All life on Earth depends upon species, ecosystems and natural resources. But the world is facing a global extinction crisis which threatens not only the natural environment but mankind itself.
Biodiversity is the diversity of life on Earth. Find out about the different elements of biodiversity - ecological, species and genetic.
New Zealand was one of the last places on Earth to be settled by humans. This remarkable isolation meant plants and animals have evolved into distinctive species, found nowhere else in the world.
New Zealand's natural living space is New Zealand's biological wealth.
Our natural living space is core to who we are as New Zealanders. Protecting the environment our unique animals and plants live in is an investment in every New Zealander's future.
Sirocco the kakapo - Spokesbird website
Annie Wheeler - awheeler@doc.govt.nz
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