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How we can protect the environment

Our environments are always changing. Sometimes these changes are natural and can't be avoided, but humans are also causing some changes that aren't good for the planet.

Watch: Learning how to protect the environment

Learn how we can protect plants and nature.

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Deforestation

Humans are changing the in lots of different ways. These changes often affect the living things in them.

Deforestation means cutting down trees. At the moment we are cutting down more trees than we plant. It takes some forests hundreds of years to grow and for animals and plants to live there.

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How humans impact the environment

Humans can affect the environment in many different ways for many different reasons.

DevelopmentReasoning
FarmingFarms produce food.
MiningCoal, metals and stones are important to build houses, roads and cars.
LandfillHumans are making more waste than ever. If it can't be recycled, it gets burnt or put in big holes in the ground.
UrbanMany towns and cities are spreading outwards so more people can live there.

All these developments are important - but it is equally important that our environments and their living things are looked after. This is called conserving.

Changes to environments can cause danger to animals and plants that live in them, including us.

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Watch: Protecting green spaces

Listen to Fatma who has recorded a message from the future, thanking us for protecting our green spaces. You can learn more about protecting your local environment in this guide from The Regenerators.

Looking to the future to learn about our present day environment.

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Activity 1: Environmental changes quiz

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Activity 2: Changing environments

Humans are changing our environment, sometimes for the better and sometimes for the worse.

Take a short walk about your local habitat 鈥 your garden, local park or school field. Use this worksheet to design a poster, explaining how your local environment is changing.

Changing environments poster
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Play fun and educational primary games in science, maths, English, history, geography, art, computing and modern languages.

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