Assignment ENV 107 Topic: Submitted to Professor Dr. S.M. Atiqul Islam Submitted by Name: ID: Section: Date: Biodiversity: Biological diversity‚ or biodiversity‚ refers to the variety of life on Earth. As defined by the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity‚ it includes diversity of ecosystems‚ species and genes‚ and the ecological processes that support them. Natural diversity in ecosystems provides essential economic benefits and services
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Biodiversity is the degree of variation of life forms within a given ecosystem‚ biome‚ or an entire planet. Biodiversity is one measure of the health of ecosystems. Life on Earth today consists of many millions of distinct biological species. The United Nations declared the year 2010 as the International Year of Biodiversity. Biodiversity is not consistent across the Earth. In the terrestrial context for example‚ tropical regions are typically rich whereas polar regions support fewer species. Rapid
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_____Cameron Kashani_____‚ a review of: Spicer‚ John I. 2009. Biodiversity. New York: Rosen Pub Biodiversity and its decline is a subject often overlooked when talking about the dangers facing our planets ecosystem. A main reason for this seclusion is the vague nature of the word biodiversity. It is a term that has so many different meanings because of people’s different subjective interpretations. However at the Convention on Biological Diversity at Rio de Janeiro‚ Brazil in 1992‚ the term was
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September 2011. TOTAL MARKS 100 = 15% OF FINAL GRADE. DUE DATE: FRIDAY 28 OCTOBER 2011 I. VITI LEVU – MAJOR ESSAY 1 Write an 8-page essay on “Viti Levu: A Case Study of Island Biodiversity”. Your essay should focus on the different natural and cultural terrestrial and freshwater ecosystems and biodiversity that are found on Viti Levu‚ with focus on dominant species (plants and animals) and crops in different areas. The essay should be based on what you have learned in the past and your personal
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CRITIQUE OF THE ‘BIODIVERSITY ACT’ NAME: SUBHALAGNA CHOUDHURY EDUCATION: DEPARTMENT OF LAW‚ CALCUTTA UNIVERSITY CONTACT NUMBER: 9874916277 “BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY ACT‚2002” was passed by the Lok Sabha on 2nd December‚ 2002 and by the Rajya Sabha on 11th December‚2002. It primarily focuses on regulating the access to biological resources of the country‚ the sustainable conservation of biodiversity‚ to create national
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INTRODUCTION Biodiversity presents occurrence of variety of species and their natural community in which they live. By the definition it is “The degree of variation of life forms within a given species‚ ecosystem‚ biome‚ or an entire planet. It is a measure of the health of ecosystems and is in part a function of climate.” (Rutherford) Ecosystem is on the other hand‚ “ community and its abiotic environment”( Rutherford). Biodiversity exists in every ecosystem‚ weather it is big one‚ or just ecosystem
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1. Enumerate and discuss the direct and indirect threats to Philippine biodiversity. Direct Threats • Illegal logging • Mining • Pollution • Oils spill • Introduction of invasive species • Overexploitation Indirect Threats • Infrastructure development • Rapidly increasing human population against a limited land base ➢ Indiscriminate logging literally changes the forest landscape. Although there has been a
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Grace Hennessy Science 1 Biodiversity Project The values that biodiversity offer are more kinds and types of food for us and animals‚ sufficient amounts of it‚ more jobs depending on the surroundings‚ enables more research(which can cause health benefits)‚ inspiration for art and music‚ and so much more. Some factors that affect biodiversity of species are what are around the biomes‚ the unnatural species living there‚ extreme climate changes (in general)‚ pollution‚ unusual weather changes(drought
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ADVANTAGES OF BIODIVERSITY By adopting a different‚ more positive‚ and more proactive approach to the challenges that environmental issues pose‚ Indian enterprises will greatly benefit in this millennium. The prevalent attitude today‚ with some exceptions‚ is that environmental concerns impose costs that are best avoided. This is natural since these are costs which can fairly readily be externalised and imposed on somebody else. Thus‚ when industrial effluents render river water unfit for drinking
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Intrinsic value is the value that an entity has in itself‚ for what it is‚ or as an end Intrinsic Values of Biodiversity * All life has inherent worth – Every species has a value and role in nature. It has a right to exist‚ whether or not it is known to be useful to humans. All life is sacred and must be protected. Humans are no more important than other species. They all have a good of their own and both deserve to be valued.Thus everything has an equal right to exist simply because it already
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