Goal: We have safeguarded all our key ecosystems, species and genetic diversity.
Malaysia have a lot of biodiversity like those at the tropical rainforests. Biodiversity have a lot of benefits, it attract tourists to come and visit or research which generate the country’s income, herbs also can be found which are benefits to human health. Hence, it is important to protect the biodiversity by forming a national policy on biodiversity. One of the five goals listed in the National policy on biological diversity 2016-2025 is safeguard all the key ecosystem, species and genetic diversity. Under this goal, there are total of 8 targets, 4 of them will be discuss below.
To ensure that the key ecosystems, species and genetic diversity to be resilience,
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Heart of Borneo is the forest intact in Borneo Kalimantan ranged between the countries Malaysia, Indonesia and Brunei which is one of the rainforest that rich in biodiversity in world (WWF, 2007). HoB Initiative is also implanted to minimize deforestation, forest degradation and the associated loss of biodiversity and ecosystem service to make sure all the developments are sustainable. WWF is the NGO that playing an important supportive role in HoB Initiative by conducting several conservation projects to implement working green economic (WWF, …show more content…
The number of research institutions and companies that research and release living modified organisms (LMO) is increasing. More investors are expected to invest in research and production of LMOs according to global trend. Feeding animal with LMO product in Malaysia before Biosafety Act 2007 passed. There are lot of biotechnology products queueing to move from laboratory to field testing then release to environment without harming the ecosystems and biodiversity. Malaysia with party to Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) to Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (CPB) will protect its biodiversity and human health from potential danger due to the release of the modern biotechnology’s products by taking
However, this position implies that we have already past the threshold at which adaptation has become more important than mitigation. The targets could therefore have been ordered differently. Furthermore, the goal remains vague, as it can be open to different interpretations. For example, it should have been specified to whom the USD100 billion have to be distributed and by whom exactly as it is through further research that you are able to depict the difference of roles between countries.
Throughout this report, I will discuss the pros and cons of monoculture farming and biodiverse farming, as well as which type of agricultural approach I would choose from the perspective of a CEO of a new agribusiness corporation. I will expound on my decision based on what I have read and learned about different agricultural methods, the interconnectedness of the earth’s species, elements and values. By creating this decision, it will impact not only my own business, but also the consumers, the community, the environment surrounding my business’ operations, and persons and habitats indirectly connected to my business. Because of this decision’s extensive scope of impact, and the scale at which this decision could be detrimental or beneficial to the wellbeing of many species including my own, this decision is definitely a choice between a good and bad alternative. This is also a choice between efficiency, profitability, and environmental wellbeing, both in the short-term and long-term.
Biodiversity is the variety of life in the world. Biodiversity is important everywhere because it is a resource in which all living organisms and future generation organisms depend on. It is important to California because California has many different bioregions. If California did not have biodiversity in its bioregions, one animal would have to adapt to all the different regions. By adapting, it would have to live off the land and eat its own species.
Biodiversity is simply defined as the number and variability of organisms within a defined area. The amount of biodiversity that is present can help to define an area’s richness and productivity. Several factors that help an influence over biodiversity include climate, an area’s isolation, the vegetation structure, and size of the area. Generally, there are more organisms in a warm and moist environment and biodiversity will decline as the climate moves away from the ideal range of conditions. Isolation also plays a key role as more isolated areas usually have less diversity than areas with more connectivity.
It is important to understand biotechnology more as it is: • Reducing rates of infectious disease • Saving millions of children's lives • Changing the odds of serious, life-threatening conditions affecting millions around the world. • Tailoring treatments to individuals to minimize health risks and side effects. •
For years, the health and safety of genetically modified foods have been debated and researched by scientists, but the question still stands: should genetically modified foods be allowed for consumption? The process of genetic modification involves inserting a gene from bacteria or a virus into an organism where it would normally not be found. The purpose is to alter the genetic code in plants and animals to make them more productive or resistant to pests or farming techniques. Genetically modified organisms, more commonly known as GMOs, have been a controversial topic of debate for a number of reasons. The ethics behind genetically modified foods come into question due to an abundance of short and long-term effects from the process, many of which are still unknown today.
What do a tomato, soybean and a french fry have in common? They are all some of the most commonly genetically modified foods sold on the market today. By using the genetic information from one organism, and inserting or modifying it into another organism, scientists can make food crops stay fresher, grow bigger, and have the crops create their own pesticides. Nevertheless, the technology to modify genes has surpassed its practicality. Genetically modified foods need to be removed from everyday agriculture because of the threat they pose to human health, the environment, and the impact on global economy.
Forest protection is a whole new branch related and linked with conservation, protection involves protecting the areas in which wildlife move to. Protection of all life where its marine or not. As well as protection of the parks and sites along with plants in order to reach their maximum growth. Since approximately 94 percent of forests is public property forest management teams have to keep a closer look on what’s happening to the
It has been known that most of the region has suffered deforestation to make room for palm oil plantations and Indonesia’s growing demand for wood products, around the world!. It has been documented that 70% of deforestation is illegally logged threatening the Orangutan population. Due to their strong arboreal needs which have been faced with deforestation, and human impact such as growth in population, bush meat, and hunting, orangutans have been placed as a great ape in danger of extinction. According to the IUCN, there has been over an 80% decline in Sumatran Orangutans in the last seventy five years, making them critically endangered. The Bornean Orangutan is listed as endangered by the IUCN, with a 50% decline over the last sixty
Modern biotechnology provides breakthrough products and technologies to combat debilitating and rare diseases, reduce our environmental footprint, feed the hungry, and use less and cleaner energy, and have safer, cleaner and more efficient industrial manufacturing processes.
Introduction: Description: Deforestation is defined as the permanent destruction of forests in order to make land available for other uses. According to the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO) 18 million acres of forest are lost each year. This equals to approximately 36 football fields of forest being cleared each minute. Though deforestation occurs all over the world, it’s the tropical forests which are being particularly targeted. Due to this countries such as Indonesia, Brazil, the Democratic republic of Congo and Thailand have a very
Our planet’s requirements and services depend mainly on the biological resources. Biological resources not only provide us nourishment, clothing, housing, fuel and medicine but also meet our several other requirements. Therefore the knowledge of biodiversity is of immense utility in planning sustainable livelihood and conserving the natural resources. SIGNIFICANCE OF BIODIVERSITY:
Biodiversity is all life on the planet. How much life is out there, however, is still quite unclear and by this time, possibly many new species may find out. Appraise of around a range from 2 million to 100 million species, with only about 1.4 million are named at this current time. The attainable diversity of uncharacterized species is very much frustrating, visualizes how many species are here and others are still missing or unrecognized. However, now days where globalization intercepts species have begun to dissolve at a very alarming and devastating rate.
Genetically modified organisms or GMO’s not only affect human health but they also could possibly affect the ecosystem and its health. “By removing one pest that harms the crop, you could be removing a food source for an animal. Also, GM crops could prove toxic to an organism in the environment, leading to reduced numbers or extinction of that
As Monsanto is a multinational company whose products are consumed by the food industry, it has to strictly emphasize on its moral obligations concerning the society where their products are being sold. Such moral obligation includes providing best quality of seeds to the consumers and betterment of farmer’s life (Stern, 2011). For this purpose Monsanto ensures high yielding properties of their seeds and it would prevent against insects eating their precious crops. This would ease the farmers in keeping their crops safe and reduce their hassle to sprinkle pesticides for crop safety. On the contrary these genetically modified seeds reported in causing health related issues on consuming the food grown from them.