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NATURE CONSERVATION ACT 1992 - SECT 10

10 Meaning of biological diversity

(1) Biological diversity is the natural diversity of native wildlife, together with the environmental conditions necessary for their survival, and includes--

(a) regional diversity, that is, the diversity of the landscape components of a region, and the functional relationships that affect environmental conditions within ecosystems; and
(b) ecosystem diversity, that is, the diversity of the different types of communities formed by living organisms and the relations between them; and
(c) species diversity, that is, the diversity of species; and
(d) genetic diversity, that is, the diversity of genes within each species.

(2) In subsection (1)--

landscape components includes landforms, soils, water, climate, wildlife and land uses.



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