Environmental Issues Leaflets
The Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) have published a number of briefing notes and brochures which give excellent insights into some of the big environmental issues such as climate change, natural hazards, sustainable use of this planet's resources, biodiversity and pollution.
Two of these brochures are provided in this collection:
• Biodiversity - looking at how human activities threaten the natural environment, endangering species and habitats and what we are doing about the problem.
• Changing climates, evolving humans - considers how environmental factors have affected human evolution.
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Biodiversity
This colourful leaflet from the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) looks at what biodiversity is and why it matters. It also explains how human activities threaten the natural environment, endangering species and habitats and what we are doing about the problem. The resource includes a list of research centres funded by…
Changing Climates, Evolving Humans
This colourful leaflet from the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) looks at how environmental factors have affected human evolution. It includes a timeline and map showing how and where humans have developed and changed over millions of years. Humans are a truly global species. We have colonised every continent. We have…
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Resource by: Natural Environment Research Council
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