Now I know that 2010 is the International Year of Biodiversity , but I wondered what it means to biodiversity?
Wikipedia informs that in fact the correct translation biodiversity would be more than biovarietà, a word that means that on Earth there million different life forms (you get to talking about almost 30 million) because every living being is a unique combination of DNA. In addition, all living beings survive only if they interact with other living beings and non-living elements, such as climate, the presence or absence of water, temperature, air quality, the earth, the sun, to adapt ' environment and giving rise to diverse ecosystems.
This rich variety of genes, species and ecosystems provides us with food, wood, fiber, energy, materials first, industrial chemicals, medicines, we also provides free recycling services, cleansing and natural control of pests.
Biodiversity is a life insurance against environmental disasters and climate change greatly affects the balance of ecosystems.
That does not stop the fight against climate change launched by the UN, pointing the finger at three priority areas that will lead to implementation of a green economy in the twenty-first century:
1. protecting ecosystems
2. combating deforestation and degradation of forests
3. new clean technologies like solar and wind power.
So even though we are almost 30 million living beings we are all connected and when a species disappears, animal or plant that is threatening the rest of the network connections. Too bad that the one and only cause of extinction of all life forms is the man!
If you want to know more about the net I found a book, free download, published by ENEA, Biodiversity. resources for development. Good reading.
If you want to know more about the net I found a book, free download, published by ENEA, Biodiversity. resources for development. Good reading.