Basic Concept of Bio Diversity.

1. World Biodiversity Day
Asst. Prof. Y.N. Mhaske
Sandip University, Nashik , India

2. What is Diversity ?
• Diversity is a range of different things.
• Well-known areas of diversity include race, religion, colour, gender,
nationality, sexual orientation, age, education and skills.

3. What is Bio Diversity ?
• Biodiversity is the variety of life.
• Biodiversity generally tends to cluster in hotspots, and has been
increasing through time, but will be likely to slow in the future.
• "Biodiversity" is most commonly used to replace the more clearly
defined and long established terms, species diversity and species
richness. Biologists most often define biodiversity as the "totality of
genes, species and ecosystems of a region.”

4. World Biodiversity Day : History
• The United Nations has proclaimed May 22 The International Day for
Biological Diversity (IDB) to increase understanding and awareness of
biodiversity issues.
• First created by the Second Committee of the UN General Assembly in
late 1993, 29 December was designated The International Day for
Biological Diversity.
• In December 2000, the UN General Assembly adopted 22 May as IDB,
to commemorate the adoption of the text of the Convention on 22
May 1992 by the Nairobi Final Act of the Conference for the Adoption
of the Agreed Text of the Convention on Biological Diversity.

5. Theme for 2017
The theme, indicated by the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD),
coincides with the designation of 2017 by the UN General Assembly (UNGA) as the
International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development. Celebration of the IDB under
this theme is mean to raise awareness and action towards the important contribution of
sustainable tourism both to economic growth and to the conservation and sustainable use of
biodiversity. The selected theme is also expected to contribute to ongoing initiatives such as
the Sustainable Tourism Programme of the 10-Year Framework of Programmes on
Sustainable Consumption and Production Patterns and to promote the CBD Guidelines on
Biodiversity and Tourism Development.
Biodiversity and Sustainable
Tourism- 2017

6. The Role of Educational & Research
Institutes
• Design and run identification courses to understand Bio diversity.
• Workshop’s can be arranged.
• Museum and Botanical Garden can be established.
• Primary research statistic can be collected.
• Data can be analysed.
• Day can be celebrated in the institute.
• Seed bank can be set up.
• Activities can be performed with the society, Like – street play , brain
games, quiz and contest etc.

7. Websites Search
• http://study.com/academy/lesson/what-is-diversity-definition-
meaning-quiz.html
• https://www.nwf.org/Wildlife/Wildlife-Conservation/Biodiversity.aspx
• https://www.cbd.int/idb/
• http://sdg.iisd.org/events/international-day-for-biological-diversity-
2017/