He said: “This exhibition has demonstrated that we all have a role to play in conserving biodiversity because it impacts on our everyday life. It shows clear links between our actions and how they affect biodiversity here and across the world.”
The Permanent secretary also added that: ‘‘Northern Ireland’s environment was vital to the economy and the Environment and Heritage Service seeks to encourage research into understanding how we can protect and encourage bio-diversity.”
“Biodiversity: What on Earth is it” is sponsored by the Natural Environment Research Council and the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council which are non departmental public bodies responsible for the funding and management of research, training and knowledge transfer of environmental sciences.
The exhibition explains biodiversity and demonstrates how it can assist in combating challenges such as climate change and feeding a growing world population. The exhibition leaves Belfast in mid December.
Notes to Editors:
- Biodiversity is the variety of life, including habitats and species
- The Natural Environment Research Council
funds world-class science, in universities and its own research centres, that increases knowledge and understanding of the natural world. It is tackling major environmental issues such as climate change, biodiversity and natural hazards. NERC receives around £400million a year from the Government's science budget which is used to provide independent research and training in the environmental sciences. - The Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) is the UK funding agency for research in the life sciences. Sponsored by Government, BBSRC annually invests around £380million in a wide range of research that makes a significant contribution to the quality of life for UK citizens and supports a number of important industrial stakeholders including the agriculture, food, chemical, healthcare and pharmaceutical sectors.
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