Biodiversity

Biodiversity is an abbreviation of the term ‘biological diversity’ and is defined as:

The variety of life forms, the different plants, animals and microorganisms, the genes they contain, the ecosystems they form, and the interactions between life forms and the environment.
  • NSW DPI and biodiversity
    Biodiversity definitions, the three levels, threats, protection and legislation.
  • Agriculture and ecosystems management (Proceedings of OECD workshop, 2002)
    The key aim of the workshop was to promote an interdisciplinary and multistakeholder dialogue to discuss policy and market-based options to achieve the multiple societal goals involved in managing agricultural ecosystems, in particular with regard to diffuse sources of pollution from agriculture.
  • Environmental management systems
    Information for developing an EMS for your enterprise. EMS is a systematic approach to managing the impacts of an enterprise or business on the environment through a clearly defined process of planning, implementation and management.