Biodiversity: Using the Law to Drive Change

During this lesson, students consider what biodiversity is, why it is essential to all life on Earth and what is causing its loss. They examine who has responsibility for minimising and preventing biodiversity loss, and explore how the rule of law can be used to tackle this. Finally, they will be introduced to key laws concerning biodiversity, and critically consider how the law can be applied in different scenarios.

By the end of the lesson, students will be able to:

• Describe what is meant by the term biodiversity and why it is important;
• Explore who is responsible for tackling biodiversity loss considering a range of different groups across society;
• Explain how the law can play a part in protecting biodiversity;
• Critically consider how the law could be used to instigate change;
• Describe a change they would like to see implemented to tackle biodiversity loss, and/ or an action they can take to support biodiversity.