What is biodiversity?

Tree top to seafloor2

Biodiversity is found from treetop to seafloor and everywhere in between. Some are pink, others green. Some run wild and some stand still. Biodiversity is the word used to describe all living things in nature. It includes all of Earth’s animals, plants, and even bacteria!

Not sure what kinds of animals and plants are found where you live? There are a lot of people working hard to find out what we’ve got here – so check out the links to a variety of awesome sites below showcasing the biodiversity of our competition locations.

Alaska biodiversity

British Columbia biodiversity

Dutch biodiversity

Irish biodiversity

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