1. GROUP MEMBERS:
M MUAWWIZ ZIA 2700
AMJAD NAWAZ 2701
PRINCE SHAYAN 2705
M YOUSAF 2698
UMAIR WARIS 2703

2. Contents
(1-2)What is Biodiversity?
(3)Levels of Biodiversity.
(4)Benefits of Biodiversity.
(5)Threats to Biodiversity.
(6)What we get from Biodiversity?
(7) Factors effecting Biodiversity.
(8) Protection of Biodiversity & Restoration
Techniques.
(9)Biodiversity Seriousness.
M.Muawwiz.Zia
Prince.Shayan
Umair.Waris
Amjad.Nawaz
M.Yousaf

3. What is Biodiversity?
 Combination of 2 words
1. Bio
2.Diversity
 Bio means ‘Life’.
BiodiversityBiodiversity is theis the variety of lifevariety of life onon
Earth and theEarth and the essentialessential
interdependence of all living things.interdependence of all living things.
 Diversity means ‘variety’.
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4. • More than 2 million species are known!
• Tens of millions species are unknown!
How variety of life exist ??
o The tremendous variety of life on Earth is made
possible by complex interactions among all living
things including microscopic species like algae and
mites.
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5. 1. Species Diversity.
2. Ecosystem Diversity.
3. Genetic Diversity.
 LEVELS OF BIODIVERSITY
Most important
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6. BENEFITS OF BIODIVERSITY
Consumptive value:
Food/Drink
Fuel
Medicine
Non-Consumptive Value:
Education and Research
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THREATS TO BIODIVERSITY
Natural causes:
 Low population
Anthropogenic causes:
 Pollution
 Hunting
 Global warming and climate
change

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What do we get fromWhat do we get from
biodiversity?biodiversity?
OxygenOxygen
FoodFood
MedicineMedicine
Etc………………!!Etc………………!!

9.  Factors effecting Biodiversity
1. Climate change
2. Global warming
3. Pollution
4. Deforestation
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10. 8
Protection of Biodiversity & Restoration Techniques:
1) Biodiversity Banking.
2) Genes Banks.
3) Reduction of & better targeting of pesticides.
4) Encyclopedia of Life.
5) Wildlife corridors

11. 9
Biodiversity Seriousness in Different countries
 What is Biodiversity Seriousness??
 Explain with help of a graph.