Is Biodiversity Important

But does all this biodiversity have any consequences for soil processes at the macro-scale This is a seemingly straightforward question, but the answer has been surprisingly elusive. Progress has been hampered by the absence of suitable experimental methods for analysing biological diversity and its relation to soil fnnctions. Three types of method are nsed (Ritz, 2004)  

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Tulp M, Bohlin L. Functional versus chemical diversity is biodiversity important for drug discovery Trends Pharmacol Set 2002 23 225S31. 

The precautionary approach (PA) is an important element of environmental law that is used to address a potential risk whether or not that risk can be demonstrated or its consequences identified. The static use of a sole, generally accepted definition of the PA is extremely difficult, since this cannot meet the multitude of needs in important legislative tools introduced in many conventions designed to protect biodiversity. The way out will be a more discursive model, a model that allows for adaptation to specific conditions and which enforces solution-oriented procedures. 

Clean air is an important prerequisite for sustainable development and is a basic requirement for human health and welfare. In addition, air pollutants contribute to atmospheric problems such as acidification and global climate change, which have impacts on crop productivity, forest growth, biodiversity, buildings, and cultural monuments. The benefits from the progress made in the areas of waste gas treatment and environmental legislation are partially offset by industrialization, an increase in the number of private cars in use, and overpopulation. 

Environment, Stavros Dimas, biodiversity should be pushed to the top of the political agenda While climate change takes most media attention, there is one fundamental way in which biodiversity loss is more important - it cannot be undone (opening session Green Week 2006). 

The impact of the vegetable oil biorefinery on our environment has to take an important part of the future industrialization of biobased products. The oilseed crops production has a positive effect on GHG emissions, but its influence on land uses needs to be evaluated to reach a sustainable economy. Water could become a rare commodity in a large number of locations and the consequences of the emergence of vegetable oil biorefineries on water supply have to be studied. The biodiversity is an important factor to be... 

Collecting is still important to the study of biodiversity it provides the baseline of evidence upon which we make hypotheses about the natural world. Collecting, however, does not need to always be the same. Different taxa require different collecting strategies, and the different uses to which collections are put should be... 

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