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Industrial Applications of Biodiversity Potentials in Africa

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Biodiversity in Africa: Potentials, Threats and Conservation

Part of the book series: Sustainable Development and Biodiversity ((SDEB,volume 29))

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Biodiversity is fundamental to development, for improving food security, conservation, industrialization, and ecosystem services in Africa. Biodiversity’s contributions to development are usually effective and reliable by the existence and conservation of a range of different species and genetically diverse populations within species. Africa’s potential biodiversity and ecosystem service are huge, combined with the vast indigenous and local knowledge is sufficient to sustainably develop the region. The food, water, energy, health, and secure livelihood needs available in the rural areas directly satisfy the needs of over 62% of the population. Bioprospecting refers to the industrial exploration and application of these biodiversity potentials for social and economic value. Research shows that low percent of species provide basic resources for societal development when compared with the entire species available in Africa. Therefore, there is a need for the application of modern technologies for the industrial exploration of unidentified and enormous species for the benefit of humanity. In this chapter, the declination of biodiversity in Africa concerning Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) will be discussed. Also, the biodiversity potentials and its industrial exploration and application will be expounded. And the benefits of industrial application of biodiversity potentials in Africa will be captured in this chapter.

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  3. National Biotechnology Development Agency, Abuja, Nigeria

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  4. Global Affairs and Sustainable Development Institute (GASDI), Osun State University, Osogbo, Nigeria

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  5. Food Science and Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, First Technical University, Ibadan, Nigeria

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Ogundahunsi, O.E., Akpan, G.E., Ayorinde, T.A., Babafemi, O.P., Ayodele, A.A. (2022). Industrial Applications of Biodiversity Potentials in Africa. In: Chibueze Izah, S. (eds) Biodiversity in Africa: Potentials, Threats and Conservation. Sustainable Development and Biodiversity, vol 29. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-3326-4_2

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