P/N/17. Biodiversity conservation: protected area networks

The paper looks at the problems of environmental protection; 'biodiversity' is defined as one of the world's most important renewable resources that includes genetic diversity, species diversity, ecological diversity and functional diversity of life-forms. The threats to biodiversity are described on the basis of the recent environmental studies. The paper focuses on protected area networks, showing their significance in the conservation of biodiversity. Different approaches to the conservation of biodiversity are outlined and discussed.