3.3C Flashcards
How many tigers are there in the wild?
Estimates of 3,200
How many wild tigers were there in 1990?
100,000
What is tiger population health an indicator of in many Asian countries?
Ecosystem health
How much forest cover is there in Bhutan?
72%
What are the three main policies in terms of conservation?
Total protection, conservation, and total exploitation.
What does a scientific reserve with no access fall under?
Total protection
What does extractive reserves fall under?
Conservation
What does tolerant forest management fall under?
Total exploitation
What is the main focus for Crop Trust?
Safeguarding crops for the future, by using seeds
Where is the global seed vault located?
Svalbard, in the mountains
Where are the Galapagos Islands situated?
In the Pacific ocean, 1000 km west of Ecuador
What is the population of the Galapagos Islands?
21,000 people
How much of the land area was declared a national park?
97% of land
What did UNESCO threaten to do in 1997?
Put the Galapagos Islands on the danger list
The Galapagos Islands is the only place in the world where you can see which two animals?
Penguins and Albatross
