Challenges to biodiversity conservation and sustainable development.

Biodiversity … Now, to make biodiversity sustainable is … Photo … BIODIVERSITY - DEFINITION The number and variety of plants, animals and other organisms that exist in an ecosystem is known as biodiversity It is a measure of the variety of organisms present in different ecosystems The richness of biodiversity depends on the climatic conditions and area of the region ' Biodiversity …

20. Biodiversity Conservation. Biodiversity and Conservation - Biodiversity and Conservation Chapter 5 SC.912.L.17.13: Discuss the need for adequate monitoring of environmental parameters when making policy decisions 1. PART 1 CHALLENGES TO THE PRESERVATION OF BIODIVERSITY Trans-Amazon Highway being cut through the rain forest near Altamaria, Brazil—one example of the detorestation that takes place along with traditional frontier expansion. Conservation approaches: International treaties The Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), from the Rio Conference in 1992, aims to: • Conserve biodiversity • Use it sustainably • Ensure fair distribution of its benefits The CBD has been signed by 188 nations, but not by the United States. Biodiversity is the incredible, dizzying variety of life that surrounds us, including all of the earth’s plants, animals, their habitats, and the natural processes that they are a part of. It has become clear that biodiversity … | PowerPoint PPT … Biodiversity is the “living foundation” for sustainable development.