Biodiversity plays an important role in our lives. Release of oxygen into atmosphere and consumption of carbon dioxide, maintenance of the water cycle, fixing soil nutrients and prevention of natural calamities - all of these are performed by the biodiversity. Food, clothing, medicines and energy is also procured through natural environment. These are all the values of biodiversity.

The productive use values of Biodiversity are:

1. Biotechnologists use biodiversity in research to develop better genetic varieties of crops that can be used in plantation programs and to raise better livestock.

2. Pharmacists use biodiversity to develop live saving drugs from plants and animals.

3. Industrialists use biodiversity to develop wide range of finished products from raw materials.

4. Agriculturists use biodiversity in raising healthy crops.