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Natural Science 5
BIODIVERSITY
and
SUSTAINABILITY
Outline
What is biodiversity?
What is sustainability?
How does biodiversity contribute to sustainability?
What is biodiversity?
BIO - life
DIVERSITY - kinds
Genetic diversity
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Species
diversity
ECOSYSTEM DIVERSITY
RAINFORESTS
CORAL REEFS
MANGROVES
Biodiversity
Biodiversity maintains the
health of the earth and its
people.
It provides us with food and
medicine and contributes to
our economy.
It tells us a lot about the
health of the biosphere.
The greater the variety of
species, the healthier the
biosphere. Why is this?
Sustainability
The ability to maintain
ecological processes over
long periods of time.
What are these ecological
processes?
1. Biogeochemical
Sustainability ofcycling
an
2. __________
ecosystem is the ability
3. Food
chains
and food
of that
ecosystem
to webs
4. Population
maintain itsdynamics
structure and
function over time in the
face of external stress.
Sustainability
SUSTAINABILITY
The ability to maintain
ecological processes over
long periods of time.
What are these ecological
processes?
Sustainability of an
ecosystem is the ability
of that ecosystem to
maintain its structure and
function over time in the
face of external stress.
Sustainability
Is strongly linked to
ecosystem health.
The more sustainable
an ecosystem is, the
healthier it is
because it is able to
deal with external
stress better
(i.e. limiting factors).
sustainable.
How?
Recycling
Reusing
Caring for the environment (planting,
etc)
Reduce pollution
Sustainable fishing
Avoid overhunting
For Example...
The greater the variety of genes and species of
fish, plants and animals in the Laguna Lake
ecosystem, the more biodiversity.
Higher biodiversity will increase the
ecosystems sustainability
Why is this important?
Bangus
Biya
Carp
Laguna Lake
We rely on Laguna Lake ecosystem for many
things:
MAIN POINTS!
HUMAN ACTIVITIES
NATURAL
ECOLOGICAL
PROCESSES
BIODIVERSITY
SUSTAINABILITY
THE END
ASSIGNMENT
Individual output: Draw in a white sheet
your perception about environment or nature
and how the three things: yourself, society,
and environment are intertwined.
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