Maintaining biodiversity

• More people are becoming more aware of the

importance of biodiversity and of the many human
threats to biodiversity around the world.

Task – List some things that you think we

can do to help maintain biodiversity.
 What is it? Describe an example

Breeding
programmes
for
endangered
species.

Protection and
regeneration
of rare
habitats.

Reintroduction
of field
margins and
hedgerows.

Reduction of
deforestation
and carbon
dioxide
emissions.

Recycling
resources.
• Breeding programmes for endangered species.
• Protection and regeneration of rare habitats.
• Reintroduction of field margins and hedgerows.
• Reduction of deforestation and carbon dioxide
emissions.
• Recycling resources.

Task – Complete the

table using the info on
the next slides.
 Breeding programmes for endangered species.
• They increase the numbers of the
endangered species.
• Can do this through captive or
artificial breeding programmes in
zoos.
• Need to avoid inbreeding.
• The giant panda and Przewalski
horses are an example.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZiW96Uci624
 Protection and regeneration of rare
habitats.
• Due to deforestation and climate change many habitats have been
lost.
• These habitats are home to many different living organisms.
• We are trying to protect these endangered habitats and re-
establish them again.
• Coral reefs, mangroves and heathlands are an example.
• To protect the coral reef we are working to decrease carbon
dioxide emissions.
 Reintroduction of field margins and hedgerows.

• In many agricultural areas farmers removed the

hedgerows to produce huge fields.
• These hedgerows are home to lots of living organisms.
• Also led to soil erosion and infertility.

https://www.youtube.
com/watch?v=q2-BBg
ZlXW4
 Reduction of deforestation and carbon dioxide emissions.

• Some
governments
are starting to
recognise the
damage
deforestation
and increasing
CO2 emissions
has.
• At one point rainforests in Costa
Rica were being felled rapidly,
however, now they’re protected.
 Recycling resources.
• Waste placed in landfill sites affects biodiversity by using land
and producing pollution.
• Globally, many countries are now working to recycle as much
waste as possible. Governments have introduced many
initiatives to reduce waste.