Negative human interactions with ecosystems and impacts on biodiversity

Increasing human population size requires increased land use for resources (including food and fuels) and urbanisation. Increased land use by humans leads to habitat destruction, e.g. deforestation and biodiversity loss. Increasing human population size increases production of waste and pollution, leading to biodiversity loss. Release of greenhouse gases contributes to climate change, including global warming, leading to biodiversity loss. There is very strong evidence linking human release of greenhouse gases to global climate change.