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What is biodiversity, and why does it matter?

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“Why should I care about biodiversity?” This is a question posed by CSIRO scientists Steve Morton, Andy Sheppard and Mark Lonsdale in a recent Conversation article.

The authors outline what biodiversity is and why it’s important in terms of provision of clean air and clean water. Unfortunately, as we know, biodiversity is in decline, but at least a range of science projects (including genomics) are aiming to stop and eventually reverse biodiversity decline: we just need policy to support these aims.

[Featured image: Ocelot. Image: Wikimedia Commons.]

Published by Prof Andy Lowe

Prof Andy Lowe is a British-Australian scientist and expert in plants and trees, particularly the management of genetic, biological and ecosystem resources. He has discovered lost forests, championed to eliminate illegally logged timber in global supply chains, served the United Nation’s Office of Drugs and Crime and is a lead author of the Intergovernmental Platform for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services – Land Degradation and Restoration report. He has helped secure a quarter of a billion dollars worth of research funding in his field and is an experienced and respected executive leader, board member, as well as mid-career mentor. Andy is a passionate science communicator, he has been Scientist in Residence at The Australian Financial Review and the Advertiser and is a regular author, speaker and podcast host.

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