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Biodiversity Conservation 12/6/2018 Biodiversity Conservation Himadri Barman Centre for Management Studies Dibrugarh University

What is Biodiversity? The 1992 United Nations Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro defined Biodiversity as "the variability among living organisms from all sources, including, 'inter alia', terrestrial, marine, and other aquatic ecosystems, and the ecological complexes of which they are part: this includes diversity within species, between species and of ecosystems" 12/6/2018 Himadri Barman

Why conserve Biodiversity? Because the Planet and Biodiversity alike is threatened because of the onslaught of the HIPPO, which stands for Habitat destruction, Invasive species, Pollution, Population, and Overharvesting. The acronym HIPPO has been coined by Edward O. Wilson 12/6/2018 Himadri Barman

Where are we heading? If today is a typical day on planet Earth, we will lose 116 square miles of rainforest, or about an acre a second. We will lose another 72 square miles to encroaching deserts, as a result of human mismanagement and overpopulation. We will lose 40 to 100 species, and no one knows whether the number is 40 or 100. Today the human population will increase by 250,000. And today we will add 2,700 tons of chlorofluorocarbons to the atmosphere and 15 million tons of carbon. Tonight the Earth will be a little hotter, its waters more acidic, and the fabric of life more threadbare.  ......   David Orr (1991) 12/6/2018 Himadri Barman

Changing Scenarios Period Cause of Destruction 12/6/2018 Changing Scenarios Period Cause of Destruction Prehistoric Natural Disasters & Competition Historic Overexploitation & Introduction of Exotic Species Today Destruction of Habitats & pollution 12/6/2018 Himadri Barman

The Rate of Destruction – Some Facts 12/6/2018 The Rate of Destruction – Some Facts Number of Known Species : 1.4 million Estimated Number of Species : 5 million Time taken for this Biodiversity to evolve : 3.5 billion years Natural Rate of Extinction of Species : 1 per year Rate at which Species are getting Extinct : 10000 per year Estimated Number of Species already Extinct : 1 million Tropical Forests Destroyed : 40k miles2 / year 12/6/2018 Himadri Barman

Fortunately Not because Is Everything Lost?? Fortunately Not because Our generation is the first one that has really became aware of the fact that we are causing irreparable damage to the planet - to the air, water and soil of the planet and to its biological resources. Ours is not the first generation to do damage to the planet, but we are the first to realize the extent of the problem. Ours is the only generation that can prevent a massive loss of biological diversity by learning to live on the planet without destroying it: learning to live, work, grow food, trade, and develop a sustainable way of life that serves the continuing needs of our descendants, and the other species present on earth, as well as ourselves. 12/6/2018 Himadri Barman

What can we do? Increasing bio-capacity by protecting, conserving, and restoring ecosystems and biodiversity, to maintain biological productivity and ecological services Lowering world population Reducing per person consumption of goods and services Improving the resource efficiency with which goods and services are produced 12/6/2018 Himadri Barman

All of Us can make a Difference! 12/6/2018 All of Us can make a Difference! I’m willing. Are You 12/6/2018 Himadri Barman