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Conditions for life
Life processes in the biosphere
Conservation
Habitat conservation
Practical skills
Physical Environment
The Atmosphere
The Hydrosphere
Mineral resources
Biogeochemical cycles
Soils
Biological resources
Forestry
Fishing
Aquaculture
Agriculture
Energy
Energy resources
Energy storage & conservation
Pollution
Properties of pollutants
Atmospheric pollution
Water pollution
Other pollution
Sustainability
Conservation
The conservation topic illustrates how our own survival is completely dependent on the benefits the natural world provides. We explore the main ways human activity can threaten species and the various strategies that can be used to protect them.
1 - Rationale for conservation
Importance of conservation
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This bobcat brings in $308,000 a year
A mini-tourism industry has built up around one wildcat that hangs around a river in Yellowstone National Park, and it's bringing in cash.
2 - Setting conservation priorities
Setting conservation priorities
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The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Established in 1964, the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species has evolved to become the world’s most comprehensive information source on the global conservation status of animal, fungi and plant species.
3 - Threats to biodiversity
How humans threaten wildlife
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4 - Legal protection of widlife
Legal protection of wildlife
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5 - Captive breeding and release
Captive breeding and release
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Tasmanian devil milk fights superbugs
Milk from Tasmanian devils could offer up a useful weapon against antibiotic-resistant superbugs, according to Australian researchers.
Biomimetic design: 10 examples of nature inspiring technology
A result of millions of years of successive improvement through natural selection, nature seems to have a solution for everything – find out how we’re using them to solve modern, human problems.
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