Practice 1 Biological diversity, or biodiversity, means the variety of life on earth and includes the entire web of living organisms ranging from soil microbes, frogs, and trees to bears and blue whales. From the perspective of sustainable use, wildlife is a renewable resource that provides many benefits and socioeconomic advantages. Sustainable use is defined as “the use of components of biodiversity in a way and at a rate that does not lead to long term decline” but maintains the “potential to meet the needs and aspirations of present and future generations.”