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ictoria. People use natural resources as raw materials to manufacture or create a range of modern conven iences Water and food provide humans with sustenance and energy for example and fossil fuels generate heat as well as energy for trans portation and indu The Nile Perch. Core Case Study: A Biological Roller Coaster Ride in Lake Victoria. Loss of biodiversity and cichlids. Nile perch: deliberately introduced. Frequent algal blooms. Nutrient runoff. Spills of untreated sewage. The Nile Perch. Core Case Study: A Biological Roller Coaster Ride in Lake Victoria. Loss of biodiversity and cichlids. Nile perch: deliberately introduced. Frequent algal blooms. Nutrient runoff. Spills of untreated sewage. It is the variety of all the different living things and their homes on the planet. . BIO. . DIVERSITY. Bio= biological organisms . -living things!. diversity= the amount of variation. Changing Landscape. Activities affect environment. Relationship between resources and sustainable use. Effect of Human Activity. Living on Island Earth. We affect environment when:. Obtain food. Eliminate waste products. What is a resource?. A resource is a stock or supply of money, materials, staff, and other assets that can be drawn on by a person or organization in order to function . effectively. So what then is a natural resource?. raw materials for making products that we use everyday from our toothbrush and lunch box to our clothes, cars, televisions, computers and refrigerators. Renewable and Nonrenewable Resources Renewab raw materials for making products that we use everyday from our toothbrush and lunch box to our clothes, cars, televisions, computers and refrigerators. Renewable and Nonrenewable Resources Renewab The Futi Corridor forms an important transfrontier ecological link between Maputo Special Reserve in Mozambique and Thembe Elephant Park in South Africa. However, the communities living in and surroun raw materials for making products that we use everyday from our toothbrush and lunch box to our clothes cars televisions computers and refrigeratorsRenewable and Nonrenewable Resources Renewable resou Scottish Natural Heritage. Three phases. Nature conservation and environmental bodies from five countries (England, Ireland, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales) and the River . R. estoration Centre. Led by Scottish Natural Heritage under the auspices of the International Union for Conservation of Nature. The Ecosystem Approach. Individuals Matter: Wangari Maathari and Kenya. ’. s Green Belt Movement . Green Belt Movement: 1977. Self-help group of women in Kenya. Success of tree planting. 50,000 members planted 40 million trees. Biodiversity at regional level is better understood by categorizing species richness into four types. . Whittaker (1972). described three terms for measuring biodiversity over spatial scales: . alpha, beta, and gamma diversity. UPDATE ON PROCESS AND UPDATED ZERO DRAFT . OEWG Co-Chairs. Francis Ogwal. Basile van Havre. 18 SEPTEMBER 2020 . Special Briefing Session. Presentation Plan. Process. Planning assumptions. Roles of subsidiary bodies and working group.