3. BIODIVERSITY
BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY OR BIODIVERSITY IS THAT
PART OF NATURE WHICH INCLUDES THE
DIFFERENCES IN GENES AMONG THE INDIVIDUALS
OF A SPECIES ,THE VARIETY AND RICHNESS OF ALL
THE PLANT AND ANIMAL SPECIES AT DIFFERENT
SCALES IN SPACE ,LOCALITY,IN A REGION ,IN THE
COUNTRY AND THE WORLD , AND VARIOUS TYPES
OF ECOSYSTEMS ,BOTH TERRESTRIAL AND
AQUATIC ,WITHIN A DEFINED AREA.
7. SOCIOSPHERE
IT INCLUDES SOCIAL ,
CULTURAL ,ECONOMIC
,POLITICAL AND
RELIGIOUS
COMPONENTS /
ELEMENTS.
IT ALSO REFLECTS
MAN’S NATURE .
8. SOCIO – CULTURAL ENVIRONMENT
IT CONSISTS OF ALL THOSE
THINGS THAT ARE DEVELOPED BY
MAN.
MAN – MADE ENVIRONMENT
9. SOCIO - ECONOMIC AND
CULTURAL FACTORS LEADING
TO EXPLOITATION AND
DEGRADATION OF
NATURAL RESOURCES
10. ILL EFFECTS OF SOCIAL MOBILITY.
FOOD SHORTAGE
PROBLEMS OF OVER POPULATION
AIR , WATER , SOILAND NOISE POLLUTION
PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH WASTE DISPOSAL
POVERTY ,MALNUTRITION ,SANITATION AND DISEASES
DELETERIOUS EFFECTS RELATED TO PESTICIDES AND
INSECTICIDES.
ADVERSE EFFECTS OF INTENSIVE AGRICULTURE AND
ANIMAL HUSBANDRY PRACTICES.
15. PURCHASING REFRIGERATOR, ELABORATE WOODEN
FURNITURE, CAR AND OTHER SUCH ITEMS FOR THE SAKE OF
PRESTIGE OR AS STATUS SYMBOLS.
EXCESSIVE USE OF LAND FOR CONSTRUCTION PURPOSES.
EXCESSIVE USE OF PLASTICS AT HOME AND IN THE MARKET.
EXCESSIVE USE OF PAPER AND WOOD FOR PACKAGING AND
TRANSPORT.
CHANGING FOOD HABITS AND WASTE OF FOOD.
CULTIVATION OF CASH CROPS AND PLANTATIONS IN
PREFERENCE TO FLOWER AND FRUIT YIELDING TREES FOR
EARNING QUICK MONEY.
16. BIODIVERSITY IS THE TERM APPLIED TO THE VARIETY
OF ORGANISMS THAT OCCUPY A GIVEN REGION.
BIODIVERSITY GETS USED AS A MEASURE OF THE
HEALTH OF BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS, AND TO SEE IF
THERE IS A DANGER THAT TOO MANY SPECIES
BECOME EXTINCT. THE UNITED NATIONS DESIGNATED
2011–2020 AS THE "UNITED NATIONS DECADE ON
BIODIVERSITY".
CONCLUSION