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Biodiversity describes the network of interdependent species. The loss of one species can have cascading effects throughout ecosystems. By safeguarding ecosystems, conserving species, and promoting sustainable land and water management practices, we can enhance the resilience of both natural and human systems.
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Interconnected Systems & the Anthropocene
Interconnected Systems & the Anthropocene
UN Biodiversity & Climate Action
Audience: Adult
Format: Webpage with links to UN resources, infographics
Audience: Teen, adult
Source: UN Food and Agricultural Organization
Format: Comprehensive book (200+ pages) of clear text, images, and infographics in PDF format, published in 2013.
Biocubes - Exploring Biodiversity
Audience: Youth
Source: Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
Format: Teaching ideas and instructions for constructing a biocube to observe a small natural area.
Teacher Primer: What is the Anthropocene?
Audience: Adult
Source: Natural History Museum
Format: PowerPoint slides with links to videos and teaching suggestions
What is the Anthropocene and why does it matter?
Audience: Teen, adult
Source: Natural History Museum
Format: Informational text with photographs
Climate Change & Habitats
Climate Change & Habitats
Audience: Youth, teen, adult
Source: World Wide Fund for Nature
Format: Webpage with visuals, videos, infographics, and a teaching ideas. Includes the youth edition and educators' guide.
See this EcoEnglish webpage for resources on ocean habitat and climate change
See this EcoEnglish webpage for resources on land habitat and climate change
Habitat Degradation: Ocean Acidification
Audience: Teen
Source: Subject to Climate
Format: Watercolor and text
Audience: Youth, teen, adult
Source: Joel Sartore
Format: Searchable database of photographs of the world's animals with information
Photo Ark - Children's version
Audience: Youth
Source: National Geographic Kids
Format: Animal photographs organized by category; short videos of photographer Joel Sartore at work
Species Adaptation & Migration
Species Adaptation & Migration
A growing need for species to adapt to a changing world
Audience: Adult
Source: World Wide Fund for Nature
Format: Short, informative text
Here's how extreme weather is affecting animal migration
Audience: Adult
Source: Climate Change Agenda, World Economic Forum
Format: Informative text (audio available), with photographs, short video
Audience: Adult
Source: International Union for Conservation of Nature
Format: Issues brief with infographics
Biodiversity Loss
Biodiversity Loss
Audience: Youth
Source: National Geographic Kids
Format: Photographs of threatened animals, with conservation and sustainability suggestions
How are climate change and biodiversity loss linked?
Audience: Teen, adult
Source: Natural History Museum "Anthropocene" resources
Format: Explanatory text and images with links to other museum site articles
Our global food system is the primary driver of biodiversity loss
Audience: Adult
Source: UN Environment Programme
Format: Press release with links to related non-governmental organizations
Four climate solutions with surprising benefits for biodiversity and human well-being
Audience: Teen, adult
Source: Project Drawdown
Format: Short insight article with graphic art
Audience: Teen, adult
Source: Wildlife Conservation Society
Format: Webpage with links to high-quality images and articles on biodiversity conservation efforts around the world
Feedback Loops
Feedback Loops
Climate Feedback Loops and Tipping Points
Audience: Teen, adult
Source: UCAR
Format: Informative text and infographics
Unveiling the Link: Biodiversity Loss, Climate Change, & Feedback Loops
Audience: Teen, Adult
Source: Scale Climate Action
Format: FAQ
How Feedback Loops Are Making the Climate Crisis Worse
Audience: Adult
Source: The Climate Reality Project
Format: Blog post
Audience: Adult
Source: CBC News
Format: Informative text with embedded video
Ecosystem Services
Ecosystem Services
Audience: Adult
Source: Earth.org
Format: Informative text
Audience: Adult
Source: International Union for Conservation of Nature
Format: Informative text
Land - the planet’s carbon sink
Audience: Adult
Source: United Nations Climate Action
Format: Informative text, infographics, short video
How much of the world’s food production is dependent on pollinators?
Audience: Adult
Source: Our World in Data
Format: Informative text with infographics
Audience: Teen, adult
Source: National Geographic Education
Format: Informative text with photos and glossary
Carbon Sequestration & Biodiversity
Carbon Sequestration & Biodiversity
Explainer: What Are Carbon Sinks?
Audience: Teen
Source: Earth.org
Format: Informative text and infographics
Wetlands: Nature’s Hidden Carbon Sink Against Climate Change
Audience: Teen, Adult
Source: Scale Climate Action
Format: FAQ
How trees capture and store carbon
Audience: Teen, adult
Source: Woodland Trust
Format: Webpage with video
What are the world’s biggest natural carbon sinks?
Audience: Teen, adult
Source: Climate Change Agenda, World Economic Forum
Format: Informative text (audio available) with photographs and infographics
Greenhouse Effect: Keeping the Balance
Audience: Youth, teen
Source: NASA Climate Kids
Format: Informative text and infographics
Audience: Teen, adult
Source: MIT Climate Portal
Format: Informative text, audio, FAQ, and infographic
Biodiversity, Food Security, & Climate Change
Biodiversity, Food Security, & Climate Change
Building climate resilient cropping systems
Audience: Adult
Source: UN Food & Agricultural Organization
Format: Short descriptive text with photographs, link to crop guide
The Impact of Disasters on Agriculture and Food Security
Audience: Adult
Source: UN Food & Agricultural Organization
Format: Report (PDF) and short video
Global Climate Change Impact on Crops Expected Within 10 Years, NASA Study Finds
Audience: Teen, adult
Source: NASA Climate Change
Format: Informative text & short video
Audience: Teen, adult
Format: Website of nonprofit organization for drought-resistant, biofortified corn
Mitigation & Restoration Strategies
Mitigation & Restoration Strategies
Soil-Based Carbon Sequestration
Audience: Teen, adult
Source: MIT Climate Portal
Format: Informative text and audio
Supporting Sinks and Improving Society
Audience: Teen, adult
Source: Project Drawdown Climate Solutions 101
Format: Informative text, videos, and infographics
The regenerative revolution in food
Audience: Teen, adult
Source: BBC
Format: News article with photographs
Climate Smart Agriculture Sourcebook
Audience: Adult
Source: United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization
Format: Guide to restorative agriculture, including a section on climate change adaptation and mitigation
Community Engagement & Indigenous Knowledge
Community Engagement & Indigenous Knowledge
Audience: Teen, adult
Source: Resilience
Format: News article
Audience: Adult
Source: Biodiversa+
Format: Handbook (PDF)
Indigenous-led Conservation Efforts in the Amazon: A Win-win-win Solution
Audience: Teen, adult
Source: Amazon Frontlines
Format: Research article with photographs and embedded video
Audience: Teen, adult
Format: Website focused on reforestation, preservation, human rights action. News articles, photographs, reports.
Josefina Tunki: ‘If we have to die in defense of the land, we have to die’
Audience: Adult
Source: Mongabay series: Indigenous-led conservation
Format: News article with photographs and infographics
Audience: Teen, adult
Source: UNDP Global Policy Centre on Resilient Ecosystems and Desertification
Format: Blog post
Policy & International Cooperation
Policy & International Cooperation
United Nations Decade on Ecosystem Restoration 2021-2030
Audience: Youth, teen, adult
Format: Website with photographs and links to resources
COP 15: Final text o fthe Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework
Audience: Adult
Source: Convention on Biological Diversity
Format: Website
Convention on Biological Diversity
Audience: Teen, adult
Format: Website of parties that support the Kunming-Montreal Framework
Small solutions, big impacts: 5 community-based projects tackling climate change
Audience: Teen, adult
Source: UN News
Format: News story
Youth Demands for Quality Climate Change Education
Audience: Adult
Source: UNESCO Digital Library
Format: Report (PDF)
Audience: Teen, adults
Videos
Videos
Source: Smithsonian Magazine
Source: Natural History Museum YouTube channel
Audience: Teen, adult
Why should climate change and biodiversity loss be tackled together?
Audience: Teen, adult
Source: Food and Agricultural Organization of the UN YouTube channel
Audience: Youth, teen, adult
Source: Wild Hope TV
Format: Website of short video documentaries that demonstrate actions to support biodiversity
Nature-Based Solutions: What is a Carbon Sink?
Source: WWF-Canada YouTube channel
How can the world solve the climate and biodiversity crises?
Source: Grantham Institute Explainers YouTube Playlist
Maldives: How saving seagrass helps fight climate change
Source: DW News YouTube channel
Topic: Oceanic carbon sequestration
Source: University of Plymouth YouTube channel
Are Earth's carbon sinks changing?
Source: NASA Climate Change YouTube channel
How humans disrupted a cycle essential to all life
Source: Vox-Climate, explained YouTube playlist
George Gann highlights the importance of effective ecosystem restoration
Source: UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration YouTube playlist
Restore: Films from the frontiers of hope
Source: 10 short films from the United Nations Decade on Ecosystem Restoration 2021-2030
Ruth Spencer outlines why effective community engagement is important for ecosystem restoration
Source: UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration YouTube playlist
How do Indigenous Peoples contribute to climate action?
Source: FAO YouTube channel
Amplify Their Voices: Words from Indigenous Leader Josefina Tunki
Source: Nature and Culture International YouTube People playlist
The Farmer Growing 400 Different Kinds of Potatoes
Source: Great Big Story YouTube channel
Source: Amazon Frontlines YouTube video playlist
Source: FAO YouTube video playlist
Source: Nature and Culture International YouTube playlist
Podcasts
Podcasts
Source: Natural History Museum "Anthropocene" resources
How Can Oceans Help Us Capture Carbon?
Source: Subject to Climate
Format: Podcast and teaching notes
Teaching Materials
Teaching Materials
Anthropocene: Human Impact on the Environment
Audience: Teen, adult
Source: Subject to Climate
Format: Lesson plan with link to an interactive, multimedia activity
World Wildlife Foundation Toolkits
Topic: Protecting wildlife around the world
Audience: Youth, teen
Source: World Wildlife Foundation
Format: Teaching guides, slide presentations, activities (interdisciplinary)
Audience: Teen, adult
Source: British Council Learn English
Format: Online lesson with reading, internet links, worksheet
Designing Solutions to Preserve Biodiversity
Audience: Teen, adult
Source: BioInteractive
Format: Online lesson with teachers' guide and student resources and handouts
Audience: Teen, adult
Source: BioInteractive
Format: Film with before and after-viewing discussion activities
Audience: Teen, adult
Source: Subject to Climate
Format: Lesson suggestions for teaching informational text with photographs
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