Introduction of Biodiversity

 

 ETYMOLOGY OF BIODIVERSITY... • The term “BIODIVERSITY” was first coined by the Entomologist E.O. Wilson in 1986. According... 

Biodiversity What does “Bio” means ? Bio = 405/02/2019

Biodiversity What does “diversity” means ? Diversity = Variety 505/02/2019

According to Oxford English Dictionary – The variety of plant and animal life in the world or in a particular habitat, a h...

According to the United Nations Environment Programm (UNEP) - Biodiversity typically measures variation at the genetic, sp...

According to IUCN in 1988 - “The variety and variability of species of their populations, the Variety of species of their ...

Levels of the Biodiversity... Biological diversity is usually analyzed at three different levels, each of which has its ow...

1. Ecosystem Diversity.. #.Depending largely upon the availability of the of abiotic resources and conditions of the envir...

Grass land ecosystem... 1605/02/2019

River Ecosystem.. 1705/02/2019

Forests Ecosystem... 1805/02/2019

Pond Ecosystem.. 1905/02/2019

Species Diversity.. #. The biotic component in an ecosystem may be composed of few species only or a large number of speci...

Species Diversity... 2105/02/2019

Genetic Diversity... #.Within a species there are often found a number of varieties or races or strains which slightly dif...

Genetic Diversity... 2305/02/2019

Major Principles of the Biodiversity... The following ecological principles describe the assumptions needed to plan action...

Major Principles of the Biodiversity... Principle 5: Deepen people's understanding of biodiversity. Principle 6:Act in suc...

Principle 1:The objectives of management of land, water and living resources are a matter of societal choices… #. Differen...

Principle 2: Management should be decentralized to the lowest appropriate level… #.Decentralized systems may lead to great...

Principle 3: Ecosystem must be managed within the limits of their functioning… #. In considering the likelihood or ease of...

Principle 4: The ecosystem approach should involve all relevant sectors of society and scientific disciplines… #. Most pro...

Principle 5. Deepen people's understanding of biodiversity… #. In order to conserve biodiversity, people need to understan...

Principle 6. Act in such a way as to conserve biodiversity… #. By forming links with local communities, schools, and non-p...

Principle 7. Use our business operations to help conserve biodiversity… #. We can use our IT and network technologies to p...


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