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“When you realize the value of all life, you dwell

less on what is past and concentrate more on the


preservation of the future.”

Dian Fossey was an American


primatologist and conservationist who Biodiversity supports
researched mountain gorilla the health of the planet and
populations. She examined them on a it has an impact on our lives. The
regular basis in Rwanda's mountain biodiversity loss involves millions of
forests. Fossey's description of her people facing a future where food
scientific research of gorillas at is more vulnerable to pests and
Karisoke Research Center and disease, and where there isn’t
preceding career, Gorillas in the Mist, sufficient freshwater.
was released two years before her
death. It was made into a film with the
same title in 1988. She helped in the
conservation of Mountain Gorillas. She
had created a research center
between Mt. Karisimbi and Mt. Visoke
in Rwanda's Volcanoes National Park.
She also started a charity event called
the Digit Fund, dedicated to the
conservation of gorillas.

DIANN FOSSEY
BIODIVERSITY LOSS
January 16, 1932 – December 26, 1985
Diann Fossely is a very
inspiring person. She was really keen on gorillas
and she gave her life to protect them and
make a better life for them. SOLUTIONS
Biodiversity loss is a really important topic, it is
a problem that affects all of us. It can affect There are some ways in which humans can
human activities, such as land use, pollution help to prevent biodiversity losss:
and climate. Also it would increase - nature preserves
deforestation, and atmospheric - reducing invasive species
abundance of carbon - restoring the habitats
dioxide.
-by reducing climate changes
- purchasing sustainable products.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dian_Fossey, http://giantsofscience.weebly.com/dian-fossey.html,
https://wwf.panda.org/discover/our_focus/biodiversity/biodiversity_and_you/#:~:text=Biodiversity%20underpins%20the%20health%20of,in%20irregular%20or%20short%20su,
https://greentumble.com/10-ways-to-conserve-biodiversity/

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