Biodiversity Is Collapsing Worldwide. Here's Why.
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Provided by: Our Changing Climate|Published on: April 27, 2021
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Synopsis
- This video from Our Changing Climate explains biodiversity, its importance for life on Earth, and how it's being reduced by human activities and climate change, giving specific examples of ecosystem disruptions and decreases in biodiversity in the Colorado Rockies, Hawaii, and Australia.
- To address biodiversity loss, the video suggests habitat restoration, habitat preservation, supporting Indigenous communities, and reducing global warming.
Subjects: Biology
Authors: Our Changing Climate
Region: North America, USA - West, United States, Global, Oceania, Hawai'i, Colorado
Languages: English
Teaching Materials
Positives
- This video features great graphic design and does a nice job of explaining biodiversity.
- Describing the problem in multiple regions illustrate how pervasive the issue is.
Prerequisites
- The video content ends at 7 minutes, 41 seconds. The rest of the video contains a message from the creator.
- Students may need the term endemic and other terms defined before watching the video
Differentiation & Implementation
- Science and biology classes can use this as a hook for or introduction to the biodiversity of life, genetics, evolution, phylogenetic trees, ecosystems, population dynamics, or biogeochemical cycles.
- Social studies classes can use this resource when discussing the rights of Indigenous peoples, the plight of island nations, or in consideration of the idea that nature and other species should also have rights.
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