Powerpoint Presentation on Biodiversity for year 6/7 class

1. Biodiversity Why should we care?

2. 2010 The Year of Biodiversity 2010 is the International Year of Biodiversity. It is a celebration of life on earth and the value of Biodiversity in our lives. This year people throughout the world have been asked to take action to protect Biodiversity for future generations.

3. What is Biodiversity? Biodiversity is the variability of all living organisms . Biodiversity makes up ecosystems and habitats that support living resources, including wildlife, fisheries and forests. It helps provide for our basic human needs such as food, shelter, and medicine

4. Putting this simply Biodiversity is life Biodiversity is our life

6. Biodiversity is essential to sustaining the living networks and systems that provide us with, health, wealth, food and fuel.

7. Without biodiversity life as we know it today would not exist.Humans are part of natures Biodiversity, we have the power to protect or destroy it.

9. One in every 8 plant species is endangered or threatened

11. Also Forests and Fisheries which are home to many of these species are in crisis.

12. This map shows the increase deforestation caused by human activity Source: Global Biodiversity outlook (2006)Chapter 2 The 2010 Biodiversity Target: Establishing Current Trends pg. 32

13. IMAGINE a world without Trees Oceans we can swim in Butterflies Frogs Wolves Fish

14. Think about how our lives would be different If these were no longer here?. Imagine a world without enough oxygen and water? Or a world in which very few animals besides ourselves exist. Think about how this would impact our lives.

16. Plant trees

17. Support companies that work in ways to reduce environmental damage.

18. LEARN MORE about Biodiversity.What else can YOU think of?

19. Reflection Lets reflect on what Biodiversity means to us and our community and how it influences the way we live. Why should we care about biodiversity?

21. http://www.ciel.orgl/biodiversity

22. http://www.squido.com/worldwithouttrees

23. http://www.treasurenature.com

24. http://new.mongabay.com

25. http://www.greenfacts.org