by Ranell Martin M. Dedicatoria, SEARCA KRU-KMD
21-July-2008 SEARCA News Release
Simply put, biodiversity refers to anything that has life - from the millions of genes that serve as life's building blocks, to the thousands of plants and animals that inhabit the earth. The world's biodiversity is indeed a major contributor in feeding the world.
Source: www.chinapost.com.tw
This loss is primarily human-induced -- attributed to deforestation, large-scale mining, and many other activities. Eventually, people are also the ones suffering the consequences of environmental degradation and resource depletion.
Thus, each individual must understand the connections of this multi-dimensional problem to employ a holistic and systemic approach and alleviate this problem in the next years.
This was the meat of Dr. Rodrigo Fuentes' lecture during the Agriculture and Development Seminar Series (ADSS) last July 15, 2008. Fuentes is the executive director of the ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity (ACB).
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Related Links:
Download the full paper of Dr. Rodrigo Fuentes, Biodiversity and Food Security
Download Proceedings of Biodiversity and Climate Change in Southeast Asia International Conference-Workshop, 19-20 Feb. 2008, Manila, Philippines
