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Saving biodiversity

Lee Liak Ghee Ryan Tan Clarence Tan Xavier ho. Saving biodiversity. Agenda. What is Biodiversity? What is Happening to Biodiversity? Why is this Happening to Biodiversity? What are the Effects and What do They Lead to? What Must be Done to Save Biodiversity?

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Saving biodiversity

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  1. Lee Liak Ghee Ryan Tan Clarence Tan Xavier ho Saving biodiversity

  2. Agenda • What is Biodiversity? • What is Happening to Biodiversity? • Why is this Happening to Biodiversity? • What are the Effects and What do They Lead to? • What Must be Done to Save Biodiversity? • How are Scientists Doing This? • Conclusion

  3. What is Biodiversity? • Organisms • Habitats • Ecosystems

  4. What is Happening to Biodiversity? • Being lost • Species endangered/going extinct • Disappearing 1,000 times natural rate • 34,000 plants species • 5,200 animal species • 1/8 bird species

  5. Why is this Happening to Biodiversity? • Deforestation - Human activities Invasive species – human & natural activites

  6. What are the Effects and What do They Lead to? • Deforestation • Loss of forests – Imbalanced air composition • Loss of homes – Extinction • Loss of wood – Material loss • Invasive species • Take over local species – Extinction • Extinction • Domino effect • Loss of medicine

  7. What Must be Done to Save Biodiversity? • Raise awareness of ways to save biodiversity • Reduce deforestation • Prevent Invasive species from being introduced to more places • Habitat conservation

  8. How are Scientists doing this? • Raise awareness – 2010 International Year of Biodiversity • Importance • Threats • Means of conservation • Reducing deforestation – Apple-Paper • Uses apples • Reduces wood usage

  9. How are scientists doing this?(cont) • Invasive species: • Chemical means • Many disadvantages • Biological means • A disadvantage • Mechanical means • Effects has a limit • Ecosystem management • No negative effects

  10. How are scientists doing this?(cont) • Conservation of habitats – SungeiBuloh Wetland Reserve • Proposed by Malayan Nature Society (Singapore Branch) • Converted into nature park

  11. Conclusion • Do our part • Reduce, Reuse, Recycle • Save biodiversity

  12. Bibliography • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biodiversity • http://wwf.panda.org/about_our_earth/biodiversity/?gclid=CIqnvZC1n6MCFUhB6wodB1bwqw • http://www.bannaubrycheiniog.org/content/environment/Understandbiod/page-title • http://www.cbd.int/2010/about/ • http://www.birdlife.org/action/science/sowb/pressure/30.html • http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/news/46319.html • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sungei_Buloh_Wetland_Reserve

  13. Thank You

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