Nature: biodiversity loss caused by land use change can be reversed
According to an article entitled "Global Land use impacts on Local Terrestrial Biodiversity" (Global effects of land use on local terrestrial biodiversity) published online by Nature magazine on April 1, 2015, land use change caused by human factors has reduced the average species richness, total richness and sparse richness in local areas by 13.6%, 10.7% and 8.1% respectively since 1500. In the long run, 3.4 per cent of global biodiversity loss is expected by 2100, but this trend can be reversed by strong mitigation measures.