BIODIVERSITY

Biodiversity refers to the variety and the variability of genes, species, populations, and ecosystems. People worldwide recognize that biological resources feed and clothe us and provide housing, medicines, and spiritual nourishment. The natural ecosystems of forests, grasslands, pastures and rangelands, deserts, tundras, rivers, lakes, and seas contain most of the Earth's biodiversity. Agricultural lands are also of great importance as repositories, while gene banks, botanical gardens, zoos, and other germplasm repositories make a small but significant contribution. The current decline in biodiversity is largely the result of human activity and represents a serious threat to human development. Therefore, it is important to inventory initial biodiversity, which provides a baseline against which to measure anthropogenic effects and evolutionary trends.

The CD-ROM introduces a database on some biodiversity indicators across the country, which mainly is derived from field observations in the national parks and reservations. It also provides information on biological and landscape diversity by natural zones and lists natural protected areas. More Details...

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General Characteristics
  Vascular Plants
  Amphibians
  Reptiles
  Bird Species
  Nesting Birds
  Mammals