Biodiversity is shorthand for biological diversity, the variety of life on Earth.
Scientists have estimated that there are between 10 and 100 million species on Earth. But to date only 1.5 million of these have actually been named and classified by scientists, and onlly about 150,000 have been studied by scientists. Our economy depends on sustainably utilizing biodiversity. This web site covers a wide range of topics. These areas provide facts and photographs of various plant and animal life in Canada.