Conservation Agreements Flashcards
What is essential if conservation is to be successful?
Local and International Cooperation
What should be offered to increase chances of a species survival?
Cross Border Protections
What are the 3 conservation agreements?
-International Union for the Conservation of Nature (ICUN)
What is the ICUN described as?
Global authority on the status of the natural world and the measurers needed to safeguard it
What is one duty of the IUCN?
Carrying out the assessment of the conservation status of animal and plant species around the world
Why is the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species online?
So countries can work to conserve the species
What do the IUCN have their own of?
Classification system with different categories and levels that species can fall into
What was the name of the Convention in Rio and when did it happen?
The Convention on Biological Diversity (1992)
What are the 3 main goals of the Rio Conservation?
-Conservation of Biological Diversity by using a variety of different conservation methods
-Sustainable use of biological resources
-Fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising from genetic resources
What did the Countryside Stewardship Scheme offer?
Governmental payments to farmers and other land managers to enhance and conserve landscape
When did the Countryside Stewardship Scheme run?
1991-2014
What did their governmental payments include?
-Sustaining beauty and diversity of landscape
-Improving, extending and creating wildlife habitats
-Restoring neglected land and conserving archaeological and historic features
-Improving opportunities for countryside enjoyment.
