Biodiversity Activity 2 Resources

Protected Areas: Issues and Analysis

Overview:  By analyzing case studies and describing some of the challenges and conflicts, students will learn about the importance to biodiversity of protected areas.

Earth & Sky Radio Correlations
This activity can be supplemented with related Earth & Sky radio shows that you can download for use in your classroom. Learn about the PLT and Earth & Sky Initiative.

Related Earth & Sky Shows:
 - Sally Collins, with an Overview of U.S. Forests in the Early 21st Century  
 - Sally Collins: '6,000 acres of open land lost to development daily'  
 - Sally Collins: 'No one expected forest fires to become so big a factor, so quickly'   
 - Janaki Alavalapati: 'Harvest trees to create energy, benefit forests'  
 - Neil Sampson: 'We depend on forests every day'  
 - Greg McPherson’s Tree Carbon Calculator  
 - Robert Bonnie on Financial Incentives for Preserving Forests  
 - Robert Bonnie Says Agreement Protects Both Wildlife and Landowners   
 - Wangari Maathai, Nobel Laureate, on Planting Trees and Protecting Forests 

Additional Resources:
British Airways received the Wildlife Trust’s Business and Biodiversity Benchmark in recognition of its management of Harmondsworth Moor, a former landfill site, and now parkland, surrounding the company’s Waterside headquarters. See also the Biodiversity Benchmark website for more information.

“Biological Diversity and Wildlife Habitat Considerations in Managed Forests” report,  written by Greg Yarrow, Professor of Wildlife Ecology, Clemson University. The report was developed by the Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) program in cooperation with Clemson University and Texas A&M University.

Secret Lives of Wild Animals
This National Science Foundation web site looks at new technologies being used to observe animals in their natural environments. See video clips and stories about the technology used for tracking white-tailed deer, ocelots, agoutis, dragonflies, zebras, and seals.