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    This document discusses biodiversity and conservation. It defines biodiversity as the variety of life in an area determined by the number of different species. Biodiversity increases ecosystem stability and health. The document then discusses threats like overexploitation, habitat loss, pollution, and climate change. It also discusses ways of conserving biodiversity such as creating corridors between habitats, restoring ecosystems, using resources sustainably, and identifying biodiversity hotspots.

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    This document discusses biodiversity and conservation. It defines biodiversity as the variety of life in an area determined by the number of different species. Biodiversity increases ecosystem stability and health. The document then discusses threats like overexploitation, habitat loss, pollution, and climate change. It also discusses ways of conserving biodiversity such as creating corridors between habitats, restoring ecosystems, using resources sustainably, and identifying biodiversity hotspots.

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    This document discusses biodiversity and conservation. It defines biodiversity as the variety of life in an area determined by the number of different species. Biodiversity increases ecosystem stability and health. The document then discusses threats like overexploitation, habitat loss, pollution, and climate change. It also discusses ways of conserving biodiversity such as creating corridors between habitats, restoring ecosystems, using resources sustainably, and identifying biodiversity hotspots.

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    Name- Vanshika Rastogi

    Course- Bcom(hons) 2nd year


    Enroll No.- 01616788816
    Subject- Environment
    management
    Bio Diversity and
    Conservation
    Biodiversity and Conservation

    What is biodiversity?
     Biodiversity is the variety of life in an area
    that is determined by the number of
    different species in that area.

     Biodiversity increases the stability of an


    ecosystem and contributes to the health of
    the biosphere.
    Biodiversity and Conservation

    The Importance of
    Biodiversity
     Most of the world’s food crops
    come from just a few species.

     Scientists continue to
    find new extracts from
    plants and other
    Teosinte
    organisms that help in plant
    the treatment of human
    diseases.

    Domestic corn plant


    Biodiversity and Conservation

    Biodiversity
     A healthy biosphere
    provides many
    services to humans
    and other organisms
    that live on Earth.
    Green plants provide
    oxygen to the
    atmosphere.
     Natural processes provide drinking water
    that is safe for human use.
    Types of bio diversity
    There are three types of biodiversity;
     Genetic diversity-it describes the variation between the
    number and types of genes as well as chromosomes
    present in different species.
     Species diversity-it describes the variation in the number
    and richness of the species within the region. The
    species richness may be defined as the number of
    species per unit area.
     Ecosystem diversity-it describes the assemblage and
    interaction of species living together and the physical
    environment in the given area.
    Biodiversity and Conservation

    Threats to Biodiversity
    Extinction Rates
     The gradual process of species becoming
    extinct is known as background extinction.
     Mass extinction is an event in which a large
    percentage of all living species become
    extinct in a relatively short period of time.
    Biodiversity and Conservation

    Overexploitation
     Overexploitation, or excessive use, of species that
    have economic value is a factor increasing the current
    rate of extinction.

    Rhinoceros
    Ocelot

    Climate change
     The global climatic changes throughout the history of
    the plant have definitely modified life and ecosystem in
    the planet. As an outcome crucial habitats have been
    destroyed.
    Biodiversity and Conservation

    Habitat Loss
     If a habitat is destroyed or disrupted, the native
    species might have to relocate or they will die.

    Destruction of Habitat
     The destruction of habitat, such as the clearing of
    tropical rain forests, has a direct impact on global
    biodiversity.
    Pollution
     Pollution has continued to harm the biosphere by
    releasing toxic chemicals.
    Biodiversity and Conservation

    Conserving Biodiversity
    Natural Resources
     The consumption rate
    of natural resources is
    not evenly distributed.
     Resources that are found
    on Earth in limited amounts
    or those that are replaced
    by natural processes over
    extremely long periods of
    time are called
    nonrenewable resources.
    Biodiversity and Conservation
     Sustainable use means using resources at a rate in
    which they can be replaced or recycled while
    preserving the long-term environmental health of the
    biosphere.
    Biodiversity Hotspots
     At least 1500 species of vascular plants are endemic.
     The region must have lost at least 70 percent of its
    original habitat.
     These hot spots originally covered 15.7 percent of
    Earth’s surface, however, only about a tenth of that
    habitat remains.
    Biodiversity and Conservation

    Corridors Between Habitat Fragments


     Improve the survival of biodiversity by providing
    corridors, or passageways, between habitat fragments
     Creates a larger piece of land that can sustain a wider
    variety of species and a wider variety of genetic
    variation

    Restoring Ecosystems
     The larger the affected
    area, the longer it takes
    for the biological
    community to recover.
    Biodiversity and Conservation

    Bioremediation
     The use of living organisms,
    such as prokaryotes, fungi,
    or plants to detoxify a
    polluted area is called
    bioremediation.

    Biological Augmentation
     Adding natural predators to a degraded ecosystem is
    called biological augmentation.

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