PPT-BIODIVERSITY What is biodiversity?

It is the variety of all the different living things and their homes on the planet BIO DIVERSITY Bio biological organisms living things diversity the amount of variation. The complexity and rich diversity of life found in forests provides many vital services to human beings Nonetheless humans are destroying forest biodiversity at an alarming rate The conversion of forests to agricultural land overgrazing unsustainabl Marine and coastal habitats include coral reefs mangrove forests sea grass beds estuaries hydrothermal vents seamounts and soft sediments on the ocean 64258oor deep below the surface More than just a valuable source of food the ocean is one of the l Agricultural biodiversity includes ecosystems animals plants and microorganisms related to food and agriculture Today most species of crops and domesticated livestock are the result of thousands of years of human intervention such as selective breed What is Biodiversity?. All living things in a food web are connected.. If the numbers of one species are affected it affects the numbers of all other species in the food web.. If the numbers of baboons decreased then this would affect every other living things in the food web.. How . BIOFIN supports Biodiversity Conservation in . Perú. October 2014, . Pyeonchang. , Korea. Why . MINAM take BIOFIN as its own project?. con. S. er. V. ation. without . financing is . just. con. By Amy Heelan. Biodiversity !!. Biodiversity is all the living things on our planet .. Here are some examples, plants , animals and insects.. We should nurture and care for our planet as it is so important to us. . . Kelemework. . Tafere. . Reda. , UNISA. Background. Pastoralism as a mode of production and way of life has existed in East Africa for thousands of years. There are over 200 million pastoralists across the globe, with over 180 million of them currently living in developing countries (. Emile Frisson, Director General, Bioversity International. Food Security in Africa – Bridging Research and Practice. Sydney, Australia 29 – 30 November 2012. Context. The Current Situation. Win . Maung. Chairman. Myanmar Environment Institute (MEI). To . protect . ecosystem services, biodiversity conservation is . essential. -(. supporting services. —e.g. nutrient cycling, soil formation, primary production; . By . Vaibhavi Apte. Biodiversity ???. Diversity = variety. Bio= living. Thus, variability among living organisms from all sources including inter alia, terrestrial, marine & other aquatic ecosystems and ecological complexes of which they are part of. . Dr. David Laborde . D.laborde@cgiar.org. , IFPRI. Based on joint works with :. Anouch Missirian, IFPRI-Columbia University for biodiversity focus. Dr. Lauren Deason, IFPRI for nutrition focus. Prof. Antoine Bouet, IFPRI-University of Bordeaux for Household modeling focus. Ari-Pekka . Auvinen. Finnish Environment Institute. 2016 . Eionet. . Workshop. | . NRCs . Biodiversity, Ecosystems, Indicators and Assessments . 30 June . - . 1 July 2016, . E. uropean. Environment . Wednesday, February 1. st. , 2017. & Friday February 3. rd. , 2017. WHAT CAN WE DO? Eight Priorities for Protecting Biodiversity. Take immediate action . to . preserve. world’s biological . hot spots.. What is biodiversity?. Bio = life. Diversity = differences among organisms. Biodiversity. = the variety of living organisms found in an area. Where can you find biodiversity?. Biodiversity varies around the world:.