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What does the natural world mean to you? What is biodiversity and why does it matter? How concerned are you about threats to biodiversity?News and Views presents a series of short topical articles on nature and biodiversity. Each topic contains links to further reading. Linked to each topic, are multiple choice questions. You can express your views by answering these questions or by writing a free text comment. You can also see how other people have answered the questions and read other people’s views. To begin, select a topic ... |
The first beaver kits to be born as part of the Scottish Beaver Trial have now been spotted! See our beaver topic. |
Conserving biodiversity hotspots
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Blooming water
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What can nature do for us?
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Paying back our debt to Nature
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What is biodiversity?
What does the term 'biodiversity'mean and why is biodiversity important to us?
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Harlequin ladybird threat
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Are biofuel crops bad for biodiversity?
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Beavers are back in the UK!
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Lichens - flags of distress?
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Is it a good conservation strategy to protect areas which have been shown to have high numbers of species of certain groups, like birds? How well will this protect other groups of animals, for example mammals, reptiles or insects?
Caused by a microscopic plant, algal blooms are quite a common occurrence in lakes, and can be a problem for people and wildlife
The benefits we gain from a healthy environment are called 'ecosystem services', and they depend on biodiversity
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