Even man’s socio-cultural diversity is an aspect of biodiversity and they represent one

of the solutions to the challenge of survival in changing environments.

Biological diversity is the key to survival for every species, ecosystem, and

the entire biosphere.

Biodiversity is a dynamic concept that includes not only the number of living organisms but also their

evolution over time and their inter-relationships and the role that

they occupy in the biosphere.

Biological Diversity does not refer solely to the variability and the richness of species present in a

location (species diversity) but also to the diversity between individuals of the same species (genetic diversity)

that determines the uniqueness of each individual, and to the diversity

of the biological communities and ecosystems present in that location

(ecosystem diversity).

Biodiversity can be viewed as the “mosaic of life”: the variety and variability of the living organisms of the planet, their organisation into different habitats, and their respective

inter-relationships.

Realized by

Maritime Admiral Michelagnoli Foundation NGO non-profit Fondazione Marittima Ammiraglio Michelagnoli Onlus - Taranto - Italy

Photo archive "Mare Nostrum" , property of Fondazione Michelagnoli & Giuseppe Pignataro (international champion)www.fondazionemichelagnoli.it

English version translated byDr Adrian Mallia - Adi Associates Environmental Consultants Ltd - Malta

In agreement with

National Interuniversity Consortium For Marine Sciences - ItalyCo.N.I.S.Ma. - Consorzio Nazionale Interuniversitario di Scienze del Mare

With the grant of

Ministry of the University and Scientific and Technological ResearchMinistero dell'Università e della Ricerca Biodiversity – a Mosaic of Life