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Verscheidenheid van het leven in al zijn vormen, combinaties en organistatieniveau's (bijvoorbeeld op genetisch vlak, op vlak van soorten en op vlak van ecosystemen). De formele definitie volgens het Verdrag inzake Biologische Diversiteit luidt: "De variabiliteit onder levende organismen van allerlei herkomst, met inbegrip van, onder andere, terrestrische, mariene en andere aquatische ecosystemen en de ecologische complexen waarvan zij deel uitmaken. Dit omvat mede de diversiteit binnen soorten, tussen soorten en van ecosystemen."
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Biodiversity is the shortened term for biological diversity, which is defined by the 1992 Convention on Biological Diversity as ‘the variability among living organisms from all sources including, inter alia, terrestrial, marine, and other aquatic ecosystems and the ecological complexes of which they are part; this includes diversity within species, between species and of ecosystems’.
source: Valli Moosa in The A to Z of Corporate Social Resonsibility

The biological diversity of life on Earth. As human influence spreads, there is concern over the reduction of the total number of species and its effect on economics, medicine, and the ability of ecosystems to remain viable. Some measures of biodiversity loss are the World Wildlife Fund’s Inventory, and the IUCN Red List. WEO Wilson (Harvard University) and Peter Raven (Missouri Botanical Gardens) are key leaders in tracking and understanding the value of biodiversity.
source: http://www.sustainabilitydictionary.com/

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