Usually, we fail to acknowledge and credit the biotic support that we get from nature. The various types of services that the ecosystem and its rich biodiversity provide to us for our survival, growth, luxury, and recreation are called ecosystem services. Biodiversity and ecosystem services go ha...
China’s land and sea territories are both vast; its complex terrain and diverse climate gave birth to unique ecosystems, abundant species, and rich genetic variety. As one of the most biodiverse countries in the world, China has a profound understanding of biodiversity, as manifest in traditiona...
Definitions of biodiversity range in scope from “the number of different species occurring in some location” to “all of the diversity and variability in nature” and “the variety of life and its processes.” A more comprehensive definition is “the variety of living organisms, the genetic ...
There is a lot of talk about biodiversity in the media, and many columnists have stressed its unquestionable value. However, we rarely find out from the mainstream what it means to us beyond the romantic, spiritual, natural and cultural value that we should, according to popular belief, prese...
The economic value of a final service, if correctly measured, should incorporate the value of all intermediate inputs used in its production. Some ecosystem services serve as both final and intermediate services. Additionally, ecosystem services can provide different types of values, some related to...
and its value chain, covering issues such as aquatic animal disease control, food safetyandconservation of biodiversity. fao.org fao.org 准则还认识到在水产养殖多个方面以及其价值链存 在广泛的国家和国际法律框架,例如包含水生动物病害控制、食品安全和生物多 样性养护问题。
can fulfil its central role inthepreservationandsustainableuseofmarinebiodiversityinareas beyond the jurisdiction of national borders. daccess-ods.un.org daccess-ods.un.org 因此,管理局应成 为向大会提供技术和科学问题咨询意见的主要机构, 以使大会能够发挥其在国家边界管辖权以外养护和可持续利用海洋生物多样...
The objectives of the greater project are to study the role of biodiversity and, specifically, native species in providing ecosystem functions and services, and to consider how city dwellers’ experience of biodiversity and its services influences their perceptions. 1.2. Local Perspective on Urban B...
An ecosystem can be categorized into its abiotic constituents, including minerals, climate, soil, water, sunlight, and all other nonliving elements, and its biotic constituents, consisting of all its living members. Linking these constituents together are two major forces: the flow of energy through...
A Study on the Assessment of Eco-environmental Sensitivity and Its Spatial Distribution in Guigang City,Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Taking comprehensive soil erosion,rocky desertification,biodiversity and environment into consideration,the evaluation system of eco-environment sensitivit... ZL Zuo,X Zhou...