The document discusses biodiversity in Sydney, encompassing various life forms, ecosystems, and their interactions, including indigenous and European influences on biodiversity. It emphasizes the importance of biodiversity for resources such as food, water, and tourism, while raising questions about sustainable coexistence with urban development. The document concludes with inquiries regarding the adequacy of existing laws and frameworks to protect biodiversity in the region.

1. ‘biodiversity’“biodiversity is the variety of all life forms: different plants, animals, the genes they contain and the ecosystems in which they live”

2. Biodiversity by Geoff Duggan and Mark SantangeloWhat does biodiversity include in relation to Sydney?Plant Communities

3. Fauna

4. Ocean and Harbour

5. Waterways & Tributaries

6. WetlandsAboriginal Influence on BiodiversityBiodiversity by Geoff Duggan and Mark Santangelo the use of fire and its effect on species diversityEuropean Influence on Biodiversity“the last 200 years”Biodiversity by Geoff Duggan and Mark SantangeloSource: Benson,D & Howell,J. 1990

7. Sydney Basin BioregionBiodiversity by Geoff Duggan and Mark SantangeloSource: www.environment.nsw.gov.au

8. Biodiversity by Geoff Duggan and Mark SantangeloSydney Metropolitan AreaSource: www.metrostrategy.nsw.gov.au

9. Biodiversity by Geoff Duggan and Mark SantangeloSource: Benson,D & Howell,J. 1990

10. Biodiversity by Geoff Duggan and Mark SantangeloBiodiversity as a resource for Sydney? Food

11. Water

12. Tourism

13. Industrial Goods

14. Building Materials

15. Medicinal Products

16. Ethics?Source: Geosage.com

17. Biodiversity by Geoff Duggan and Mark SantangeloCumberland Plain Woodland“a community under threat”North-West Development SectorFrom this...to this...?South-West Development SectorSource: www.forest.nsw.gov

18. Biodiversity by Geoff Duggan and Mark SantangeloEducation and AwarenessSource: Sydney Morning Herald, December 2008

19. Biodiversity by Geoff Duggan and Mark Santangelo Can we reverse the damage now or into the future?

20. Can their be a sustainable co-existence between Biodiversity and the Built Environment of Sydney?

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