We live in a world rich with a natural diversity of plant and animal life. Sadly though this biodiversity is declining at a startling rate. No one knows how many biological species there are.
Estimates vary between ten and thirty million.
Less than two million are know to science. Biodiversity is about understanding the richness of the natural world in order to enjoy it and to help save it from further destruction. Its about describing and unravelling the fascinating relationships between the earth's species. Biodiversity 2000 is a new project for everyone with an interest in the environment and environmental education. It's a multimedia project because through multimedia we can discover the vast riches of the natural world, through interaction with information, video, pictures, and diagrams.