PPT-Regional or Local Biodiversity:

Biodiversity at regional level is better understood by categorizing species richness into four types Whittaker 1972 described three terms for measuring biodiversity over spatial scales alpha beta and gamma diversity. Agricultural biodiversity includes ecosystems animals plants and microorganisms related to food and agriculture Today most species of crops and domesticated livestock are the result of thousands of years of human intervention such as selective breed Achievements and challenges . . Dr. Amani . Alassaf. . Environment and natural resources Economist. University of Jordan. amani.alassaf@ju.edu.jo. Reflecting Biodiversity – Holistic approaches and regional adaptation . . Kelemework. . Tafere. . Reda. , UNISA. Background. Pastoralism as a mode of production and way of life has existed in East Africa for thousands of years. There are over 200 million pastoralists across the globe, with over 180 million of them currently living in developing countries (. Prepared by Dakota Joiner & Lindsey bat Joseph for . Alexander College Writing and Learning Centre, April 2015.. Research source: . Krebs, Charles J. . Ecology, . 6. th. ed. Pearson. : San Francisco, 2009. Win . Maung. Chairman. Myanmar Environment Institute (MEI). To . protect . ecosystem services, biodiversity conservation is . essential. -(. supporting services. —e.g. nutrient cycling, soil formation, primary production; . Supervisor: Dr. Doug King. Niloofar. . Alavi. Background: Biodiversity and Habitat . H. eterogeneity. Biodiversity:. . T. he . variability among living organisms from all sources including, terrestrial, marine and other aquatic ecosystems and the ecological complexes of which they are part . Current Status. Conservation Efforts. Challenges of Managing the Sector. Institutions Managing Forests and Biodiversity in Tamil Nadu. Key Policies and Programs. Impact of Climate Change on Forests and Biodiversity. By . Vaibhavi Apte. Biodiversity ???. Diversity = variety. Bio= living. Thus, variability among living organisms from all sources including inter alia, terrestrial, marine & other aquatic ecosystems and ecological complexes of which they are part of. . Dr. David Laborde . D.laborde@cgiar.org. , IFPRI. Based on joint works with :. Anouch Missirian, IFPRI-Columbia University for biodiversity focus. Dr. Lauren Deason, IFPRI for nutrition focus. Prof. Antoine Bouet, IFPRI-University of Bordeaux for Household modeling focus. Ari-Pekka . Auvinen. Finnish Environment Institute. 2016 . Eionet. . Workshop. | . NRCs . Biodiversity, Ecosystems, Indicators and Assessments . 30 June . - . 1 July 2016, . E. uropean. Environment . Wednesday, February 1. st. , 2017. & Friday February 3. rd. , 2017. WHAT CAN WE DO? Eight Priorities for Protecting Biodiversity. Take immediate action . to . preserve. world’s biological . hot spots.. Mashiyat Ahmed, Kelly DiResto, Jessica Marcote. Mentored by Cody Onufrock . Long Beach High School. . Abstract. Rewilding. is a conservation strategy that restores and protects natural processes. Through . It is the variety of all the different living things and their homes on the planet. . BIO. . DIVERSITY. Bio= biological organisms . -living things!. diversity= the amount of variation. TaiBIF. : building biodiversity informatics skills. Yu-Huang Wang, . TaiBIF. Node Manager. TaiBIF’s. role in the regional strategy for Asia. Regional IPT training. 2012 . I. PT2 training workshop.