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Nevertheless, as agricultural activity is expected to increase in the future, due (partly)
to bioenergy demand, conversion of areas with high biodiversity value or
introduction of more productive but invading species is a risk. This relation is thus
assumed to be inverse, even if, in some cases, land-use changes can improve
biodiversity.
Greenhouse Gases Emissions – Global Warming – Biodiversity
GHG emissions influence biodiversity indirectly through their impacts on global
warming (see figure 5).
Figure 5 - Impacts of GHG emissions on biodiversity
GHG emissions are correlated to global warming and global warming influences
biodiversity, through climate change (temperature variations, rainfall disturbances,
sea level rise, etc.). This influence can be either negative or positive. Even if it is
generally felt negative it is for instance possible that a raise in temperature lead to an
improvement of biodiversity, according to local conditions. This relation is therefore
indeterminate.
Agricultural Practices – Biodiversity
Figure 6 shows that, directly or through their influence on environment quality,
agricultural practices as fertilisers and pesticides application, soil structure alteration
and /or Genetically Modified Organism (GMO) introduction impact biodiversity.