PUSAT08 Biodiversity

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BY

Dato Seri Dr. Salleh Mohd Nor

TROPBIO RESEARCH SDN. BHD.

BIODIVERSITY
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The World Turning Green !

Global Environment Concerns


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Rising tides

CapeHatterasin North Carolina


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More pests

White Spruce trees in Alaska


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No snow

Mount Hood in Oregon


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THE CHANGING ARCTIC


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DESERTIFICATION


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Biological diversity is the variety and variability among livingorganisms and the ecological complexes in which they occur.

What is Biodiversity?
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Biodiversity is the totality of

Genetic diversity

Species diversity

Ecosystem diversity
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Genetic diversityrefers to the variation of genes within species.

This covers distinct populations of the same species

(such as the thousands of traditional rice varieties in India) or

genetic variation within a populations


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Species diversityrefers to the variety of species withinregion.


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Ecosystem diversityconsists of :

the inhabiting species in all their variety and richness. Many

different species, gene-pool abundance, and unique populations are

what most people think of when they hear the term "biodiversity".

Ecosystem structure

Ecosystem functions

refers to the physical patterns of life forms

Ecological processes create landscapes and diverse

environmental conditions out of life itself.
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Rainforest are among the most biodiverse

Ecosystem in the World

Malaysia is one of the 12 world hotspots for

Biodiversity
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Why is biodiversity so important?

We could call it our 'life support system'.
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What threatens biodiversity?

Many human activities have a negative effect upon our

biodiversity.

Each time we change the natural environment we change theenvironment that biodiversity lives in.


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MAJOR THREAT TO

BIODIVERSITY


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LOSS OF BIODIVERSITY

-Loss of Ecosystems

-

Coastal Erosion


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YOU HAVE GOT SEVEN YEARS

2010 GLOBAL BIODIVERSITY

CHALLENGE BEGINS THE RACE FORLIFE

Can we reverse the tide of environmental

destruction in seven years? The globalcommunity thinks it can, and aims to

achieve a significant reduction in the lossof biodiversity - the living world - by 2010.

On World Biodiversity Day the SecretaryGeneral of the UN calls for everyone tomake a pledge to generate momentum

towards its preservation.


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How Do We Sustain and

Preserve


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Meeting the increasing demand for biological resourcescaused by population growth and increased consumption.

Increasing our capacity to document and understandbiodiversity, its value, and threats to it.

Building adequate expertise and experience inbiodiversity planning.

Improving policies, legislation, guidelines, and fiscal

measures for regulating the use of biodiversity.

Adopting incentives to promote more sustainable formsof biodiversity use.

Action for Biodiversity Sustenance


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Promoting trade rules and practicesStrengthening coordination within governments,

and between governments and stakeholders.

Securing adequate financial resources

Making better use of technology.

Building political support Improving education and

public awareness


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The passage of the Earth's biodiversitythrough the coming century will be its most

severe test.With human population expected to risedramatically, particularly in developingcountries, and the consumer revolution set

for exponential expansion - species andecosystems will face ever more seriousthreats.

Unless we take action now,

children born today will live in animpoverished world.


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RESOURCES ARE LIMITED

SLOW DOWN RESOURCE USAGE AND CONTROL

WASTAGE


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CURB ILLEGAL LOGGING


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BAKUN DAM


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The Changing Environment

UN Convention on Biodiversity

UN Convention on Climate Change


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WHICH ROAD WILL WE TAKEHICH ROAD WILL WE TAKEHICH ROAD WILL WE TAKETO PROTECT OURO PROTECT OURO PROTECT OUR

ENVIROMENT?NVIROMENT?NVIROMENT?

WHERE WILL IT LED TO ?


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The World Without

Biodiversity


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DANGEROUS


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ALL ARE INTERELATED.


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MUST HAVE

COMMITMENT

PASSION

RESPECT FOR ENVIROMENT AND

NATURE


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EFFECTIVE

DEVELOPMENT

PLANNING SAVES

RESOURSES AND

PRESERVERS

ENVIROMENT


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With sustainable use of biological

diversity a real priority, we can ensure

a new and sustainable relationship

between humanity

and the

Natural World forgenerations to come.


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