Biodiversity Conservation and Restoration:
ving in Harmony with Nature
Tools for Teachers and EducatorsPreface
“The Ministry of Education and Taning (MOET) of
Viet Nam’ and UNESCO jointly produced this
ang stles for teaches and ‘educators on
Biodiversity Conservation and Restoration:
Lvingin Harmony with Natre The et of courses
comprises si invial components Becoming
Bioterte: Living In Harmony with Nature)
Discovering Blodversy: Taking Pride in Our
Nature a Benefits and Serves af lovers
Threats and ike to Biodversy; v) Bovey
Conservation and olteateCompatences and)
Education for Sutalnable Development for Soc
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“Thiscourse on The bonaftandsesiceofbiodersty
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Benes povided by nature to humans as well 5
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the cose Interdependence. between humais
quality of Me Relthy ecosystems” and ich
Bodwversty. Utumatey, the future existence of
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and. services provided by biodiversity. We il
ben review the concepts of ecosystem goods
and ‘services and categorize the benefits of
Modivrty ite the ferent econystem serves,
Here, we wil shar the information in a way that
Can be adapted for teaching students Many ofthe
topics covered here can be taught though &
human sciencer and even mathematic In this
course, we Integrate the topics ma way that
‘develop and enhances students competences
promote late beheviour towards understanding
“This course i composed of two sections:
Section I Bones of bosiverty, wil examine:
The benefits of tees: the nefits that tees
1 The bene of water: the Benet thot water
provides to the ling envionment, inducing
Shima plans andhumans
bdiversy the concept related to ecoxytemm
{he goods and services they provide and the
ingrcent asin the food chan. Prom tants
to suggest ks that come before or after the
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fac ingredient.
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Ingreinthason thereto the food chain
‘etiviy Tentative food webs
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the dferencebetwoenafood coin and food wes
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‘iferentintracons between thes
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testofthefood web
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very member ofthe fod
‘CLIMATE CHANGE AND NATURAL HAZARDS
‘Activity 13: Scenario discussion
of the activity: 0 understand the
onpecione betwesh boiversty, climate and
‘ual fie,
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the impacts offhand poor bide om the
‘vate and qunty of, and pent te esas
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Materials needed:
1 Paper incase students ant took tes.
Instructions forthe implementation ofthe activi
1. Divide the ase ito wo groupe,
2 Rone rf dc the chery an
Inpact fc biocversy analy ecosytrms.
3. Aakte cher group to dscuss the characters
na. consequences ef poor leds and
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beewter guiznce
4: both groups to she thr conelions and
Cemparebath stasis
5 Gude stants to acuse the mpcatons of
tliat on qu fieGlossary
Biodiversity or bilgi diverts the vabity
among ving organisms om all sores ncn,
intr aa, tenestral manne and other aquate
costes and the ecolagcal comple of which
they ate part th includes vest within spec,
Detueenspecesandofeoastems
Carbon sequestration i the process by which
Carbon donde ls removed from the atmosphere
‘toed etherin agus form
‘Condensation the convenon ofa vapour o gat
roalqud
Cultarl ecosystem services ae the nor atris
benefits sbtaned fom an ecosystem, tach ut
‘tual dest ndigenour knowledge,
ecotousmy natal tage 2 sense of place
‘cational values ection, aesthetic pleasure
nit welng.
Desertification the proces by which etl nd
becomes desert mast fen aba consequence of
efrestation or napropiate sprite.
Econytems arethe biological communitesc ving
crgansre and the physical condtons of the
rionent ha tract i
Ecosystem goods are the products mado by an
casstem Tey ncludefood water nd cea a
eoeytem service ae the beni provide by
scones
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Erosomisthe rats dasa cross by
water or wn
Evaporation the conversion of qui ito a gas
Underthelnuence test.
Food chainisa ais ofogarsnsthat dopa on
eachother one on the net for foe,
Food we isthe interaction of rurnrout focd
Greenhoure effet i the atmosphere warming
of the ahs tempetue by tapping soit
ation
Greenhouse gases are o3:as that tap color
fadaion nthe atnospher, ding the
reeniouse lect
Photosythess is the process by which tes
comet sunlight carbon’ oxide ond water into
fnjgen which all ig things need inorder to
Phytoremediation isthe ue of pants to rove
degradation o bmi the contamination of water
nti
Polnation the process of ransfering the seas
cof plants cle potln fom one planttoanatherto
ferttae ther,
Provisioning ecosystem services ae the
nobly of conte good such a fod fresh
‘ato aw Matera and medal ad gente
‘Supporting ecosystem services crcl forthe
provtion of al ther cost services because
‘hey suppor the uneoning of the ents
ezagsten. They afer fiom provisloning
teguliting nd trl services nth they dont
Provide diet banat people
Regulating ecosystem services ar the bens
btane om contoling scosyten processes,
amples indude water purieation and
regulon, climate regulation, ease regulation
{nd potnaion.
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