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… – or biodiversity – is the term given to the variety of plant and animal speciesfound in a particular area, whether … wetlands, meaning they are found nowhere else on Earth. S Genetic variation – safeguarding the variety of life in … or Purple Loosestrife Lythrum salicaria, a Eurasian plant of freshwater marshes that has run rampant across North …

… sharing of the benefits arising out of the utilization of genetic resources. Since the Convention on Biological …

… Region, South Africa © Olivier Langrand; Important Plant Area, Romania © Anca Sârbu. Layout by: Bookcraft Ltd, … benefit to humanity. Most directly, it comprises a vast genetic storehouse of medicines, foods and fibers (Myers … amongst stakeholders (scientists, government agencies, resource users, NGOs and donors) and a sense of ownership of …