How to Help Biodiversity
YOU depend on biodiversity and biodiversity depends on YOU!
People are the keepers of the Earth !
That means you—and every one of us—have important jobs to do.
How many of these jobs can you take on to help biodiversity?
Make wildlife welcome
Support the birds, reptiles, mammals, and plants that live in your neighborhood. You can also attract more wild species by providing water, food, shelter, and privacy.
Protect Habitats
Explore habitats in your area. Help clean up and protect beaches, parks, reserves, and fields where wild plants and animals live.
Volunteer your time
Find out about environmental organizations in your area. Maybe you can help care for injured animals, clean up a habitat, or even answer the phone!
Harness your housepets
If your house pet runs loose it is considered to be an invasive species. It is estimated that feral, stray and pet cats kill up to 100 million birds in New Zealand each year. They are a major predator of kiwi chicks and also eat eggs, lizards, invertebrates and frogs.
Be a smart shopper
Buy things you really need—not just want—so you don't waste Earth's resources on unnecessary items. Shop for good quality, so you can use toys, clothes, and supplies many times, then pass them on to someone else. When you travel, avoid buying souvenirs that cost an animal its life or might have harmed a habitat.
Reduce, reuse, recycle
If you choose not to turn on a light, you save energy. If you reuse a jacket handed down by a brother or sister, you've saved all the resources that would have gone into a new jacket. When you recycle, you save energy, electricity, water, and many other resources, too. Earth-keepers always remember the 3 Rs!
Leave wild things in the wild
Watch wild things, but don't bring them home. Plants and animals often die outside their habitats. Even if they live, they can't reproduce or do their "jobs" in the natural world.
Learn about other cultures
What you do and what you buy can affect other people around the world. Learn about other cultures to discover some new ways to help biodiversity.
Be a role model.
Kindly show your friends and family how to take care of the Earth.
Soon, they'll want to be like you!
