Biodiversity

5Chapter 13 | Biodiversity & YOU5. Plan and Get MovingDevelop an Action PlanBy now you have identified Keeping in mind the issue Protectbiodiversity issues of concern, you identified, what goal, oryou’ve learned more about the desirable outcome, will you ••Campaign to have anissues, and have recognised work towards in your action ecosystem recognised as ayour skills and those of your plan? Here are some possible United Nations Educationalteam. You have also learned examples:Scientific and Culturalabout the importance ofOrganization (UNESCO)Conservenetworking and connectingBiosphere Reserve.with people who can help you ••Campaign to prevent the ••Get an at-risk plant orto achieve your goals. You are destruction of a natural area. animal species on theready to develop and implementInternational Union foran action PLAN.••Raise awareness of a productConservation of Natureor service that threatens(IUCN) Red List ofbiodiversity.Threatened Species.Restore••Plant native aquatic andwetland species to restore adegraded shoreline, streambank or wetland.••Start a tree nursery toreplant an old growth forest.218Youth and United Nations Global Alliance©FAO/Riccardo Gangale