Biodiversity is the variety of life: the different plants, animals and micro-organisms, their genes and the ecosystems of which they are a part.

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magazine article: In 1999, Tim Smit, an ex-rock musician and record producer, borrowed the name of the biblical garden for a collection of space-age domes in a corner of southwest England - the Eden Project. Read article

word game: Animal kingdom. Do you know annelids from echinoderms, or crustaceans from mollusks? Play game

poem: The Tyger. This famous poem by William Blake conjures up amazingly vivid images of the mighty tiger. Read poem

cartoon: "What sort of animal is that?" "It's a p-i-i-i-g." "Why do you call it that?". See cartoon

trivia: Numbers: Brazil is said to represent 1/5 of the world biodiversity, with 50,000 plant species, 5,000 vertebrates, 10-15 million insects, millions of microorganisms, etc. See more biodiversity trivia

science: cubed. Natural engineering: Copying nature’s superior designs to make manufacturing more environmentally friendly. Read story

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