Given current trends in extinction rates, what strategies could be employed to mitigate negative impacts on future biodiversity?

• A. Increase the exploitation of natural resources to speed up evolutionary processes.
• B. Focus on developing new technologies to replace lost ecosystems.
• C. Accept the loss of biodiversity as an inevitable outcome of human progress.
• D. Implement conservation strategies, restore habitats, and reduce carbon emissions to maintain ecosystem health.

Answer: (D)