Conservation and preservation (populations and sustainability)

Question 1

What’s conservation?

Answer 1

• Maintenance of biodiversity through human interaction
• Management of ecosystems so that the natural resources can be used without them running out
• Can involve reclamation

Question 2

What’s preservation?

Answer 2

• Protection of an area by restricting human interference so ecosystem is kept in its original state

Question 3

What are the 3 reasons that conservation is important?

Answer 3

• ECONOMIC- provide resources for humans and an income
• SOCIAL- people use ecosystems for providing a means of relaxation and exercise
• ETHICAL- we have a moral obligation to future generations to conserve natural ecosystems