BIODIVERSITY AND

THE HEALTHY
SOCIETY
 WHAT IS BIODIVERSITY?
Biodiversity is all the different kinds of life you’ll find
in one area, the variety of animals, plants, fungi, and
even microorganisms like bacteria that make up our
natural world
WHERE IS IT ?
 WHERE IS IT ?

-Biodiversity is essentially everywhere, ubiquitous on

Earth’s surface
 WHY IS IT
IMPORTANT ?
 WHY IS IT
IMPORTANT ?
Each species and organisms work together in
ecosystems, to maintain balance and support life.
Biodiversity supports everything in nature that we
need to survive: food, clean water, medicine, and
shelter.
 WHAT IS AN
ECOSYSTEM ?
An ecosystem is a geographic area where plants,
animals and other organisms as well as the weather and
landscapes , work/ interact together to form a bubble of
life. Ecosystem contains biotic or living things and
abiotic or nonliving things. Biotic factors , include
plants, animals and other living organisms. Abiotic
factors include rocks, temperature and humidity.
Ecosystem can be very large and / or small.
 Biodiversity and Ecosystem Biodiversity enhances ecosystem
productivity where species no matter how small, all have a role to
play. For Example,
• A number of plant species means a greater variety of crops.
• Greater species diversity ensures natural sustainability for all life
forms
• Healthy ecosystems can better withstand and recover from a
variety of disasters. And so while we dominate this planet we still
need to preserve the diversity in wildlife.
Biodiversity and Ecosystem Ecosystem services, such as

• Protection of water resources • Contribution to climate stability

• Soils formation and protection • Maintenance of ecosystems
• Nutrient storage and recycling • Recovery from unpredictable
• Pollution breakdown and events
absorption
CHANGES IN BIODIVERSITY
• Changes to biodiversity can have severe and
unpredictable effects on the health of all living
things, including human beings. For example,
clearing new land bring people closer to wildlife
which might transmit their diseases to humans and
promote the spread of diseases from human to
animals. It may reduce populations of predators
too that holds disease carrying organism in check
 In addition clearing of land may reduce plants and
other organisms and if disasters occurs , no one could
withstand and preserved the ecosystem’s anymore.
This might also lead to the loss of habitat of species
that might end up for them to extinct.
Health Related Illnesses Biodiversity is a source of food,
nutrients, medicines, fuel, energy, livelihoods and cultural
and spiritual enrichment. It contributes to the provision of
clean water and air that perform critical functions that
range from the regulation of pests and diseases to that
climate change and natural disasters, stated by Braulio
Ferreira de Souza Dias, Executive Secretary of
Convention on Biological diversity.
 But changes in biodiversity will banished all this
contribution and will expose human beings to different
kinds of diseases . According to research, loss in
biodiversity affects human health, such as mental
health ailments , depression, Parkinson's disease, heart
disease,cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease,
asthma, diabetes, obesity, occupational injuries,
dysentery, arthritis, and malaria.
THANK YOU!