
BIODIVERSITY MATTERS: The Spice of Life!
We’re reaching the end of the United Nation’s “Decade of Biodiversity,” and yet, many of us aren’t sure what that term even means. Or why it matters. But matter it does. In fact, it’s vital to our continued survival and the health of this planet. So, what is biodiversity anyway? Biological diversity (or "biodiversity") refers to the variety and variability of plant and animal life on this planet. We can think of biodiversity on three levels: genetic diversity within a plant o