Biological diversity refers to the variety of life forms found on Earth. It includes all living organisms, such as plants, animals, and microorganisms, as well as their different genes and ecosystems. In simple terms, it means the incredible assortment and richness of living things around us.
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They have established distinct systems of knowledge, innovation and practices relating to the uses and management
of biological diversity on these lands and environments.
Its mission is to interpret and conserve the earth's
biological diversity through research, education, and citizen science focused on birds.
Indigenous traditional knowledge, land management and conservation practices will be crucial to responding to climate change,
maintaining biological diversity and preserving important ecosystems.
Our ability to
assess biological diversity, ecosystem health, ecological interactions, and a wide range of other important processes is largely dependent on accurately recognizing species.
The lack of transportation services on the islands helps preserve their
amazing biological diversity (there are more than 2,000 plant and animal species here).
The details are provided by TRAFFIC, a nonprofit network working to ensure that trade in wildlife does not threaten the conservation
of biological diversity.
Its mission is to interpret and conserve the earth's
biological diversity through research, education, and citizen science focused on birds.
Biotechnology was defined in the international Convention on
Biological Diversity as «any technological application that uses biological systems, living organisms, or derivatives thereof, to make or modify products or processes for specific use.»
A report recently released by the Center for
Biological Diversity says that no endangered species have become extinct in the Northeast of the US and that 93 % of them have seen their
Palau is one of the most aesthetic archipelagos imaginable, home to some of the greatest amount of
marine biological diversity on Earth!
High tech satellites can assist in conserving
biological diversity by tracking the impact of environmental policies worldwide.»
Delta del Orinoco, Venezuela, is characterized by
great biological diversity in its terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems, home to more than 2,000 plant species and a wide array of land and water fauna.
National parks in the San Francisco Bay region, including the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, house an amazing richness of
biological diversity due to the variety of habitats and unique geology of the area.
In my view, morality itself is most foundationally «about» the healthy and sustainable survival of the human species along with
healthy biological diversity along with the sustainable health of our home planet Earth, all accomplished in a way that respects human equality in important senses.
The Parks Conservancy is thrilled to participate in exploring the amazing ecological richness and
biological diversity at Golden Gate.
In 2008, the United Nations Convention on
Biological Diversity put in place a moratorium on all ocean - fertilization projects apart from small ones in coastal waters.
The organization wrote last year, «The announcement came after the Center for
Biological Diversity issued a notice of intent to sue the Service and affiliated agencies in 2010 for their failure to remediate the hazardous waste hurting the birds, in violation of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, Endangered Species Act and Resource Conservation and Recovery Act.
The kelp holdfasts, stipes (stalks) and blades create a three dimensional world of
incredible biological diversity by providing numerous fish and invertebrates with food and protection.
The Center for
Biological Diversity also petitioned to list thriving populations of Bearded Seals as threatened or endangered by melting sea ice.
Turn now to the Center for
Biological Diversity Climate Law Institute, which drafted a 2009 working paper titled «Yes, He Can: President Obama's Power to Make an International Climate Commitment Without Waiting for Congress».
The origins of INBio According to the official story, in 1989 Costa Rican government determined it was in the national interest to
understand biological diversity, conservation and sustainable use.
Previous studies have determined that higher affluence is frequently associated with more
biological diversity across species of plants, birds, bats, and lizards — a phenomenon coined the «luxury effect.»
Meanwhile Kieran Suckling, a coauthor of the Center for
Biological Diversity report, contends the number of protected species should be increased from 1,270 to roughly 1,500 — at a cost of about $ 150 million.
In 2010 the Convention on
Biological Diversity adopted decision X / 33 stating that «no climate - related geo - engineering activities that may affect biodiversity take place, until there is an adequate scientific basis on which to justify such activities.»
By downloading the iNaturalist app, people can upload their observations to share with the iNaturalist community to help
catalogue biological diversity.
As I wrote recently, PBS is running «Earth a New Wild,» a engaging series in which the conservation biologist M. Sanjayan reveals opportunities for
sustaining biological diversity and dynamics even as human population and consumption pressures rise.
Previous research has shown that
biological diversity exists among species of Joshua trees and their pollinating moths: Moths with longer ovipositors, the part of the moth used to lay eggs, favor trees with large flowers, while smaller moth species favor smaller flowers.
SILVER CITY, N.M. — The Center for
Biological Diversity sued the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today over the agency's rejection of a 2009 scientific petition from the Center that sought classification of the Mexican gray wolf as an endangered subspecies or population of gray wolves.