Biodiversity is the name we give to the variety and amount of all life on Earth. All living things exist within their own communities, or ecosystems oceans, forests, deserts, ice caps and even cities. All this put together is biodiversity: the volume of life on Earth as well as how different species interact with each other and with the physical world around them.

Discover why we rely on biodiversity, and find out how you can protect it.
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00:00 What is biodiversity?
0:18 What are ecosystems?
0:50 How do we benefit from biodiversity?
1:00 What does a healthy ecosystem look like?
2:05 What are the causes of biodiversity loss?
2:27 How can I help protect biodiversity?


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