Biodiversity and
Human Well-being Facts and Figures
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| Economic Benefits of Biodiversity Assets |
| Percentage of pharmaceutical sector’s turnover ($650 billion annually) derived from genetic resources: 20 to 50%. more>> |
| Livelihoods and Employment |
| Over a billion people in developing countries rely on fish as a major source of food and 80% of the world fisheries are fully or overexploited. more>> |
| Health, Nutrition and Vulnerability |
| About 8% of the 52,000 medicinal plants used today are threatened with extinction. more>> |
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| Further Resources |
Global Biodiversity
Outlook 3 |
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IDB 2010 Booklet
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Our Planet Magazine
Biodiversity
Our Life
more publications |
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