PPT-Biodiversity:

Habitat Quality and Rarity Brad Eichelberger Model Overview Managing the quality of habitat allows for us to manage the associated species Tier 1 model produces a map of habitat quality. The complexity and rich diversity of life found in forests provides many vital services to human beings Nonetheless humans are destroying forest biodiversity at an alarming rate The conversion of forests to agricultural land overgrazing unsustainabl How . BIOFIN supports Biodiversity Conservation in . Perú. October 2014, . Pyeonchang. , Korea. Why . MINAM take BIOFIN as its own project?. con. S. er. V. ation. without . financing is . just. con. . hotspots. of . primary. . producers. . at. the global . scale. Alice . Soccodato. In collaboration . with. : . d’. Ovidio. F, De Monte S, Levy M, . Follows. M, . Alvain. S. . L. iege. – Friday 17 May 2013. the variety of living organisms within an ecosystem.. Review Q#1-5. 1. What causes the “patchiness” in the Biosphere (Earth)?. The Earth is “patchy” because it is made up of different environments (land, oceans, lakes, ice). . Trends . Within. . the. . Holocene. John Birks, Vivian Felde, and Alistair Seddon. University. . of. Bergen. ‘. Anthropocene. ’ has suddenly become a buzzword in ecology and biogeography in the last few years, despite no clear definition for its lower boundary. 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; . Objectives:. Define the terms . extinction. , . extirpation. and . mass extinction. .. Contrast background extinction rates and periods of mass extinction.. Evaluate the primary causes of biodiversity loss.. 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. Introduction. Considering how biodiversity is being lost, what are some possible ways that we could protect biodiversity?. Protecting Biodiversity. Explicit Instruction. Nations pass laws and sign international treaties that protect biodiversity.. Biodiversity, ecosystem services and human wellbeing . Outline of Lecture. From empty world to full world. Biodiversity, ecosystem goods and ecosystem services. Biodiversity, markets and the nature of resources. 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.. an . indicator species because they require clean water to thrive because they spend most of their life span in the river. [8] Most if not all life forms play a vital role in the Peconic River, and because of the nature of how dragonflies develop and mature it is important to monitor this species. Dragonflies have a significant and positive role in maintaining ecological homeostasis. Being extremely skilled fliers and having almost a complete 360 view, they keep pesky mosquitoes, disease-spreading .