Biodiversity

GROUP MEMBERS:M MUAWWIZ ZIA 2700AMJAD NAWAZ 2701PRINCE SHAYAN 2705M YOUSAF 2698UMAIR WARIS 2703

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Contents(1-2)What is Biodiversity?(3)Levels of Biodiversity.(4)Benefits of Biodiversity.(5)Threats to Biodiversity.(6)What we get from Biodiversity?(7) Factors effecting Biodiversity.(8) Protection of Biodiversity & Restoration Techniques.(9)Biodiversity Seriousness.

M.Muawwiz.Zia

Prince.Shayan

Umair.Waris

Amjad.Nawaz

M.Yousaf




What is Biodiversity? Combination of 2 words

1.Bio2.Diversity

Bio means ‘Life’.

BiodiversityBiodiversity is the is the variety of lifevariety of life on on Earth and the Earth and the essential essential

interdependence of all living things.interdependence of all living things.

Diversity means ‘variety’.

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• More than 2 million species are known!• Tens of millions species are unknown!

How variety of life exist ?? o The tremendous variety of life on Earth is made

possible by complex interactions among all living things including microscopic species like algae and mites.

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1. Species Diversity.

2. Ecosystem Diversity.

3. Genetic Diversity.

LEVELS OF BIODIVERSITY

Most important

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BENEFITS OF BIODIVERSITYConsumptive value: Food/DrinkFuelMedicine

Non-Consumptive Value:Education and Research

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THREATS TO BIODIVERSITY

Natural causes: Low population

Anthropogenic causes: Pollution Hunting Global warming and climate

change




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What do we get from What do we get from biodiversity?biodiversity?

OxygenOxygen

FoodFood

MedicineMedicine

Etc………………!!Etc………………!!




Factors effecting Biodiversity

1. Climate change2. Global warming3. Pollution4. Deforestation

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Protection of Biodiversity & Restoration Techniques:

1) Biodiversity Banking.2) Genes Banks.3) Reduction of & better targeting of pesticides.4) Encyclopedia of Life.5) Wildlife corridors




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Biodiversity Seriousness in Different countries

What is Biodiversity Seriousness?? Explain with help of a graph.





