BIODIVERSITY MENTORSHIP PROGRAM- OTTAWA, CANADA

Students from St- Laurent Academy, Henry Larson Public, Devonshire Public, Notre Dame High, and St-Patricks High took part in our second Module today. The students partaked in various activities that connected seemingly unrelated everyday products to their biological sources. They also had a biodiversity picnic!

Biodiversity is used in medical research and in our food industry. It is directly connected to the purification of the air and water, decomposition of wastes, recycling of nutrients, the pollination of crops, and the regulation of our climate. Many cultural services are to be considered here. Our global economy cannot function without biodiversity.