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Biodiversity
Biodiversity
What is biodiversity?
What is biodiversity?
Biological diversity describes the variety and diversity of all life on land, in fresh water and the sea. This includes ecosystems and the genes they contain. From the Great Barrier Reef to the Amazon Rainforest, our world encompasses a multitude of plant and animal species.
Our indigenous biodiversity includes individual birds, plants, fish, insects and other species that are special to New Zealand. There are many examples, such as kiwi, tui, inanga (whitebait), weta, and ti kouka (cabbage tree).
Te Mana o te Taiao, the Aotearoa New Zealand Biodiversity Strategy 2020, will guide the way all of Aotearoa works to protect and restore nature.
Te Mana o te Taiao (launched in August 2020) sets out a strategic framework for the protection, restoration and sustainable use of biodiversity, particularly indigenous biodiversity, in Aotearoa New Zealand, from 2020 to 2050.
If we all work together, we can make the biggest possible difference for biodiversity. Collaboration and partnerships are a key focus in Te Mana o te Taiao. More on indigenous biodiversity here.
Why is biodiversity so important?
Why is biodiversity so important?
Our planet’s diverse, thriving ecosystems may seem like permanent fixtures, but they’re actually vulnerable to collapse.
Biodiversity ecosystems and ecological networks
Biodiversity ecosystems and ecological networks
Healthy ecosystems require a large, diverse group of organisms, each doing their part.
The global movement to restore natures biodiversity
The global movement to restore natures biodiversity
Biodiversity is the key to life on Earth and reviving our damaged planet, says ecologist Thomas Crowther.
Ecological Niches
Ecological Niches
What is an ecological niche?
What is an ecological niche?
An organism's ecological niche is the role it fills in the ecosystem it lives in.
What defines an organism's niche includes the habitat the organism lives in, the organism's activity pattern, the resources it uses from the environment and the other organisms it interacts with.
A compilation of videos on the importance of biodiversity, our human impact, how climate change has affected our worlds biodiversity and how we can protect our planet.
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