Top Tips for schools to engage with biodiversity

Posted: 21 April 2010

Biodiversity is life. Scientists use the word to describe the links and variety between all living things on the planet – including humans. All too often, economic growth and social progress neglects the essential need to consider and care for the environment. Yet the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity is critical for both the global economy and for the basic resources needed to support our planet‘s growing population.

The world is changing, and by engaging with biodiversity, schools can improve their own performance, while equipping pupils with the skills, understanding, and confidence to adapt to these changes and to succeed in the future. At the same time, they will also be benefiting biodiversity – in the school grounds, local community and all around the world.

This document provides schools with tips to help them engage pupils in biodiversity and includes an extensive selection of links to further sources of information.

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