FAQ – Biodiversity

Functioning ecosystems provide us with food and drinking water, regulate the climate, prevent environmental disasters, supply fibers for clothing and raw materials for medicines.

Biodiversity is an important component of ecosystems as it helps to react quickly to disturbances and restore balance.

If systems become unbalanced, this can threaten our livelihoods, health and well-being.

There has been a clear downward trend in biodiversity in recent years. As a result, ecosystems around the world have become more unstable.

Habitats that are particularly threatened include wetlands, coral reefs and mangrove forests. The destruction of forests, overfishing of waters and the exploitation of soils are leading to a dramatic loss of biodiversity, which ultimately also has a negative impact on humans.

Biodiversity is the basis for the health of our ecosystems and therefore also for our own quality of life. It provides us with food, drinking water, medicines and raw materials and helps protect us from environmental disasters. Specific examples are

Food: This is based on agricultural products that come from plants, fungi and animals.
     A high level of biodiversity enables the sustainable production of food through the natural
 regulation of pests and weeds and offers a varied diet.
Ecological stability: Diverse ecosystems are characterized by greater stability and productivity. 
     This is due to the different roles that different species play in the system and the 
 mutual support.
Climate regulation: The absorption of CO₂ by living soils, moors or forests makes a significant
 contribution to regulating the climate.
Cultural and aesthetic value: Nature is of great cultural and aesthetic value to us. The 
 diversity enriches our lives. Nature conservation and the preservation of natural areas are of 
 great importance for recreation and tourism.
Health aspects: An intact natural environment has a positive effect on reducing the prevalence of 
 infectious diseases. Biodiversity is an important source for the production of medicines
 and medical products.Health aspects: An intact natural environment has a positive effect on reducing the prevalence of 
 infectious diseases. Biodiversity is an important source for the production of medicines
 and medical treatments.

With our insect diversity DNA test, you can easily collect the flowers yourself and wash off the DNA traces of the flower visitors. We use these to identify the species that have visited the plants.

If you wash off whole plants, we will also find the animals that feed on the plants. Simply order the Plant Diversity DNA Test kit now in the webshop.