Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Development

Sustainable use of biodiversity is measured under the headings — ‘Direct-use value’, ‘Indirect-use value’ and ‘Non-use value’. Direct-use value includes food, medicine, biological control, industrial materials, recreational harvesting and ecotourism. Indirect-use value deals with biodiversity and ecosystem functions for maintenance of soundness of environment as a whole. Non-use value provides opt...