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The following references may be useful when improving this article in the future: Ritchie, Hannah; Roser, Max (2021-04-15). "Biodiversity". Our World in Data.

I've removed the further reading list as I think it's an arbitrary list and likely Global North focused. It will also become outdated quite fast:

• Diamond, Jared. Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed, Penguin Books, 2005 and 2011 (ISBN 9780241958681).
• Georgian, Samuel; Hameed, Sarah; Morgan, Lance; Amon, Diva J.; Sumaila, U. Rashid; Johns, David; Ripple, William J. (2022). "Scientists' warning of an imperiled ocean". Biological Conservation. 272: 109595. Bibcode:2022BCons.27209595G. doi:10.1016/j.biocon.2022.109595. S2CID 249142365.
• Goudie, Andrew (2006). The human impact on the natural environment: past, present, and future. Wiley-Blackwell. ISBN 9781405127042.
• Ivanova, Diana; Stadler, Konstantin; Steen-Olsen, Kjartan; Wood, Richard; Vita, Gibran; Tukker, Arnold; Hertwich, Edgar G. (18 December 2015). "Environmental Impact Assessment of Household Consumption". Journal of Industrial Ecology. 20 (3): 526–536. doi:10.1111/jiec.12371. S2CID 155524615.
• Lovelock, James (2009). The Vanishing Face of Gaia. Basic Books. ISBN 0465019072
• The Garden of Our Neglect: How Humans Shape the Evolution of Other Species 5 July 2012 Scientific American
• Sutherland W. et al. (2015). What Works in Conservation, Open Book Publishers, ISBN 9781783741571.
• Ending the Colonization of the Non-Human World. Biological Conservation. 9 November 2022. EMsmile (talk) 11:29, 25 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

This article was the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment, between 26 August 2024 and 13 December 2024. Further details are available on the course page. Student editor(s): Taniaflor (article contribs). Peer reviewers: OAovon4.

— Assignment last updated by OAovon4 (talk) 06:11, 26 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

How does human activities impact the balance of nature and what can be done to preserve it? Support your answer with examples and evidence. 103.70.199.17 (talk) 14:28, 16 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

See: Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not#not a forum. - Manifestation (talk) 14:42, 16 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]