Visual Learning Systems
Understanding Biodiversity and Ecosystems
This video discusses the concept of biodiversity and how it varies in different ecosystems. The video then compares the relatively low biodiversity of a cornfield to the high biodiversity of a wetland and mentions how rainforests are...
FuseSchool
Human impacts on Biodiversity
Biodiversity is the variety of life. There are thought to be 8.7 million species on planet Earth. And, as we saw in this video, biodiversity is of utmost importance to humans. The loss of one key species can have a detrimental impact on...
Nature League
What Are Adaptations? - Lesson Plan
In this Nature League Lesson Plan, Brit discusses physical and behavioral adaptations of life on Earth and shares some of her favorites.
FuseSchool
BIOLOGY - Environment - What is organic farming
As populations have grown, farming practices have become more intensified to maximise crop yields and ensure we can feed the ever growing population. Fertilisers and pesticides are used on crops, and animals may be kept inside in more...
Visual Learning Systems
Introduction to Biodiversity
The video invites the viewer to think about the living things they observe in their surroundings, such as plants and animals. It highlights that different places on Earth have different types of living things and explores how these...
Visual Learning Systems
Comparing Biodiversity: From Parking Lots to Forests
The video discusses the concept of biodiversity and how it can be used to describe different places. It features three different locations - an old parking lot, an abandoned farm field, and a forest - and compares their levels of...
Visual Learning Systems
People and the Environment: Species Extinction and Exotic Species
Students will explore the notion of resource conservation, and identify the differences between renewable and non-renewable resources. Some of the ways our environment may be harmed via pollution, deforestation, species extinction, and...
Curated Video
How a South African vineyard is making better wine thanks to cattle and ducks
New ReviewA historic wine estate near Stellenbosch is turning to cattle, sheep and ducks to improve the quality of its vineyards. Hartenberg Wine Estate says it has become the first in South Africa to earn international certification for...
Curated Video
Nations ratify world's first treaty to protect international waters
New ReviewSixty nations have agreed a new treaty aimed at protecting marine biodiversity in international waters. But the strength of the deal governing the high seas is uncertain as some of the world’s biggest players - including China, the US,...
Curated Video
'Extinction crisis' has scientists sounding the alarm over nature's rapid decline
Nature is in more trouble now than at any other time in human history, with extinction looming over one million species of plants and animals. That's according to UN report on biodiversity that says humans are the main culprit in this...
Curated Video
Watch: Comprehensive report reveals nature is on the brink of environmental catastrophe
A new UN report compiled by hundreds of authors from 50 countries over the past three years showed that nature is declining at a rapid rate, with roughly 1 million animal and plant species now threatened by extinction, many within...
Curated Video
Testing the water: How to make fish farming more sustainable
How can fish farming be made more sustainable? Seeking to answer that question, Futuris correspondent Julian Lopez Gomez met a team of biologists who have set up a mobile chemistry laboratory near the heart of a nature reserve at Akaszto...
Curated Video
French rains drench bees and their habitats
Extreme rains in Northern Europe are having an impact on some of the smallest European Union constituents: insects.
Curated Video
Raising awareness about the importance of pollinators on World Bee Day
The United Nations has declared May 20th World Bee Day, and the 22nd, the International Day of Biological Diversity. Concordia University biology professor Carly Ziter talks about what we can do to help protect bees and other pollinators.
Curated Video
Coral reefs experiencing mass bleaching event
Oceans around the world are experiencing a mass coral bleaching event, according to the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. That means coral in every major ocean basin is turning white, or even dying, because the water...
Curated Video
Dozens gather to plant wildflowers in Kitchener
Dozens of people gathered near the intersection of Fischer-Hallman Road and Glasgow Street in Kitchener to plant wildflowers on Saturday as part of the launch of the Pollinator Roadsides project. The project aims to attract more...
Curated Video
Bald eagle nest reported in Toronto for the first time in 100 years
A new bird's nest in Toronto is creating a buzz among local bird watchers and conservationists. The nest is being used by bald eagles, and as CBC’s Patrick Swadden tells us, it has many excited about what that means for the region's...
Curated Video
Bald eagle nest reported in Toronto for the first time ever
A new bird's nest in Toronto is creating a buzz among local bird watchers and conservationists. The nest is being used by bald eagles, and as CBC’s Patrick Swadden tells us, it has many excited about what that means for the region's...
Curated Video
Bald eagle nest reported in Toronto for the first time in recorded history
A new bird's nest in Toronto is creating a buzz among local bird watchers and conservationists. The nest is being used by bald eagles, and as CBC’s Patrick Swadden tells us, it has many excited about what that means for the region's...
Curated Video
See the new, immersive biodiversity exhibit at Montreal's Palais des Congrès
Root for Nature is on at OASIS Immersion downtown. It was inspired by Montreal's COP-15 biodiversity conference and produced with National Geographic.
Curated Video
Von der Leyen withdraws contentious pesticide law amid right-wing backlash and farmer protests
Ursula von der Leyen announced on Tuesday the withdrawal of a contentious law that aimed to reduce the use of pesticides across the European Union, marking the first defeat of the Green Deal.
Curated Video
Meet the ecologist spreading her wings in New Zealand to save seabirds
"You can't expect to save a whole species in a month. Don't give up. We need to keep fighting. The alternative is to just let it all crumble. We can't do that."
Curated Video
Dubai's Futuristic Urban Blueprint: Pioneering Sustainable Innovation and Smart Infrastructure
From desert to dream: Dubai's visionary urban evolution is setting the gold standard for future cities, blending innovation, luxury, and sustainability in perfect harmony.
Curated Video
Jane Goodall explains why it’s not too late to save the planet
CBC’s Matt Galloway talks to famed anthropologist Jane Goodall about why there’s still time to save the planet, the impact of war on the environment and how Sudbury, Ont., is an example of how change can happen.