### difference | dissimilarity | heterogeneity | diversity | biodiversity:

Conserving biodiversity
* includes conserving wildlife habitat and sustaining wildlife populations.
* is advantageous for both the human and non-human world
  - essential to the health of the planet and the welfare of humankind

Loss of biodiversity
* Losses of biodiversity are irreversible.
* can be harmful to people.
* is of national and international significance.
* means loss of economic opportunities.
* threatens to impoverish human society.

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Biological diversity
* Some biological diversity has components
  - spatial components
* buffer against environmental change and uncertain events.
* exists on other levels than just the sheer numbers of species.
* includes ecosystem diversity, species diversity, and genetic diversity.
* is critical to the well-being of Alaska's natural resources and people
  - dependent on natural disturbance
  - essential to human welfare
  - extremely high
  - impacted by habitat loss and land fragmentation
  - important for many reasons
* is important to humans
  - people in many ways
  - of direct importance to the future of all countries
  - seen as essential for making biotechnology useful
  - so much more than a head count of species
* is the basis for agriculture, forestry and fisheries
  - key to adaptation to changes
  - thus a form of insurance
  - under assault in virtually every kind of habitat, terrestrial or aquatic
* key factor in preserving our environment for future generations.
* occurs at spatial scales that range from local through regional to global.
* refers to taxonomic, genetic, and ecological diversity.
* storehouse of natural invention.

Crop diversity
* can influence abundance of diamondback moth.
* contributes to the home-raised feed supply as well as cash sales.
* increases our tolerance for weather and price fluctuations.
* is very beneficial in sustainable agriculture.

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Cultural diversity
* adds richness and depth to all our lives.
* can include sexual orientation, race, and so forth
  - increase students' understanding of different peoples and cultures
* enhances the quality of human achievements.
* enriches the learning environment
* exists and it enriches our relationship.
* fact of life in the United States today.
* includes issues of gender, race, ethnicity, age, and cultural background.
* increases students' understanding of different peoples and cultures.
* is an environmental stimulus that educates and entertains people.
* is as important as bio-diversity
  - irreplaceable as environmental diversity
  - celebrated via artistic expression
  - considered in the context of programs of economic development
* is essential to the adaptability and creativity of the human species as a whole
  - health, beauty and survival of humanity
  - important because it affects everyone
  - linked to biodiversity
  - located in funerals
* is more than racial classification, ethnicity, gender and sexual orientation
  - skin colour or physical characteristics
  - one of the most important things in the workplace today
  - portrayed as well as varying socioeconomic status
  - recognized, and freedom of religion and belief guaranteed
  - supported through an anti-bias and multicultural environment for all children
* is the area with the greatest emphasis
  - heart and soul of Canada
  - requirement of the new millennium
  - very important in today's world
  - what makes up India, which is evident with the many different states
* major challenge in cancer prevention and control.
* positive element that teaches respect and enriches society.
* promotes full development of the individual and society.
* recognizes personal differences and is an integral part of marketing.
* requires a diversity of churches.
* scatters people, it divides people and creates misunderstandings.
* source of creativity.
* strength to be valued and respected.