Conservation

• Biodiversity


  Variety and abundance of life on Earth, crucial for human survival
• Ecosystem services

  Services provided by other species for human survival
• Sustainable development


  Balancing resource use to maintain ecological resources
• Captive breeding


  Breeding species in controlled environments for conservation
• Habitat conservation


  Preserving natural environments to protect species
• Temperate broadleaf woodland


  A specific type of habitat crucial for biodiversity
• Tropical rainforest


  A biodiverse habitat with high conservation importance
• Tropical coral reef


  Highly diverse marine ecosystem requiring conservation
• Deep water coral reef


  Unique deep-sea habitat needing conservation efforts
• Mangroves


  Coastal habitats crucial for biodiversity conservation
• Selective breeding


  Breeding to enhance desirable traits in species
• Perennial maize


  Maize variety growing year after year without replanting
• Biomimetics


  Using adaptations from species to improve human designs
• Aerodynamic designs


  Designs reducing air resistance for better efficiency e.g. Eagle wings used in aeroplane design
• Hydrodynamic efficiency


  Efficiency in water flow for aquatic designs
• Infection control


  Methods to prevent bacterial infections
• Natural ventilation


  Utilizing natural airflow for cooling and ventilation
• Adhesion


  Ability to stick to surfaces, crucial for survival in nature
• Velcro


  Material inspired by plant burrs for easy fastening
• Spider silk


  Lightweight, strong material used in manufacturing applications
• Alkaloids


  Chemicals produced by plants for defense against herbivores
• Morphine


  Painkiller extracted from poppies
• Codeine


  Painkiller extracted from poppies
• Quinine


  Used for malaria protection, derived from cinchona tree
• Aspirin


  Extracted from the willow tree
• Cortisone


  Reduces inflammation and allergic reactions
• Alanine


  Contraceptive extracted from marine sponge
• Taxol


  Drug extracted from the yew tree
• AD 14


  Drug for fibrosis of the lungs, based on shark blood antibody
• Alkylglycerols


  Found in shark liver lipids, suppress cancer tumor growth
• Polyunsaturated fatty acids


  Found in shark liver lipids, suppress cancer tumor growth
• Conservation of Biodiversity


  Preserving species for potential medicinal substances
• Embryos of the Purple Sea Urchin


  Used to test teratogenic effects of new medicines
• Hipposudoric acid


  Natural sunscreen and antimicrobial from hippo skin
• Graft-rejection proteins


  From marine sponges to prevent organ rejection
• Bennett's Wallaby


  Species studied for medicinal substances
• Squid


  Studied for better understanding of human diseases
• Genetic Resources


  Wild plant populations for breeding improved crops
• Crop Wild Relative species


  Wild plants related to domesticated crops for genetic diversity
• Beetle Banks


  Habitats for predators of crop pests