By Harold Boys’ Green Schools Committee Biodiversity By Harold Boys’ Green Schools Committee

Section 1 – What Is Biodiversity?

What is Biodiversity? The variety of plant and animal life in their natural habitat

Biodiversity in our local area Birdwatching – Dalkey Island Free Biodiversity Events organised by DLR County Council

Section 2 – Why Is Biodiversity Important?

Why is Biodiversity So Important? It gives us food, fuel, and medicine Gives us the air we breathe Protection -soil erosion/flooding We need it for pollination Keeps the food chain stable

Section 3 - Examples of Biodiversity Food Animals Clothes Trees Furniture Insects

Section 4 - Threats to Biodiversity

Threats to Biodiversity Climate Change – Affects the habitats of plants, animals and humans!

Threats to Biodiversity Pollution – Air, Soil and Water

Threats to Biodiversity Over-farming, Over-fishing and Hunting – Abuse of the Earth’s resources

Threats to Biodiversity Invasive Species – Animals introduced into a country where they were not originally found who have negative effects on other native species e.g. grey squirrel

Threats to Biodiversity Habitat destruction: Humans destroying animal homes directly and indirectly

Section 5 - Helping Biodiversity

Helping Biodiversity Green Schools Committee – Action Plan

Helping Biodiversity Continuing work on previous Green Schools themes

Helping Biodiversity Taking care of the school grounds:

Helping Biodiversity Taking care of our local area

Helping Biodiversity Sharing what you have learned with family and friends

REMEMBER… Everything we do has an impact on the biodiversity that surrounds us, near and far, both GOOD and BAD

Slogan Competition We need a school slogan for the biodiversity theme Examples:

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