Biology GCSE
Conservation and sustainability
What Conservation and sustainability means in Biology GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Conservation and sustainability
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Recent measures such as nature reserves, legal protection of species, replanting trees, reducing pollution and recycling that aim to slow or stop the reduction in biodiversity.
Topics that use Conservation and sustainability
- Biodiversity (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Biodiversity
- Ecosystem comparison
- Ecosystem stability
- Food and shelter provision
- Genetic variation within species
- Global and local scales
- Human impact on the environment
- Maintenance of the physical environment
Using Conservation and sustainability in the exam
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