World: 
Background Readings
Preserving
Biodiversity
Habitat destruction/fragmentation, ecosystem diversity, coral reefs, deforestation, pollinators, extinction, invasive species.
Sustainable
Resource Use
Energy, fossil fuel use, single use products, diet, overfishing, global inequities in consumption.
Protecting
Human Rights
Poverty, barriers to education, women and girls, forced migration, environmental/social justice, economic security.
Further Sources for Research
PRESERVING BIODIVERSITY
Websites:
- National Geographic: Biodiversity
- Nature Trust British Columbia: What Can We Do?
- National Wildlife Federation: Biodiversity
- World Wildlife Fund: Biodiversity
- Capital Regional District: Habitat Loss
- World Health Organization: Ecosystems
- National Wildlife Federation: Invasive Species
Articles:
- ‘What is biodiversity and why does it matter to us?’ The Guardian, 3/18
- ‘Climate change is becoming a top threat to biodiversity’ Scientific American, 3/18
- ‘Scientists warn of ‘unsafe’ decline in biodiversity’ BBC, 7/16
- ‘The rainforest’s comeback’ World Wildlife Fund, 4/18
- ‘Species-rich forests better compensate environmental impacts’ Science News, 8/18
- ‘Red list research finds 26,000 species under extinction threat’ The Guardian, 7/18
- ’12 conservation success stories – in pictures’ The Guardian, 5/18
SUSTAINABLE RESOURCE USE
Websites:
- International Energy Agency: Renewable Energy
- National Renewable Energy Laboratory: Renewable Energy
- Environmental and Energy Study Institute: Fossil Fuels
- Environmental Protection Agency: Sustainability
- Union of Concerned Scientists: Clean Energy
- World Wildlife Fund: Sustainability
- World Wildlife Fund: Overfishing
Articles:
- ‘Hidden cost of fossil fuels’ Union of Concerned Scientists, 8/16
- ‘More recycling won’t solve plastic pollution’ Scientific American, 7/18
- ‘Six stories show renewable energy underpins a climate-friendly future’ World Bank, 1/16
- ‘An apple shows just how broken our food system is’ Huffington Post, 5/18
- ‘Cement producers are developing a plan to reduce CO2 emissions’ Scientific American, 7/18
- ‘The environmental toll of plastics’ Environmental Health News, 10/17
- ‘Decline in plastic bags on seabed suggests measures to tackle waste are working’ Independent, 4/18
PROTECTING HUMAN RIGHTS
Websites:
- United Nations Office of the High Commissioner: Human Rights
- Equality and Human Rights Commission: Human Rights
- United Nations: Human Rights
- Human Rights Watch: Human Rights
- Amnesty International: Gender and Sexuality
- United Nations: Poverty
Articles:
- ‘Global poverty is declining but not fast enough’ Brookings, 11/17
- ‘War forced half of all Syrians from their homes. This is where they went’ CNN, 4/16
- ‘We can reduce extreme poverty by three-fourths—right now’ Vox, 9/16
- ‘Environmentalism was once a social-justice movement’ The Atlantic, 12/16
- ‘Forced displacement: a developing world crisis’ World Bank, 9/16
- ‘Global poverty declines even amid economic slowdown, World Bank says’ NPR, 10/16
- ‘Climate change could force over 140 million to migrate within countries by 2050’ World Bank, 3/1