Saving our Biodiversity
Posted: Mon Sep 16, 2013 5:23 pm
Some 65% of our plants, 70% of our invertebrates and 56% of our amphibians occur nowhere else on the planet.
20% of our mammals, 13% of our plants and 10% of our birds and frogs are threatened by extinction.
Excluding the value of water resources, the non-marine ecosystem services provided by our natural environment (crop pollination; provision of food, shelter, fuel, recreational and cultural space, medicinal plants and clean air; protection against soil erosion and the impacts of climate change; etc.) contribute an estimated R73 billion to South Africa’s economy every year.
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20% of our mammals, 13% of our plants and 10% of our birds and frogs are threatened by extinction.
Excluding the value of water resources, the non-marine ecosystem services provided by our natural environment (crop pollination; provision of food, shelter, fuel, recreational and cultural space, medicinal plants and clean air; protection against soil erosion and the impacts of climate change; etc.) contribute an estimated R73 billion to South Africa’s economy every year.
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