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Biodiversity: what and why
A meadow full of flowers and butterflies, an ocean full of fish and coral... The concept of ‘biodiversity’ is a hot topic right now. But what does it actually mean? Why is it important, and what can we do with the knowledge it imparts? This is what the institutes of Wageningen University & Research are studying, so that we can contribute to applications in fields like agriculture and nature conservation, as well as the pursuit of broader goals like sustainable economic growth and human health. We do this from many different perspectives: from botany, microbiology, and animal ecology to economics and the social sciences.