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Biodiversity- the variety of life on earth and the natural patterns it forms.
3 Levels of Biodiversity
Extinction-the death of a species occurs when the last individual member of a species dies.
Endangered species- a species in imminent danger of extinction throughout all or a significant part of its
range.
Threatened species- a species likely to become endangered in the foreseeable future, throughout all or
a significant part of its range.
1. Aesthetic and Economics- source of beauty and pleasure; can provide economic benefits
2. Food, Pharmaceuticals, Scientific Information and Products
3. Protecting Free Services and Saving Money
-protecting natural systems helps preserve many ecological services such as flood control and
water pollution abatement
4. Ethics- Doing the Right Thing
Its mission is to influence, encourage and assist global societies to conserve nature. To ensure
that any use of natural resources is equitable and ecologically sustainable .
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species -provides scientifically based information on the status of
species and subspecies at a global level.
aims to ensure that the international trade of plants and animals does not threaten the survival
of the species in its natural habitat.
to conserve and protect wildlife species and their habitats to promote ecological balance and
enhance biological diversity;
to regulate the collection and trade of wildlife;
to pursue, with due regard to the national interest, the Philippine commitment to international
conventions, protection of wildlife and their habitats; and
to initiate or support scientific studies on the conservation of biological diversity.