Direct Use Of Biodiversity

Direct value is the benefit derived from the goods provided by biodiversity. Examples of this direct value include food, wood, firewood, medicines, linen, and wool. These commodities can be used by people for their own consumption needs as well as generate income through trade and research.

Direct value is the benefit derived from the goods provided by biodiversity. Examples of this direct value include food, wood, firewood, medicines, linen, and wool. These commodities can be used by people for their own consumption needs as well as generate income through trade and research.

Consumptive Use Value

Many natural foods are consumed locally by people. However, we do not sell or buy these products. These products do not directly contribute to the national economy. The cost of these products is called the value in use of biodiversity. This is the direct use value of being able to directly collect and consume biodiversity products. Fuel, food, medicine, textile, etc.

• Food: A large number of wild plants are consumed by humans for food. About 80,000 species of edible plants are reported to be found in the wild. About 90% of modern food crops have been domesticated from wild tropical plants.
• Drugs and medicines: About 75% of the world’s population relies on plant or herbal extracts to make medicine. The miracle drug penicillin used as an antibiotic is derived from the fungus Penicillium. Similarly, we get tetracycline from bacteria. Quinine, an antimalarial drug, is extracted from the bark of the cinchona tree, and digitalin is derived from digitalis (digitalis), which is effective against heart disease. Recently, two anticancer drugs, vinblastine, and vincristine were obtained from periwinkle (catarrin) plants, which contain anticancer alkaloids. It is hypothesized that a large number of marine animals have anticancer properties that have not yet been systematically investigated.
• Fuel: Our forests have been used as firewood since ancient times. Fossil fuels such as coal, oil, and natural gas are also products of fossil biodiversity. Privately harvested firewood is generally not sold and is consumed directly by tribes and locals, so it is worth using.

Productive use Value

This is the commercially viable value to which the product is sold and marketed. This can include a variety of wild genetic resources that scientists can sell to confer desirable traits on crops and livestock.

These may include animal products such as elephant tusks, musk deer musk, silkworm silk, wool, many animal furs, lacquer insects, etc., all of which are sold in the market. Many industries depend on the value of productive use of biodiversity. Paper industry, plywood industry, railway sleeper industry, silk industry, textile industry, ivory industry, leather industry, pearl industry, etc.

Biodiversity is the diversity of living things from a variety of sources, including terrestrial, marine, and desert ecosystems as well as the ecological complexes to which they belong. This is the most complex and important feature of our planet. Life cannot be sustained without biodiversity.

The term “biodiversity” was coined in 1985. It is important for both natural and man-made ecosystems. It represents diversity among plant, animal, and microbial species. Biodiversity includes the number and relative abundance of various organisms in an ecosystem. It also reflects the organization of the organism at different levels. Biodiversity is ecologically and economically important. It provides us with food, shelter, fuel, clothing, and other resources. They also earn money from tourism. Therefore, having the right knowledge of biodiversity is very important to ensure sustainable livelihoods.