Why do we Need Biodiversity?

Biological diversity is important because of the way relationships between species and habitats  combine to provide yet more variation in the living world. Any human activity that diminishes this 'bio - diversity' could therefore impoverish our own quality of life, reduce the resources available to us and ultimately jeopardise the survival of our descendants.

We should seek to conserve biodiversity because:

It confers direct benefits as natural processes protect our planet It provides the raw material of food, clothing and medicines It enhances our quality of life, by adding variety to our surroundings It helps shape our culture and inspires our poets, painters and writers It is heritage we should not deny to the next generation It is affected enomously by what we do.