How to Use biodiversity in a Sentence

biodiversity

noun
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  • All of those spots feature one of the largest biodiversity in the world.
    — Filip Timotija, The Hill, 8 Jan. 2025
  • The area was part of a biodiversity hotspot known as the Western Ghats.
    — Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 10 July 2024
  • And for many, the loss of biodiversity and climate change go hand-in-hand.
    — Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 15 Oct. 2022
  • The goal of the treaty is to reverse biodiversity losses.
    — Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 6 Mar. 2023
  • The host of the special is all about finding ways to preserve the biodiversity that dead zones can harm.
    — Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press, 12 July 2024
  • The spectacle is a boon for tourism and a sign of the region’s biodiversity.
    — Renee Bonorchis, Bloomberg.com, 13 Dec. 2022
  • Many of these corals, which are havens for biodiversity, were wiped out.
    — Rebecca Falconer, Axios, 19 Sep. 2024
  • The line aims to weave in her culture and pay homage to her home country’s biodiversity and heritage.
    — Sofia Celeste, WWD, 10 Oct. 2024
  • There is a bevy of biodiversity lurking in your home right now.
    — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 9 Oct. 2024
  • Moreover, Panama just signed the High Seas Treaty to protect the ocean and its biodiversity.
    — Ken Silverstein, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
  • And the beehives, hedges and forests that help maintain biodiversity.
    — Karla Adam, Washington Post, 22 Sep. 2023
  • That’s good for the climate (trees sequester carbon), biodiversity and the soils.
    — Moises Velasquez-Manoff, New York Times, 8 Nov. 2022
  • California is one of the world’s top 10 biodiversity hot spots, with plants that grow nowhere else, Ramirez said.
    — Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2024
  • If the biodiversity is lost, the animals don’t come back.
    — Ken Silverstein, Forbes, 22 June 2022
  • Green roofs support biodiversity and keep us cool in heat waves.
    — Ayana Elizabeth Johnson, TIME, 17 Sep. 2024
  • Coral reefs anchor some of the most vibrant ecosystems on the planet, home to a quarter of the oceans’ biodiversity in a tiny fraction of their total area.
    — Rowan Moore Gerety, Wired, 5 Apr. 2022
  • The conditions for serendipity, like those for biodiversity, are rarely the best for the short-term bottom line.
    — Max Norman, The New Yorker, 6 Aug. 2022
  • Many commenters on social media say that the anthem reminds them of the rich biodiversity for which the country is known.
    — Alexa Robles-Gil, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Jan. 2025
  • Teeming with biodiversity, the botanicals here are unique in the world.
    — Katie Kelly Bell, Forbes, 29 June 2022
  • While extinctions on Earth might be old hat, this is the first threat to biodiversity caused by a single species living on the planet itself.
    — Darren Orf, Popular Mechanics, 2 May 2023
  • The study also highlighted the biodiversity that would be lost if such a large number of reptiles were to go extinct.
    — Byjulia Jacobo, ABC News, 28 Apr. 2022
  • And coral reefs—engines of oceanic biodiversity, already in stark decline because of warming—may soon be a thing of the past.
    — Tom Philpott, Wired, 5 Mar. 2022
  • However, there are some parts of the preserve that threaten the soil’s health and native biodiversity.
    — Hema Sivanandam, The Mercury News, 24 Feb. 2025
  • These include the forests of Xishuangbanna, one of Yunnan’s three main pu-erh regions, as well as one of the richest biodiversity hotspots on the planet.
    — Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Feb. 2022
  • It’s part of a broader movement to trade perfect grass for more biodiversity.
    — Rachel Kurzius, Washington Post, 4 Oct. 2022
  • It is thought to be the third biggest driver of biodiversity loss after changes in land and sea use and overexploitation of resources.
    — Sabrina Weiss, WIRED, 17 Aug. 2023
  • Yet, taking down fences, clearing paths and opening the spaces to the public risks hurting the very biodiversity that those who descend on the Little Belt are no doubt drawn to.
    — Juliette Guéron-Gabrielle, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Sep. 2023
  • The deliberate war tactic resulted in a great lost of biodiversity along the coasts in the region and on marine life.
    — Manasee Wagh, Popular Mechanics, 12 May 2022
  • As a result, Earth is on the brink of becoming uninhabitable and is in the throes of a biodiversity crisis.
    — Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 9 July 2024
  • Discuss the importance of plant biodiversity for ecosystems and how to prevent plant diseases and invasive pests.
    — Meghan Davy Sandvold, Twin Cities, 8 Feb. 2025

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