1. Biodiversity - Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia biodiversity is the variation of life forms within a given ecosystem, biome or for the entire Earth. biodiversity is often used as a measure of the health http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biodiversity

Biodiversity From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation search It has been suggested that Biodiversity information be merged into this article or section. ( Discuss Rainforests are among the most biodiverse ecosystems on earth Biodiversity is the variation of life forms within a given ecosystem biome or for the entire Earth . Biodiversity is often used as a measure of the health of biological systems Biodiversity found on Earth today consists of many millions of distinct biological species , the product of four billion years of evolution Contents Evolution and meaning Definitions Measurement Distribution ... edit Evolution and meaning Biodiversity is a neologism and a portmanteau word , from biology and diversity. The Science Division of The Nature Conservancy used the term "natural diversity" in a 1975 study, "The Preservation of Natural Diversity." The term biological diversity was used even before that by conservation scientists like Robert E. Jenkins and Thomas Lovejoy . The word biodiversity itself may have been coined by W.G. Rosen in 1985 while planning the National Forum on Biological Diversity organized by the National Research Council (NRC) which was to be held in 1986, and first appeared in a publication in 1988 when entomologist

2. Biodiversity - Global Issues biodiversity is an important global issue. More than being just the I want my children to enjoy it reason, the richess of diversity allows medicines and http://www.globalissues.org/EnvIssues/Biodiversity.asp

Section: Biodiversity Accessibility Statement Skip straight to main content Email Page to a Friend Printer-Friendly Version ... Set Text Preferences Page Sign Post You are here: Skip this sign post section Home Environmental Issues Biodiversity Search Search this site Or Site Map Biodiversity Author and Page information Skip this section and go straight to the main content by Anup Shah This Page Last Updated Sunday, July 29, 2007 This page: http://www.globalissues.org/EnvIssues/Biodiversity.asp To print full details (expanded/alternative links, side notes, etc.) use the printer-friendly version: http://www.globalissues.org/EnvIssues/Biodiversity.asp?p=1 The variety of life on Earth, its biological diversity is commonly referred to as biodiversity. The number of species of plants, animals, and microorganisms, the enormous diversity of genes in these species, the different ecosystems on the planet, such as deserts, rainforests and coral reefs are all part of a biologically diverse Earth. Appropriate conservation and sustainable development strategies attempt to recognize this as being integral to any approach. Almost all cultures have in some way or form recognized the importance that nature, and its biological diversity has had upon them and the need to maintain it. Yet, power, greed and politics have affected the precarious balance. Why Is Biodiversity Important? Who Cares?

3. Biodiversity (Stanford Encyclopedia Of Philosophy) “biodiversity” is often defined as the variety of all forms of life, from genes to species, through to the broad scale of ecosystems (for a list of variants http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/biodiversity/

Cite this entry Search the SEP Advanced Search Tools ... Please Read How You Can Help Keep the Encyclopedia Free Biodiversity First published Wed Jun 11, 2003; substantive revision Tue Dec 4, 2007 BioDiversity (Wilson 1988), edited by biologist E. O. Wilson, heralded the popularity of this concept. Ten years later, Takacs (1996, p.39) described its ascent this way: "in 1988, biodiversity did not appear as a keyword in Biological Abstracts , and biological diversity appeared once. In 1993, biodiversity appeared seventy-two times, and biological diversity nineteen times". Fifteen years further on, it would be hard to count how many times "biodiversity" is used every day by scientists, policy-makers, and others. The global importance of biodiversity now is reflected in the widely accepted target to achieve a significant reduction in the rate of loss of biodiversity by the year 2010 [see 2010 Biodiversity Target While the history of this term is relatively short (compare it to other terms covered in this encyclopedia), it already has raised important, distinctive, philosophical issues. Some of these are entangled in the very definition of "biodiversity", an issue treated in the first sections below. A challenge is the reconciliation of process-based and elements-based perspectives on biodiversity. Overall, the major issue for biodiversity is how its conservation may be integrated with other needs of society. 1. Concepts of Biodiversity

4. Investigate Biodiversity Investigate biodiversity, an educational tool for science students brought to students by the Conservation International and Intel Corporation. http://investigate.conservation.org/

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5. Biodiversity Hotspots - Home Comprehensive information on 25 of the world s biologically richest and most threatened ecosystems. http://www.biodiversityhotspots.org/

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6. Convention On Biological Diversity biodiversity Convention Launches Regional Workshops on National biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans in Singapore and Signs Agreement with the ASEAN http://www.cbd.int/

var lang='en'; en es fr Home Decisions ... Secretariat More » Enjoy more features with Flash Player! Highlights National Focal Points Local Communities ... Media What's New 23 January 2008 22 January 2008 21 January 2008 21 January 2008 More news Upcoming Meetings 1 January - 31 December 2008, Multiple Venues UN International Year of Planet Earth. 21 - 25 January 2008, Geneva, Switzerland Sixth meeting of the Open-ended Working Group on Access and Benefit-sharing 28 - 29 January 2008, Bonn, Germany 28 January - 1 February 2008, Gland, Switzerland 14th Meeting of the Scientific and Technical Review Panel - The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands. 4 - 8 February 2008, South Africa More Upcoming Meetings Celebration Report Biodiversity Video Gallery Action Now for Life on Earth Biodiversity and Climate Change Executive Secretary's Statements International Day for Biological Diversity statement Message to the Citizens of the World Cities and Biodiversity: Achieving the 2010 Biodiversity Target More Statements... Notifications 23 January 2008 (2008-007) 22 January 2008 (2008-006) 17 January 2008 (2008-005) More Notifications Upcoming Meetings 1 January - 31 December 2008, Multiple Venues

7. Biodiversity Project - Home The biodiversity Project of Madison, WI works to make people aware of the importance of biodiversity and to build their committment to saving it. http://www.biodiversityproject.org/

For the Media Biodiversity Project works to make people aware of the importance of biodiversity and to build their commitment to saving it. Our task is to engage and empower people to act by making the connection between biodiversity and people's daily lives and basic values. Biodiversity Project meets this challenge by developing communications strategies that motivate people to protect biodiversity. What's New Meet Jennifer Browning here. Download a 2.5MB PDF here. Online Join the discussion here. Learn more about this Campaign Read the Pilot Project Evaluation Report Ethics for A Small Planet: A Communications Handbook on the ... Ethical and Theological Reasons to Protect Biodiversity Biodiversity Project 214 N. Henry St. Suite 201 Madison, WI 53703 (608) 204-9768 fax project@biodiverse.org Support us in helping Americans make the connection between their lives and the value of biodiversity.

8. Biodiversity biodiversity NATIONAL ACADEMY PRESS 2101 Constitution Ave, NW Washington, DC 20418 The National Academy of Sciences was chartered by Congress in 1863 as a http://www.nap.edu/books/0309037395/html/index.html

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9. What Is Biodiversity? The California biodiversity Council was formed in 1991 to improve coordination and cooperation between the various resource management and environmental http://biodiversity.ca.gov/Biodiversity/biodiv_def2.html

California Home CA Biodiversity Council Home What's New E-mail Signup ... Site Map My CA What is Biodiversity? "A definition of biodiversity that is altogether simple, comprehensive, and fully operational ... is unlikely to be found." (Noss, 1990) Listed below are several different definitions used by resource managers and ecologists. Together, they should allow you to develop an understanding of the broad concept of biodiversity. U.S. Congress Office of Technology Assessment, "Technologies to Maintain Biological Diversity," 1987: "Biological diversity is the variety and variability among living organisms and the ecological complexes in which they occur. Diversity can be defined as the number of different items and their relative frequency. For biological diversity, these items are organized at many levels, ranging from complete ecosystems to the chemical structures that are the molecular basis of heredity. Thus, the term encompasses different ecosystems, species, genes, and their relative abundance." Jones and Stokes Associates' "Sliding Toward Extinction: The State of California's Natural Heritage," 1987:

10. Biodiversity In the future, it is expected that the Bank s activities in support of conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity will further emphasize mainstreaming http://www.worldbank.org/biodiversity

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11. Biodiversity Directory:Plant Genebanks, Speciation, Biodiversity, Biopiracy, Bio biodiversity DirectoryPlant Genebanks, Speciation, biodiversity, Biopiracy, Bioprospecting, Invasive Species, Endangered Species, Botanical Gardens, http://www.actionbioscience.org/biodiversity/

home search author directory updates signup ... education issues in biodiversity "educator resources" section with PDF lesson available in spanish (en espanol) Diversity of species The Foja Mountains of Indonesia: Exploring the Lost World by Bruce M. Beehler Planetary Biodiversity Inventories: A Response to the Taxonomic Crisis by Lawrence M. Page Agroforestry and the Maintenance of Biodiversity by Peter Bichier Plant Genebanks: Food Security by Geoffrey C. Hawtin and Jeremy Cherfas Speciation and Biodiversity interview with Edward O. Wilson The Weight of a Petal: The Value of Botanical Gardens by H. Bruce Rinker Species, Speciation and the Environment by Niles Eldredge Ring Species: Unusual Demonstrations of Speciation by Darren E. Irwin

12. Biodiversity: It Takes All Kinds To Make A World From the American Museum of Natural History, a definition, virtual tours in different locations, tips for helping, and a reading list. http://www.amnh.org/nationalcenter/it_takes_all_kinds/

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13. What Is Biodiversity biodiversity is the variety of species, their genetic makeup, and the natural communities in which they occur. It includes all of the native plants and http://www.pabiodiversity.org/whatisbiodiversity.html

@import "../styles-site.css"; Who We Are What We Do The Plan Resources ... Economic Impacts Pennsylvania Biodiversity Partnership What Is Biodiversity What is Biodiversity? Biodiversity is the variety of species, their genetic make-up, and the natural communities in which they occur. It includes all of the native plants and animals in Pennsylvania and the processes that sustain life on Earth. Pennsylvania is home to over 25,000 different species of organisms, and of this total, over 800 are considered to be rare, threatened, or endangered. For many groups of organisms, such as insects, fungi, and algae, very little is known about them - not even what species occur in Pennsylvania! The need to understand the state's rich natural resources has never been more critical. The term ecosystem is defined as a community of living organisms combined with their associated physical environment. It is our "home system" that makes life possible. Ecosystems are the full tapestry of nature that support life and they also provide valuable services. Wetland ecosystems filter out toxins, clean the water, and control floods.

14. Environment - Biodiversity Nature European Commission Environment - biodiversity Nature. http://ec.europa.eu/environment/nature_biodiversity/index_en.htm

Important legal notice document.write(''); document.write('English (en)'); document.write(''); en EUROPA European Commission Environment Contact ... Resources Announcements Eurobarometer on Biodiversity - Survey results on attitudes of Europeans Call for evidence on the Economics of Biodiversity Loss Commission takes legal action against 11 Member States over protected bird areas European Commission welcomes European Parliament's report on Halting the Loss of Biodiversity Biodiversity The EU is committed to halting biodiversity loss in Europe and significantly reducing the rate of loss worldwide A contraction of biological diversity, biodiversity reflects the number, variety and variability of living organisms, including mankind. The world is faced with an unprecedented loss of biodiversity, which threatens to undermine environmental, economic and social goals. The framework for worldwide action is the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity of 1992. At the UN World Summit on Sustainable Development, at Johannesburg in 2002, governments committed themselves to significantly reducing the rate of biodiversity loss by 2010. The European Union has been legislating and taking action since the 1970s to safeguard biodiversity, and has also taken an active role on the international scene. The EU has also set itself the objective of halting the loss of biodiversity on its own territory by 2010.

15. Biodiversity And Conservation: A Hypertext Book A Hypertext Book by Peter J. Bryant, School of Biological Sciences, University of California, Irvine. The origin, nature and value of biological diversity, http://www.dbc.uci.edu/~sustain/bio65/Titlpage.htm

Search this site: e:mail the instructor Discuss or comment Take a test Chapter INTRODUCTION, HISTORY OF LIFE Chapter EVOLUTION OF ANIMALS AND THE AGE OF REPTILES Chapter THE AGE OF MAMMALS Chapter EVOLUTION OF HUMANS AND THE PLEISTOCENE EXTINCTIONS Chapter EXTINCTION AND DEPLETION FROM OVER-EXPLOITATION Chapter WHALES AND WHALING Chapter FISH AND FISHING Chapter OVEREXPLOITATION THREATENING LIVING SPECIES Chapter SECONDARY EFFECTS OF OVER-EXPLOITATION Chapter CATALOGING AND MAPPING BIODIVERSITY Chapter VALUES OF BIODIVERSITY Chapter NATURAL PRODUCTS Chapter ENDANGERED SPECIES PROTECTION Chapter EXOTIC INTRODUCTIONS Chapter TEMPERATE FORESTS AND DEFORESTATION Chapter TROPICAL FORESTS Chapter DESERTS AND GRASSLANDS Chapter ENDANGERED FRESHWATER HABITATS Chapter ENDANGERED MARINE HABITATS Chapter ISLANDS Chapter PROTECTED AREAS Chapter HABITAT POLLUTION Chapter CAPTIVE BREEDING AND REINTRODUCTION Chapter HUMAN POPULATION GROWTH AND ITS IMPACT BIODIVERSITY and CONSERVATION A Hypertext Book by Peter J. Bryant School of Biological Sciences, University of California

16. United Nations Division For Sustainable Development- Sustainable Development Iss biodiversity has also been discussed by the Commission on Sustainable Development on several Partnerships. CSDregistered Partnerships on biodiversity http://www.un.org/esa/sustdev/sdissues/biodiversity/biod.htm

Home About Us Commission on Sustainable ... Search Sustainable Development Topics Biological Diversity Conservation of biological diversity is the subject of Chapter 15 of Agenda 21, which was adopted by the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development, in 1992, in Rio de Janeiro. At the same Conference, the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), which has subsequently entered into force, was opened for signature. In 2002, the World Summit on Sustainable Development, in Johannesburg, addressed biological diversity in Chapter IV, paragraph , of the Johannesburg Plan of Implementation. The Johannesburg Summit also endorsed the target to achieve, by 2010, a significant reduction of the current rate of biodiversity loss at global, regional and national levels as a contribution to poverty alleviation and to the benefit of all life on earth, which had some months earlier been adopted by the sixth meeting of the CBD Conference of Parties (COP). Biodiversity has also been discussed by the Commission on Sustainable Development on several occasions and is one of the themes for discussion in the 2012/2013 two-year cycle.

17. Biodiversity — EEA Collection of indicators, reports, links, data sets and targets on changes in European biodiversity. http://www.eea.europa.eu/themes/biodiversity

Skip to content. Skip to navigation Site map Accessibility ... Subscriptions Search site EEA Home Products Overview ... Biodiversity Biodiversity Document Actions Biodiversity embraces the variety of genes, species and ecosystems that constitute life on Earth. We are currently witnessing a steady loss of biodiversity, with profound consequences for the natural world and for human wellbeing. The main causes are changes in natural habitats. These are due to intensive agricultural production systems, construction, quarrying, overexploitation of forests, oceans, rivers, lakes and soils, alien species invasions, pollution and — increasingly — global climate change. Europe has set a target for halting the loss of biodiversity by 2010. Recent EEA assessments show that without significant additional policy efforts, it is unlikely that the target will be reached. More EEA Video: Biodiversity 2010 Reports about biodiversity Halting the loss of biodiversity by 2010: proposal for a first set of indicators to monitor progress in Europe 12 Oct 2007 Europe's environment - The fourth assessment 10 Oct 2007 Europe's environment - The fourth assessment. Executive summary

18. Project Learning Tree - Curriculum:Exploring Environmental Issues: Biodiversity Exploring Environmental Issues biodiversity was developed by Project Learning Tree The global invaders section of the biodiversity module is great! http://www.plt.org/cms/pages/21_21_16.html

Exploring Environmental Issues: Biodiversity This secondary module uses biodiversity as a window through which secondary students investigate the environment. It permits educators and students to step back from specific issues and species and to examine broader concepts and larger connections—not just biological, but political, cultural, ethical, and economic as well. Students will learn that decisions about growth and development, about energy use and water quality, even about health, all rest to some extent on perspectives about biodiversity. Exploring Environmental Issues: Biodiversity was developed by Project Learning Tree (PLT) in partnership with the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) . Educators are permitted to download, print, and use any of the following online materials ( "The global invaders section of the biodiversity module is great! Some valuable, interdisciplinary concepts [are there] to convey ideas to secondary students that shouldn't wait until college." Dr. Nita Davidson, CA Department of Pesticide Regulation "Really good development of biodiversity concepts and promotion of living sustainable lifestyles." David Moore, CA Department of Fish and Game

19. Center For Biodiversity Center for biodiversity INHS Homepage. CBD. About Us Contact Us Staff Opportunities. RESEARCH. Highlights Current Projects. COLLECTIONS http://www.inhs.uiuc.edu/cbd/

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20. Center For Biodiversity And Conservation The Center for biodiversity and Conservation, established at the American Museum of Natural History in 1993, is a facility dedicated to the study and http://cbc.amnh.org/

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