What do you mean by consumption value of biodiversity and how are biodiversity loss and climate change connected?
Consumption value of biodiversity in the event that greenhouse gas emissions from human activity are half-absorbed by land and water. These habitats, which include forests, offer ecological responses to climate change. Two-thirds of the potential for mitigation is provided by managing and protecting forests. However, to prevent oxidation, peatlands must be kept moist. They store twice as much carbon as forests. Mangroves and seagrasses are two marine environments that trap up to four times more carbon dioxide. One-third of greenhouse gas reductions are required over the next ten years, making it imperative to protect and restore natural areas in order to reduce carbon emissions and adapt to climate change. Human land usage for food production is the main driver of biodiversity loss, changing more than 70% of ice-free land, and it is tied to climate change. Moreover, climate change Coral reefs are rapidly dying due to climate change, and the majority of those that are still alive are in danger of being destroyed. This change in ecosystem health, which affects the distribution of plants, animals, viruses, and people, may accelerate the spread of illness and result in a reduction in ecosystem services.
Many natural products are consumed at local level by human beings. But we neither sell nor buy these products. These products do not make direct contribution to the nation's economy. The value of these products is called consumptive use value of biodiversity. These are values for biodiversity items that can be harvested and consumed directly, including fuel, food, pharmaceuticals, and fibre. Productive use-values are the commercially useful values that are used to market and sell the product. Social values include cultural, spiritual, aesthetic and recreational values of biodiversity. Traditional peoples consider biodiversity as a part of their livelihood. They also value biodiversity through religious and cultural sentiments. The social value of biodiversity includes motivated habitat conservation. When land is converted for agriculture, some animal and plant species may lose their habitat and face extinction. But climate change is playing an increasingly important role in the decline of biodiversity. Climate change has altered marine, terrestrial, and freshwater ecosystems around the world. The rise in global temperature, sea level, and extreme weather events can cause habitat loss, changes in the timing of seasonal events, and an increase in disease outbreaks, which can lead to the extinction of species. Both are indeed inextricably intertwined: climate change is a main driver of biodiversity loss, and the destruction of ecosystems undermines nature's ability to regulate greenhouse gas emissions, exacerbating extreme weather. Increase in temperature impacts two aspects of growth and development in plants and animals. One of them is a shift in distributional range of species and the other is the shift in phonological events. Plant and animal species have adapted to their native habitat over 1000s of years. Many animal and plant species are likely to become extinct as ecosystems adjust to climate change. While adaptable species will survive, and other migrates, the end result will be lost biodiversity. While climate change can drive species loss and decrease biodiversity, it's important to remember that biodiversity can also help to mitigate climate change. For example, grassland soils sequester more carbon in areas with high plant diversity than areas with low plant diversity. Rising temperatures in the oceans affect marine organisms. Corals are particularly vulnerable to rising temperatures and ocean acidification can make it harder for shellfish and corals in the upper ocean to form shells and hard skeletons. We have also seen changes in occurrence of marine algae blooms.Biodiversity can support efforts to reduce the negative effects of climate change. Conserved or restored habitats can remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, thus helping to address climate change by storing carbon.
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