(The National Strategy for the
Conservation of Australia's Biological Diversity 1996)
Understanding biodiversity at the forest is an important part of caring for
this special place.
Visit
our fauna, flora, fungi and wetlands pages to discover some of the great
biodiversity found at the forest.
2010 International
Year of Biodiversity
The United Nations declared 2010 to
be the International Year of Biodiversity. "It is a celebration of life on
earth and of the value of biodiversity for our lives. The world is invited
to take action in 2010 to safeguard the variety of life on earth:
biodiversity. Biodiversity is essential to sustaining the living networks
and systems that provide us all with health, wealth, food, fuel and the
vital services our lives depend on. Human activity is causing the diversity
on Earth to be lost at a greatly accelerated rate. These losses are
irreversible, impoverish us all and damage the life support systems we rely
on everyday. But we can prevent them." (Convention on Biological Diversity,
2010)
Useful Links
http://www.unep.org/tunza/children/
http://www.cbd.int/2010/welcome/
http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/
‘Operation
Climate Change’ program –
an integrated learning experience
for students in years 5-10 to explore the issues associated with global
warming. The program encourages young people to look at their behaviour in
relation to consumption and waste; biodiversity; transport; and energy and
water use. Visit http://www.operationclimatechange.com.au
