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

3. Section 1 – What Is Biodiversity?

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

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

6. Section 2 – Why Is Biodiversity Important?

7. 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

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

9. Section 4 - Threats to Biodiversity

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

11. Threats to Biodiversity
Pollution – Air, Soil and Water

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

13. 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

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

15. Section 5 - Helping Biodiversity

16. Helping Biodiversity
Green Schools Committee – Action Plan

17. Helping Biodiversity
Continuing work on previous Green Schools themes

18. Helping Biodiversity
Taking care of the school grounds:

19. Helping Biodiversity
Taking care of our local area

20. Helping Biodiversity
Sharing what you have learned with family and friends

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

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

23. Thanks for listening
Question Time!