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Biodiversity

• What is biodiversity?
• Convention on Biological Diversity
• Action in the UK
• Action internationally
• Marine biodiversity
• Evidence and research
• Genetic resources for food and agriculture
• Key documents
• How will climate change affect biodiversity?
• Contacts

Biodiversity

Biodiversity encompasses the whole variety of life on Earth.

On a world scale the rate of loss is now recognised to be a cause for serious concern, requiring concerted international action to prevent continued loss of biodiversity.

In this section:

• What is Biodiversity?
  Find out more on what we mean by the term biodiversity.
• Convention on Biological Diversity
  Learn more about what the convention of biological diversity is, and how it is implemented in the UK
• Action in the UK
  Information on the England Biodiversity Strategy, the UK approach to conserving biodiversity, the UK action plan
• Action internationally
  Find out more on the UN convention on Biological Diversity and the EU biodiversity strategy.
• Marine Biodiversity
• Evidence and Research
  Find out what indicators we use to measure progress on improving and maintaining biodiversity in England.
• Contacts
  Find out who to contact and how for more information on Biodiversity.

Page last modified: 07 May 2009
Page published: 23 October 2008

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