* London Biodiversity Audit includes " The Tidal Thames " — from which part of the information in this article is taken

Suggestions for improvement in the operation of CITES include: more regular missions by the Secretariat ( not reserved just for high profile species ); improvement of national legislation and enforcement ; better reporting by Parties ( and the consolidation of information from all sources-NGOs, TRAFFIC, the wildlife trade monitoring network and Parties ); more emphasis on enforcement-including a technical committee enforcement officer ; the development of CITES Action Plans ( akin to Biodiversity Action Plans related to the Convention on Biological Diversity ) including: designation of Scientific / Management Authorities and national enforcement strategies ; incentives for reporting and timelines for both Action Plans and reporting.

Biodiversity refers to the varieties of species in ecosystems, the genetic variations they contain, and the processes that are functionally enriched by the diversity of ecological interactions.

189 countries which are signatory to the Convention on Biological Diversity ( Rio Accord ) have committed to preparing a Biodiversity Action Plan, a first step at identifying specific endangered species and habitats, country by country.

To protect the country's biological resources, the government has taken a first step of preparing a Biodiversity Action Plan to address conservation of threatened species.

Tanzania has developed a Biodiversity Action Plan to address species conservation.

In 2004, a new wasp species that acts as a parasite on butterfly larvae was discovered on the Pacific slope of the Talamanca mountain range in Costa Rica by Ronald Zúñiga, a specialist in bees, wasps and ants at the National Biodiversity Institute ( INBio ).

It is nothing short of scandalous that we probably only know one out of every ten species on earth, let alone where they are or, various aspects of their biology ... — Reith Lecture, Biodiversity, 2000.

Biodiversity is the degree of variation of life forms within a given species, ecosystem, biome, or an entire planet.

Biodiversity, meaning biological diversity, can be briefly defined as “ the number and dominance of species present in an ecosystem ” ( Sutton 2004: 308 ).

* Biodiversity – degree of variation of life forms within a given species, ecosystem, biome, or an entire planet.

:: See generally John copeland Nagle & J. B. Ruhl, The Law of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Management 227-45 ( 2002 ) ( detailing the ESA's prohibition on the possession of protected species ).

Biodiversity provides high variety of food: crops, livestock, forestry, and fish are important food source of human species.

Biodiversity loss occurs in wetland systems through land use changes, habitat destruction, pollution, exploitation of resources, and invasive species.

* Habitat degradation leads to the loss of Biodiversity ( i. e. species and ecosystems with its ecosystem services ).

It is a priority species in the UK Biodiversity Action Plan.

North Carolina State University's Belly Button Biodiversity study even found 662 unrecognised strains which could be unique new species.

The United Kingdom, among other countries, designated the humpback as a priority species under the national Biodiversity Action Plan.

In 1995 it was nominated a Biodiversity Action plan species.

Biodiversity loss ( including the potential extinction of charismatic species ) is one of the most serious negative effects of oil palm cultivation.

The Biodiversity Action Plan for the species further comments that it is not clear what can be done to conserve the species apart from protecting habitat at known breeding sites and protecting birds from egg collectors and from disturbance.

The Common Linnet is listed by the UK Biodiversity Action Plan as a priority species.

The Commonwealth of Australia has legislation for categorising and protecting endangered species, namely the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999, which is known in short as the EPBC Act.

Researchers from the National Fishing Research Institute and the South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity say genetic testing may reveal new species.

Biodiversity ( an abbreviation of " biological diversity ") describes the diversity of life from genes to ecosystems and spans every level of biological organization.

A 2007 study conducted by the National Science Foundation found that genetic diversity and biodiversity ( Biodiversity is the degree of variation of life forms within a given ecosystem )

It celebrated the diversity of life on Earth as part of the 2010 International Year of Biodiversity.

Biodiversity affects ecosystem function, as do the processes of disturbance and succession.

Biodiversity plays an important role in ecosystem functioning.

* Biodiversity, the degree of variation of life forms within a given ecosystem

Biodiversity and exploitation of the main fish stocks in the Norwegian-Barents Sea ecosystem.

The New York State Natural Heritage Program, in conjunction with The Nature Conservancy, recognizes two Priority Sites for Biodiversity within the Jamaica Bay and Breezy Point habitat complex: Breezy Point ( B2-very high biodiversity significance ) and Fountain Avenue Landfill ( B3-high biodiversity significance ).

" National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans ( NBSAPs ) are the principal instruments for implementing the Convention at the national level ( Article 6 ).

* View works by John James Audubon online at the Biodiversity Heritage Library.

* View online at the Biodiversity Heritage Library On the Origin of Species 1860 American edition, D Appleton and Company, New York, with front insert by H. E. Barker, Lincolniana.

* View works on Natural History by Theodore Roosevelt online at the Biodiversity Heritage Library.

From 1973 to 1987 he directed the conservation program at World Wildlife Fund-U. S., and from 1987 to 1998 he served as Assistant Secretary for Environmental and External Affairs for the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D. C., and in 1994 became Counselor to the Secretary for Biodiversity and Environmental Affairs.

He has been Chair or co-chair of other international scientific assessments, including the IPCC Working Group II, the United Nations Environment Programme / World Meteorological Organization ( UNEP / WMO ), and the UNEP Global Biodiversity Assessment. Professor of Environmental Sciences ; Director of Strategic Development, Tyndall at the University of East Anglia,

In the area of IPRs ( Intellectual Property Rights ) and Biodiversity, Dr. Shiva and her team at the Research Foundation for Science, Technology and Ecology successfully challenged the biopiracy of Neem, Basmati and Wheat.

* View works by Conrad Gessner online at the Biodiversity Heritage Library.

* Works by Charles Bonnet at the Biodiversity Heritage Library

* Goddess Ganga and the Gangetic Dolphin at Biodiversity of India

In this regard, concerning the company's activities and alleged abuses in Colombia, an extensive accusation was presented against DynCorp at the Hearing on Biodiversity of the Permanent Peoples ' Tribunal, session on Colombia, which took place at the Cacarica Humanitarian Zone from February 24 to 27, 2007.

* Biodiversity at Ardley Island Small place near King Luis Island, special protected area and colony of Gentoo Penguins.

The National Biodiversity Centre and National Parks Board ( NParks ) will be conducting coastal protection and restoration works at the north-eastern coastline of Pulau Tekong which suffers from coastal erosion.

* Works by Pierre André Latreille at the Biodiversity Heritage Library

At the third steering group meeting of the UK Common Scoter Biodiversity Action Plan ( BAP ) the population in the Shell Flat area was put at 16, 500 wintering Scoter and 5, 000 moulting birds, of which 4, 000 used the footprint area of the proposed wind farm.

* Journal de Conchyliologie-volumes 1850-1922 at Biodiversity Heritage Library ; volumes 1850-1938 at Bibliothèque nationale de France

* View works by Othniel Charles Marsh online at the Biodiversity Heritage Library.

* View works by John Latham online at the Biodiversity Heritage Library.

Biodiversity is being lost at a fast rate.