The term "biodiversity" is a contraction of the phrase "biological diversity". Biodiversity means the richness and variety of life - of genes, species and ecosystems. Biodiversity maintains the health of the earth and its people.

It provides us with food and medicine and contributes to our economy. It tells us a lot about the health of the biosphere. Greater the variety of species, healthier the biosphere that enhances the ability to maintain ecological processes over long periods of time. Sustainability of an ecosystem is the ability of that ecosystem to maintain its structure and function over time in the face of external stress. The more sustainable an ecosystem is, the healthier it is because it is able to "deal" with external stress better (i.e. limiting factors).

The biodiversity of an ecosystem contributes to the sustainability of that ecosystem.

• Higher / more biodiversity = more sustainable.
• Lower / less biodiversity = less sustainable.
• High biodiversity in an ecosystem means that there is a great variety of genes and species in that ecosystem. A great variety of genes and species mean that the ecosystem is better able to carry out natural processes in the face of external stress, thereby making the ecosystem more sustainable.

Sustainable ecosystem is for the environment and for people as people use ecosystems as source of food, medicine and economy. It is in everyone's best interest to increase the sustainability of ecosystems.

Terracon undertakes biodiversity studies for creating baseline data on flora and fauna in defined areas. Terracon also helps design sustainable solutions, with increased focus on increasing biodiversity to have a long term positive impact on businesses. Terracon solutions mitigate the developmental damage as also enhance the availability of natural resources for future use.