b6.1.5 maintaining and monitoring biodiversity Flashcards
1
Q
give some international agreements
A
International Union for the Conservation of Nature
CITES
2
Q
What do International Union for the Conservation of Nature do
A
publish the red list- a list of all the threatened animals
3
Q
What do CITES do
A
regulate international trade of wild plants and animals, preventing over-exploitation
4
Q
what is eco-tourism
A
to ensure that tourism doesn’t have any negative impacts on the environments
5
Q
how do you know if there is too much pollution
A
there is a lot of sulfur dioxide in the air if there is a high pollution.
lichens can only grow in clean air so a lack of lichens = high pollution
6
Q
how do you know if there is too much sewage discharge in an area
A
mayfly/ larvae decrease in area of high sewage discharge
