Why Biodiversity Is Good For The Economy
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Research suggests that more diverse ecosystems are better for the bottom line. Thanks to the University of Minnesota for sponsoring this video! http://twin-cities.umn.edu/ Credits (and Twitter handles): Script Writer: Peter Reich Script Editor: Kate Yoshida (@KateYoshida) Video Illustrator: Ever Salazar (@eversalazar) Video Director: Emily Elert (@eelert) Video Narrator: Emily Elert (@eelert) With Contributions From: Henry Reich, Alex Reich, David Goldenberg Music by: Nathaniel Schroeder: http://www.soundcloud.com/drschroeder Peter's Science paper: http://science.sciencemag.org/content/354/6309/aaf8957 ___________________________________________ A big thank-you to our supporters on https://www.patreon.com/MinuteEarth : - Maarten Bremer - Jeff Straathof - Tony Fadell - Muhammad Shifaz - Mark Roth - Melissa Vigil - Valentin - Alberto Bortoni _________________________________________ Like our videos? Subscribe to MinuteEarth on YouTube: http://goo.gl/EpIDGd Support us on Patreon: https://goo.gl/ZVgLQZ Also, say hello on: Facebook: http://goo.gl/FpAvo6 Twitter: http://goo.gl/Y1aWVC And find us on itunes: https://goo.gl/sfwS6n ___________________________________________ We try to leave jargon out of our videos, but if you want to learn more about this topic, here are some handy keywords to get your googling started: Biodiversity - the variety of genes, species, and ecosystems Conservation - ethical use and protection of valuable natural resources (e.g. trees, minerals, wildlife, water) Ecosystem - a biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment Ecosystem services - benefits people obtain from ecosystems (four categories: supporting, provisioning, regulating, and cultural) Richness - the number of species in an ecological community, landscape, or region Pollinators - animals that help plants reproduce by moving pollen from male flowers to female flowers Pollution - the introduction of contaminants into the natural environment (e.g. chemicals, particles, noise, heat, light) ___________________________________________ References: Bartomeus, I., Park, M.G., Gibbs, J., Danforth, B.N., Lakso, A.N. and Winfree, R., 2013. Biodiversity ensures plant–pollinator phenological synchrony against climate change. Ecology Letters, 16(11), pp.1331-1338. Dee LE, Miller SJ, Peavey LE, Bradley D, Gentry RR, Startz R, Gaines SD, Lester SE. 2016 Functional diversity of catch mitigates negative effects of temperature variability on fisheries yields. Proc. R. Soc. B 83: 20161435. http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2016.143 Delgado-Baquerizo, M., L. Giaramida, P. B. Reich, A. N. Khachane, K. Hamonts, C. Edwards, L. Lawton, B. K. Singh. 2016. Lack of functional redundancy in the relationship between microbial diversity and ecosystem functioning. Journal of Ecology doi: 10.1111/1365-2745.12585 "FAO, “Global Forest Resources Assessment 2015 - How are the world’s forests changing? ” (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome, Italy, 2015) FAO, “Contribution of the forestry sector to national economies, 1990-2011” (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Rome, 2014) Garibaldi, Lucas A., et al. ""Mutually beneficial pollinator diversity and crop yield outcomes in small and large farms."" Science 351.6271 (2016): 388-391. Isbell, Forest, et al. ""Biodiversity increases the resistance of ecosystem productivity to climate extremes."" Nature 526.7574 (2015): 574-577." Isbell, F., Tilman, D., Polasky, S., & Loreau, M. (2015). The biodiversity‐dependent ecosystem service debt. Ecology letters, 18(2), 119-134. Liang J, T Crowther, GFBI, and PB Reich. 2016. Positive biodiversity–productivity relationship predominant in global forests. Science 14 Oct 2016: Vol. 354, Issue 6309, DOI: 10.1126/science.aaf8957. http://science.sciencemag.org/content/354/6309/aaf8957 Liang, J, M Zhou, PC Tobin, AD McGuire, PB Reich. 2015. Biodiversity influences plant productivity through niche–efficiency. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 112:5738–5743. McCarthy, Donal P., et al. "Financial costs of meeting global biodiversity conservation targets: current spending and unmet needs." Science 338.6109 (2012): 946-949. Reich PB, D Tilman, F Isbell, K Mueller, S Hobbie, D Flynn, N Eisenhauer. 2012. Impacts of biodiversity loss escalate as redundancy fades. Science 336:589-592. Tilman, D, PB Reich, J Knops, D Wedin, T Mielke, C Lehman. 2001. Diversity and productivity in a long-term grassland experiment. Science 294: 843-845.
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y is gary in the vid?
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Of course this is true - and that's why our corporate overlords want to destroy the environment - and why stupid #deplorables, who are too stupid to understand this, voted for Trump & Republicans!
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Lol I love'd what you said love it love your videos
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Oh boy, those hundreds of birds that fill the same niche in New Guinea and Brazil sure are beneficial for anyone....
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Does it also work for Minecraft?
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No more flees who's with me?!
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so green makes green?
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or maybe we could just not use money
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Pokemon, Super Mario, minecraft, and The Legend of Zelda currency? Hell yeah
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The Zelda Rupees = Win
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1:44 Yeah, why value something with money. It's not like money is the most important thing to everyone and makes the world go around. Why not value it instead with flimsy and subjective values like beauty and ethics? #CapitalismIsEvilForSomeReason
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I love how we think of nature in terms of money...
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Biodiversity also is great for ecotourism, when people tour nature. The more biodiversity, the more people come to tour the place, and it means for cash.
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1:49 Gary reference. Bottom left of ocean scene.
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Money grows from trees.
Why?
Money is made of paper and where does paper come from?
Thats right. TREES -
Hi,
I'm very interested about agriculture and about finding a new way to respect nature while harvesting it. In few years, we will be 3 billions more people, whereas we're absolutely unable to feed the actual population. So we have to do something!
I am in a ingineer school in France, I really want to be part of this movement. So I'd like to know from your knowledges (anyone is invited to answer) what I could do, maybe there is an university who learn stuff about it ? I am a bit worried about my studies, I don't know what to do in life but I think more and more about working in searchs to find a new way of living on Earth! -
hI GARY <3
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I love the easter eggs
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Do you see Garry in this video ?
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Minecraft green diamond in the intro
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