Concept information

Preferred term

biodiversity protection  

Definition

  • conserving the resilience and vitality of natural ecosystems both for their intrinsic value and also for the benefits that they provide to human society as healthy ecosystems constitute our best defence against the worst extremes of weather associated with climate change

Broader concept

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URI

http://www.eionet.europa.eu/gemet/concept/15075

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