Volume : IV, Issue : IX, September - 2015

BIODIVERSITY; RELEVANCE AND CHALLENGES FOR HUMANITY

Dr. Anil Kumar Sangwan

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Biodiversity is made of two words i.e. Bio means life and diversity means variety or difference meaning variety of living organisms. It is both a measure of variety of life and an indicator of overall health of our planet the Earth. The most unique feature of the Earth is the existence of life and most beautiful feature is its diversity. Approximately 9 million types of plants, animals, fungi and about 7.5 million people inhabit the Earth. Biodiversity is not spread equally around the globe. Some areas possess rich species and some have not. These species or living organisms play central role in the environment. Biodiversity is of different type like Ecological diversity, Genetic diversity, Species diversity and Functional diversity. Biodiversity is the foundation for human health but its continuing loss threaten directly to human health.

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Dr. Anil Kumar Sangwan Biodiversity; Relevance and Challenges For Humanity Global Journal For Research Analysis, Vol: 4, Issue: 9 September 2015

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