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While the concept is old as life itself, 'biodiversity' is
a new term, coined as recently as 1986. Some ask how to integrate
biodiversity and tourism. Others ask how to protect biodiversity
from tourism.
What is biodiversity? According to the Wikipedia,
there is no single standard definition: "One definition
holds that biological diversity is a measure of the relative
diversity among organisms present in different ecosystems. Diversity
in this definition includes diversity within species and among
species, and comparative diversity among ecosystems. Another
definition, simpler and clearer, but more challenging, is the
totality of genes, species, and ecosystems of a region."
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