Biodiversity and Sustainable Development

The present publication reinforces the importance of biodiversity, particularly in the context of sustainable development. It attempts to give an overview of the issue, by analysing the main thematic areas and cross-cutting and strategic issues and exploring its direct and indirect links with the broader goal of sustainable development. The writers of the articles have been explicitly asked to focus on biodiversity and sustainability, particularly on how the conservation and sustainable use of the former is an essential component of the latter. From invasive alien species to sustainable tourism to bioinformatics, each article highlights a priority area in an attempt to address a wide-ranging and pressing issue. In this sense, then, the publication is greater than the sum of its component parts and offers a vision ensuring sustainability and a road map toward a more equitable and sustainable world.