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Biodiversity

hMina & Tanja

structure:

1. What is Biodiversity and why is it important?

2. Why do we need Forests?

3. Information about Sloths!

4.

5. How can we stop deforestation?

6. Beavers!

7. Plants used to make medicine?

8. How can we save the Biodiversity?

Examples of human impacts on forests:

9.Quiz!

what is biodiversity and why is it important?

  • Biodiversity : plants,animals and other species

  • It´s important: support all life on Earth, animals, plants and microorganisms,the healthy ecosystems.

  • help us breathe
  • keep earth cool
  • clean up dirty air

why do we need forests?

They:

are home to nearly half of all species

They:

why are sloths important?

* They:
1. fertilise trees .

2. allowing creatures to grow.

3. provide a cure to some diseases.

Sloths

Examples of human impacts on forests:

desertification
global warming
invasive species
overharvesting
deforestation

Plant a tree where you can

Buy recycled products and then recycle them again

Spread Awareness And Raise Consciousness

How can we stop deforestation?

Beavers:

1.They create wetland habitat for other species.

2.They increase biodiversity.

3.They improve water quality.

4.They store water during droughts.

5.They minimize flood risk and mitigate flooding peaks.

Beavers

Bacopa monnieri

Plants used to make medicine?

Turmeric

  • purifying blood
  • treating skin ailments
  • treatment of heart, liver and lungs

  • improving memory
  • reducing anxiety
  • treating epilepsy

What can you do?

quiz time!

1. What is Biodiversity?

The variety of living species on Earth, plants, animals and microorganisms and the ecosystems they form

2. Why do we need forests? (name two reasons)

they help us breathe and clean up dirty air


3. How can we stop deforestation?

Plant a tree where you can, buy recycled products and then recycle them again

4. name two plants that made medicine?

bacopa monnieri, Turmeric

thanks!