What does biodiversity mean?BIOdiversityIttakesall kindsto make a WORLD

What does biodiversity mean? What is biodiversity?

bio=lifediversity=variety

Biodiversity=variety of life

Which has more biodiversity?

A B

Earth´s rich variety of life makes our world unique in the universe

Scientists have identified more than 2 million species.Tens of thousands remain unknown

There are three kinds of biodiversity:1.Diversity of genes2.Variety in species3.Variety of ecosystems

1.DIVERSITY OF GENES: The Galician blond,the islandic cow and the Dutch Friesian are all cows,but they are all different!

2.VARIETY IN SPECIES: scientists have identified more than 2 million species.Gorillas,sardines and people are all different species.

You are not alone! Humans are only one of the 2 million identified speciesWhere are you on this biodiverse planet?

Humans are only one of2 million identified species

You are not alone!

3. VARIETY OF ECOSYSTEMS.:Earth has many kinds of ecosystems and every ecosystem has unique species.

Dunes (Traba)

River(Baio)

Sea(Touriñan)

Forest(O Courel)

What does biodiversity give us?

Air to breatheFood to eat .Clean water Medicine Clothes,shoes,paper,pencils… BEAUTY

What is happening to biodiversity?

Today ,many species are becoming extinct at top speed

EXTINCTION: when all members of a species have died

3 species become extinct every hour every day

More than 20,000 species become extinct every year

Quagga,South Africa.Extinct 1883

Capercaillie,Galicia.Extinct 2005

Dodo ,island of MauritiusExtinct 7th century

THREATS TO DIVERSITYHabitat destructionIntroduced speciesPolllutionPopulation growthOver-consumptionGLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE

HABITAT DESTRUCTION

POLLUTION

EXOTIC SPECIES

ENDANGERED SPECIES ARE THOSE THAT ARE IN DANGER OF BECOMING EXTINCT

endangered species map

We´ve got the whole world in our shopping bag!

Match the biodiversity ingredient with the products

Willow tree paperOlive tree aspirineCacao beans olive oilSeaweed milkEucaliptus chocolate cakeWheat vanilla icecreamCow bread

You depend on biodiversity and biodiversity depends on you!

What can we do to help biodiversity?

We can:

Protect habitatsSave our forestsBuy organic foodReduceReuseRecycle

Save OurSpecies

Biodiversity is life.Biodiversity is our life