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Technical information sheet 1: Biodiversity and why it's important
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Title: | Technical information sheet 1: Biodiversity and why it's important |
Authors: | Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority |
ASFA Subjects: | Biodiversity |
APAIS Subject: | Environmental management |
Location: | Reef-wide |
Category: | Information Publication Scheme Zones, plans and maps |
Issue Date: | 2002 |
Publisher: | Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority |
Series/Report no.: | Technical Information Sheet |
Abstract: | Biodiversity is a term used to describe the abundance of all plants and animals, together with the places they live and the natural processes that keep them alive. Our world relies on biodiversity, from the animals, plants and fungi to the micro-organisms too small for the eye to see. Biodiversity includes the genes contained in these plants and animals and the ecosystems in which they live. Without this rich biodiversity, we would cease to exist; humans rely on the breathable air, fertile soil and drinkable water that are the result of biodiversity. Biodiversity is the basis of all our food and resources and many of our economic activities. Biodiversity is not just desirable – it is essential. By protecting biodiversity, we are protecting our future and our children’s future. |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/11017/768 |
Type of document: | Brochure |
Appears in Collections: | Management |
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