Learn about the causes and impacts of today's ever-growing biodiversity crisis in this free online course. From its early evolution to the current crisis, biodiversity has played an important role in our lives. This course introduces the concepts of evolution, extinction and ecosystem services. It examines the scientific data and examples of human activity driving the current biodiversity crisis. Finally, we consider practical actions at the governmental and individual levels for future generations and Nature’s intrinsic value.
| College | Alison |
| Course ID | 196110 |
| Course Type | Online Learning |
| Course Qualification | CPD Certificate |
| Course Duration | 3-4 hours |
| Course Fee | Free |
| Entry Requirements | Like all courses on the Alison Free Learning platform this is a free, CPD-accredited course. A Graduate can choose to buy a certificate or diploma upon successful completion of a course, but this is not required or necessary. At Alison we believe that free education, more than anything, has the power to break through boundaries and transform lives. Alison is the world’s largest free online empowerment platform for education and skills training, offering over 5000 CPD accredited courses and a range of impactful career development tools. It is a for-profit social enterprise dedicated to making it possible for anyone, to study anything, anywhere, at any time, for free online, at any subject level. Through our mission, we are a catalyst for positive social change, creating opportunity, prosperity, and equality for everyone. |
| Career Path | What You Will Learn In This Free Course • Define ‘biodiversity’ and its evolution throughout history • Identify the species that are most closely related to humans • Explain how biodiversity supports our modern way of life • Summarise how human activity has affected biodiversity • Outline the actions that the global community needs to take to protect biodiversity • Recognise the methods that we can use in our personal lives to achieve these goals |
| Course Code | 4284 |
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