Why does biodiversity matter? - BBC My World

Biological diversity - the variety of plants and animals on earth - is vital to life. The Amazon rainforest is the most biologically diverse place on the planet. In this video we show you some of the incredible species that live there and tell you why protecting them is important for all of us.

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