act local, act national, act global.pptx

8/9/2019 act local, act national, act global.pptx

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a c t l o c a l,

a c t n a

t i o n a l,

a c t g l o b a l

y Clothier, Jake Gazzard, Martha Grimes, Evie Johnson, Alec Temple, and Tim W


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act local

lec Temple + Tim Woods


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biodiversity

Bristol has more reen space than almost any other British city and a!ealth o" #r$an !ildli"e% There are over &' desinated !ildli"e sitesin the city, most o" !hich are r#n $y Bristol City Co#ncil% Bristol alsohas an Biodiversity Action (lan that provides a "rame!ork "or ha$itatand species conservation and identi)es !ays to promote and ed#cate

residents a$o#t $iodiversity and its $ene)ts% This has led to pro*ectsthat aim to enco#rae $iodiversity in the city% The Bristol BiodiversityAction (lan aims to

• (rovide a stratey "or $iodiversity conservation in Bristol

• Hihliht ha$itats and species that are o" partic#lar val#e in Bristol

• Hihliht threats and iss#es to these priority ha$itats and speciesand o$*ectives, tarets and actions to address them

• Enco#rae an approach to $iodiversity conservation that shares$est practices

• Enco#rae ed#cation and comm#nities involvement

• Advance $iodiversity conservation as an cr#cial part o" s#staina$le

development• (romote the im ortance o" Bristols $iodiversit at all levels


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TreeBristol

TreeBristol is a pro*ect that aims to increase Bristols tree canopy $y /'0 $yplantin in Bristols parks, open spaces, rass veres and streets% They also

replace lost trees and plant ne! trees in areas that need them most% 1ince

2''3, TreeBristol has planted /,&'' trees% The Tree (ips pro*ect aims to plant

/4,''' trees over the ne.t three years, involvin all primary school children

!ho !ill et to plant a tree each% The children and the comm#nity !ill also $e

ed#cated a$o#t the importance o" trees% Trees in cities and to!ns, !hether in streets, !oodland or parks, ardens,

schools and hospitals provide a !ide rane o" $ene)ts relatin to $iodiversity%

They have a #ni5#e a$ility to s#pport a !ide variety o" species "rom therelatively common ro$ins, $lack$irds and tits to the declinin $ees and $ats%

6ative trees are especially ood as Britains species have developed over

millennia to depend on them% The !illo! alone provides "ood and ha$itat "orover 73' species many o" !hich are insects !hich "eed other animals%


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Meadow Bristol

Meado! Bristol is pro*ect $y the Co#ncil in colla$oration !ith the 8niversity o"Bristol !hich is lookin at #r$an pollinators% Meado!s have $een planted allaro#nd the city in schools, parks, #niversities and roadsides% They are planted sothat they !ill have lon 9o!erin seasons allo!in pollinators to collect "ood andare le"t #nc#t thro#h the !inter to provide "ood "or $irds%

(ollinators are vital "or $iodiversity as thro#h pollination they provide "ood "or

h#mans and animals % Ho!ever, pollinator pop#lations are in decline in the 8:%;t is hoped that this e.periment !ill sho! that i" iven the riht reso#rces


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climate change

Bristol City Co#ncil aims to red#ce Bristols car$on emissions $y7'0 $y 2'2' "rom a 2''3 $aseline% Bristols emissions red#ced$y ?30 $et!een 2''3 and 2''@ one o" the reatest red#ctionso" any ma*or British city and Bristol residents prod#ce the leastcar$on per capita than residents o" other lare Enlish cities%

;n >e$r#ary 2'?', the Co#ncil adopted the Climate Chane andEnery 1ec#rity >rame!ork and has $een implementin a !idevariety o" actions to help Bristol to $ecome a lo! car$on city%


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energy

;t is Co#ncil policy to help start and implement rene!a$le eneryschemes% ;n 2'?/, the Co#ncil opened the 8:s )rst localovernmento!ned !ind "arm in Avonmo#th docks% ;t c#rrently hast!o t#r$ines !hich are predicted to provide eno#h po!er "or 2,3''homes a year%

The Co#ncil also s#pports an oranisation called Bristol 1olar Citythat helps residents et solar panels and aims "or Bristol to have?GW o" solar ( $y 2'2' !hich !o#ld prod#ce &D' million kWh o"electricity each year, "ar e.ceedin the electricity re5#irements o" allthe homes in Bristol%

The Co#ncil also helps residents to save enery $y ins#latin their

homes and ed#catin them ho! to the make the most o#t o" theirenery, savin them money%

By prod#cin car$on ne#tral enery and helpin residents toconserve enery, Bristol is helpin red#ce the demand needed "or"ossil "#els%


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transport

The Co#ncil has $een enactin meas#res across the city to help make movinaro#nd the city cleaner and reener $y makin it easier to !alk, cycle or takep#$lic transport%

To promote !alkin and cyclin, the Co#ncil has $een tryin to make them moreattractive options "or travel% Meas#res incl#de a city!ide 2'mph speed limit tomake roads sa"er, $#ildin cycle ro#tes and closin and pedestrianisin streets%

To complement this, the Co#ncil has $een investin in p#$lic transport $y$#ildin $#s lanes, s#$sidisin rail!ay lines and developin ne! transportschemes to make s#re that it is al!ays easy to not #se a car%

These help prevent climate chane $y makin lo!car$on transport a via$lechoice "or people to move aro#nd the city%


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refuse and recycling

Bristols !aste is collected $y May G#rney% ecyclin and "ood !asteis collected !eekly !hile eneral !aste is collected "ortnihtly% Theco#ncil provides all ho#seholds !ith t!o recyclin $o.es, a "ood!aste $in and a !heelie $in "or eneral !aste


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what happens to thewaste?

;tems that can $e recycled are sent to plants all aro#nd the 8: !here they arecleaned, processed and t#rned into #se"#l ne! prod#cts% Al#mini#m is t#rnedinto car components, car $atteries are t#rned into shields "or .ray machines,enine oil is t#rned into "#el, plastic is t#rned into park $enches and 9eece

*ackets, aerosols are t#rned into "rides and $rides and cartons are t#rned intoroo" tiles or arden "#rnit#re%

1pectacles are taken to developin co#ntries to improve the eyesiht o" people!ho !o#ld not normally have the chance and clothes, te.tiles and shoes aretaken to developin co#ntries !here there are $i markets "or secondhandclothes%

Garden and "ood !aste is taken to compostin sites *#st o#tside Bristol and aretreated to make them ready "or #se on land%

Good 5#ality items collected "rom homes are sent to the 1F>A pro*ect in FldMarket "or re#se% Electricals are iven sa"ety tests and "#rnit#re is re"#r$ished$e"ore $ein sold at an aorda$le price to lo! income "amilies%

J#st #nder t!o thirds o" eneral !aste is taken to a Mechanical Bioloical Treatment plant in Avonmo#th !here they are processed into "#el and acompostlike prod#ct #sed "or improvin land 5#ality%


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Act 6ational

Evie Johnson and Jake

Gazzard


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Enlands Biodiversity 1tratey 2'??

Defra launched a new England Biodiversity Strategy “Biodiversity!!" a strategy for England#s $ildlife and Ecosystem Services% in&ugust !''( This strategy replaces the e)isting strategy that was

launched in !!(

Biodiversity 2'2' sets o#t ho! the 5#ality o" o#r environment on land andat sea !ill $e improved over the ne.t ten years% >ollo!in on "rom policiescontained in the 6at#ral Environment White (aper, p#$lished in J#ne 2'??,

and respondin to international commitments areed at last years 86

Convention on Bioloical -iversity, the stratey provides a detailed roadmap to halt the loss o" $iodiversity $y 2'2' and to strenthen and

enhance ecosystem services% The importance o" these ecosystem services!ere hihlihted in the 8: 6ational Ecosystem Assessment p#$lished in

J#ne 2'??%


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The mission%%%

The mission "or this stratey "or the ne.t decade is “to halt overallbiodiversity loss, support healthy well+functioning ecosystems and

establish coherent ecological networs, with more and betterplaces for nature for the bene-t of wildlife and people%%

To do this, the stratey has "oc#sed on "o#r main themes& more integrated large+scale approach to conservation on land and

at sea(.utting people at the heart of biodiversity policy(

/educing environmental pressures(0mproving our nowledge(

Altho#h this is a Government stratey, it !ill not and cannot $e delivered $yGovernment alone% Government !ill contin#e to encourage and depend onpartnerships that incl#de stat#tory, vol#ntary, academic $odies alon !ith

$#siness sectors and the p#$lic to help deliver on these themes%


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Who is involved in overseein the

1tratey

-e"ra !ill $e acco#nta$le "or the overall delivery o" the stratey on $ehal" o"Government% 6at#ral Enland plays a ma*or role in leadin and $ein

responsi$le "or sec#rin the 1trateies $iodiversity o#tcomes on land% ;n doinso, 6at#ral Enland !ill !ork closely !ith partners inside and o#tside

Government to achieve this% 6at#ral Enland !ill also play a ma*or role indeliverin the Marine and (eople Enaement components o" the 1tratey%

A delivery plan is $ein developed in partnership !ith key stakeholders to mapo#t and sec#re the attainment o" the tarets and am$itions in the 1tratey% This plan is d#e to $e developed in 2'?2 and !ill $e #sed $y all partners tomonitor and report on proress in deliverin the stratey% -e"ra have overall

responsi$ility "or the plan !ithin it !ill $e set o#t 1MAT o#tp#ts and o#tcomes!hich $#t individ#al oranisations and partnerships !ill $e acco#nta$le "or

deliverin% ;t !ill $e a /year rollin plan e.tendin o#t to 2'2' so that it can$e 9e.i$le and respond to chanin circ#mstances, 6at#ral Enland !ill play a

lead role in this !ork%


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Act Glo$al1enry 2lothier and Martha

3rimes


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Glo$al oranisations

There are many global organisationsto help the world with this problem,here are a few of them listed below

• 3lobal $ildlife 2onservation• 20TES

• $ildlife 2onservation Society

• $$4• 5atural /esources Defence 2ouncil


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C;TE1

The 2onvention on 0nternational Tradein Endangered Species 620TES7 regulateand record the trade of endangered

animals and plants between countries(2ountries have to 8oin 20TES since theyare not included automatically(


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Wildli"e Conservation 1ociety

The $ildlife 2onservation Society 6$2S7 supports9oos and a:uariums while encouragingenvironmental education and conservation of wildpopulations and their habitats(

The $2S have chosen some essential issues thatthreaten our ecological wellbeing and our planetsbiodiversity( These include climate change,sustainable development and the misuse ofnatural resources(

http";;www(wcs(org;where+we+wor(asp) + interactive map of where the wildlifeconservation society wor(

http://www.wcs.org/where-we-work.aspxhttp://www.wcs.org/where-we-work.aspx


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Wildli"e Conservation1ocietyK Tiers

The tiger is endangered, and in lots of countries, entire localpopulations have become e)tinct( Ever growing areas of &sia arebeing destroyed for farms, roads, logging and urban development(This results in tigers loosing their natural habitats( 1unters ill thetigers prey maing food scarce( 1unters also attempt to poach thetigers as well, leading to a decrease in population and maing it

even more dinit

$2S#s $ildlife 2rimes >nit helps stop the trade in illegal tiger partson the 0ndonesian island of Sumatra( The island#s populations oftigers and other endangered species are under siege by poacherswho sell the animals into comple) trade chains( These oftenterminate in illegal marets in 2hina and other parts of East &sia(

httpLL!!!%yo#t#$e%comL!atchvCltFE#;NTB7

http://www.wcs.org/conservation-challenges/natural-resource-use/hunting-and-wildlife-trade/indonesias-wildlife-crimes-unit.aspxhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CltOEuIQTB4http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CltOEuIQTB4http://www.wcs.org/conservation-challenges/natural-resource-use/hunting-and-wildlife-trade/indonesias-wildlife-crimes-unit.aspxhttp://www.wcs.org/conservation-challenges/natural-resource-use/hunting-and-wildlife-trade/indonesias-wildlife-crimes-unit.aspx


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3lobal $ildlife 2onservation

1ow the 3$2 mae a di=erencearound the world


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3lobal $ildlife2onservation

They wor on conservation and researchdevelopments connected to biodiversity(The three most important themes are

E)ploration + leading -eld e)peditions tothe world#s most biologically importantand threatened areas, /esearch +applying conservation studies on

threatened habitats and species, and2onservation + turning science into actionso that wildlife and wild lands aresuccessfully sheltered(

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