2024
  • There is a bevy of biodiversity lurking in your home right now.
    Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 9 Oct. 2024
  • Moreover, Panama just signed the High Seas Treaty to protect the ocean and its biodiversity.
    Ken Silverstein, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
  • And the beehives, hedges and forests that help maintain biodiversity.
    Karla Adam, Washington Post, 22 Sep. 2023
  • That’s good for the climate (trees sequester carbon), biodiversity and the soils.
    Moises Velasquez-Manoff, New York Times, 8 Nov. 2022
  • California is one of the world’s top 10 biodiversity hot spots, with plants that grow nowhere else, Ramirez said.
    Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2024
  • If the biodiversity is lost, the animals don’t come back.
    Ken Silverstein, Forbes, 22 June 2022
  • Green roofs support biodiversity and keep us cool in heat waves.
    Ayana Elizabeth Johnson, TIME, 17 Sep. 2024
  • The conditions for serendipity, like those for biodiversity, are rarely the best for the short-term bottom line.
    Max Norman, The New Yorker, 6 Aug. 2022
  • Teeming with biodiversity, the botanicals here are unique in the world.
    Katie Kelly Bell, Forbes, 29 June 2022
  • While extinctions on Earth might be old hat, this is the first threat to biodiversity caused by a single species living on the planet itself.
    Darren Orf, Popular Mechanics, 2 May 2023
  • The study also highlighted the biodiversity that would be lost if such a large number of reptiles were to go extinct.
    Byjulia Jacobo, ABC News, 28 Apr. 2022
  • It’s part of a broader movement to trade perfect grass for more biodiversity.
    Rachel Kurzius, Washington Post, 4 Oct. 2022
  • It is thought to be the third biggest driver of biodiversity loss after changes in land and sea use and overexploitation of resources.
    Sabrina Weiss, WIRED, 17 Aug. 2023
  • Yet, taking down fences, clearing paths and opening the spaces to the public risks hurting the very biodiversity that those who descend on the Little Belt are no doubt drawn to.
    Juliette Guéron-Gabrielle, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Sep. 2023
  • The deliberate war tactic resulted in a great lost of biodiversity along the coasts in the region and on marine life.
    Manasee Wagh, Popular Mechanics, 12 May 2022
  • As a result, Earth is on the brink of becoming uninhabitable and is in the throes of a biodiversity crisis.
    Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 9 July 2024
  • Costa Rica is home to 30 national parks and about five percent of the world's biodiversity.
    Andrea Romano, Travel + Leisure, 6 July 2023
  • In rocky regions around the world, groups are working to preserve and promote the craft of dry stone walling, touting the benefits to biodiversity and low carbon footprint.
    Hannah Kirshner, The Atlantic, 6 Dec. 2023
  • With each successive recording, the program is able to better identify all the birds in the area and help create a detailed database of the total biodiversity in the area.
    Peter Aitken, Fox News, 13 June 2023
  • Loss of habitat is the top driver of a staggering global decline in biodiversity, the variety of life on earth.
    Catrin Einhorn, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2024
  • With high biodiversity and rich farmland, San Diego County is exploring ways to put the region’s land to use to cut carbon emissions.
    Deborah Sullivan Brennan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Apr. 2022
  • Planting native plants provides an important food source for young birds and helps to increase the biodiversity of your neighborhood.
    Eliza Principe Garcia, Baltimore Sun, 18 Dec. 2024
  • Uganda is a land of breathtaking biodiversity, home to some of the most extraordinary primate experiences in the world.
    Praveen Moman, Travel + Leisure, 21 Dec. 2024

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