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3.5 Biological resources

3 dot points across 3 inquiry questions. Click any dot point for a focused answer with worked past exam questions where available.

How do we produce enough food, and how can farming be made more sustainable?

The methods used to increase agricultural productivity, the environmental impacts of intensive farming, the differences between intensive and extensive and organic systems, and approaches to sustainable food production.
A focused answer to AQA A-Level Environmental Science 3.5.1, covering methods of increasing agricultural productivity, the environmental impacts of intensive farming, intensive versus extensive and organic systems, and sustainable food production.
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Why are fish stocks collapsing, and how can fishing and aquaculture be made sustainable?

The exploitation of wild fish stocks, the causes and consequences of overfishing, methods of managing fisheries sustainably, and the role and impacts of aquaculture.
A focused answer to AQA A-Level Environmental Science 3.5.2, covering the exploitation of wild fish stocks, the causes and consequences of overfishing, sustainable fisheries management, and the role and impacts of aquaculture.
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Why are forests so valuable, what is driving deforestation, and how can forestry be made sustainable?

The economic and ecological value of forests, the causes and consequences of deforestation, and the methods used to manage forests sustainably including selective logging and replanting.
A focused answer to AQA A-Level Environmental Science 3.5.3, covering the economic and ecological value of forests, the causes and consequences of deforestation, and methods of sustainable forest management.
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