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Maintaining biodiversity

Biology (Combined Science) · GCSE · AQA · AQA GCSE Combined Science: Trilogy (8464) — Biology — Foundation · Specification point · 4.7.3.6 · Ecology · Biodiversity and the effect of human interaction on ecosystems

Forest conservation

Biodiversity and ecosystem stability

Breeding programmes for endangered species

Habitat protection and restoration

Reducing carbon dioxide emissions to protect biodiversity

Recycling and biodiversity

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4.7.3.6 Maintaining biodiversity

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$Students should be able to describe both positive and negative human interactions in an ecosystem and explain their impact on biodiversity. Scientists and concerned citizens have put in place programmes to reduce the negative effects of humans on ecosystems and biodiversity. These include: breeding programmes for endangered species protection and regeneration of rare habitats reintroduction of field margins and hedgerows in agricultural areas where farmers grow only one type of crop reduction of deforestation and carbon dioxide emissions by some governments recycling resources rather than dumping waste in landfill.$	$WS 1.4, 1.5 Evaluate given information about methods that can be used to tackle problems caused by human impacts on the environment. Explain and evaluate the conflicting pressures on maintaining biodiversity given appropriate information.$

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Key opportunities for skills development

Students should be able to describe both positive and negative human interactions in an ecosystem and explain their impact on biodiversity. Scientists and concerned citizens have put in place programmes to reduce the negative effects of humans on ecosystems and biodiversity. These include: breeding programmes for endangered species protection and regeneration of rare habitats reintroduction of field margins and hedgerows in agricultural areas where farmers grow only one type of crop reduction of deforestation and carbon dioxide emissions by some governments recycling resources rather than dumping waste in landfill.

WS 1.4, 1.5 Evaluate given information about methods that can be used to tackle problems caused by human impacts on the environment. Explain and evaluate the conflicting pressures on maintaining biodiversity given appropriate information.