Conservation Organisations Flashcards
Explain the role of Biodiversity Action Plan in conservation.
Targeted towards a specific species/habitat which is endangered
Implemented at the local levels
Sets timeframes for work to be completed for specific species/habitat
Schemes usually run on a national level
Reports on the effectiveness of actions
What is the mission of the Wildlife Trust?
Increase people’s awareness and understanding of wildlife
Operate 2,600 nature reserves
To bring about living landscapes living seas and a society where nature matters
‘Living Landscapes’ is an initiative developed by the Wildlife Trust in the UK to improve and create wildlife rich areas that are accessible to people. Describe the positive impacts of this strategy.
Provides access to the countryside for the general public
Provides an opportunity for recreation
Provides an opportunity to inform/educate on conservation/environment
Supports rural economy and cultural heritage
State the purposes of the IUCN Red List.
Comprehensive information sources on the conservation status of the world’s animal, plant and fungi species
Critical indicator of the world’s biodiversity
Informs necessary conservation decisions
Raises awareness
Measures progress
Influences national and international policy and decision-making
State the role of the WWF in protecting the Giant Panda.
Increasing the area of panda habitat under legal protection
Creating green corridors to link isolated pandas
Patrolling against poaching, logging and encroachment
Building local capacities for nature reserve management
Continuing research and monitoring
State the first six current projects listed on the ‘Endangered Species International’ website.
Protecting rainforests around the world
Protecting and restoring mangrove forest
Creating vital marine protected areas
Fighting illegal wildlife trafficking
Supporting our keepers of the wild
Remove plastic from oceans
What are the three core strategies of the International Wildlife Conservation Society?
Discover
Protect
Inspire
What is the goal of the International Wildlife Conservation Society?
To conserve the world’s largest wild places in 16 priority regions, home to more than 50% of the world’s biodiversity
What are the three main objectives of the UN Convention on Biodiversity.
The conservation of biological diversity
The sustainable use of the components of biological diversity
The fair and equitable sharing of the benefits arising out of the utilization of genetic resources
Summarise the three appendices of CITES and find a species listed on each one.
Appendix I – most endangered e.g. Anzuetoi arboreal alligator lizard
Appendix II – not threatened with extinction but made become so e.g. Emerald-chinned hummingbird
Appendix III – species requested of a party that already regulates trade in the species e.g. Rodrigues warbler
State the offences under the Convention (Natural Habitats) Regulations 1994 and the Wildlife Countryside Act 1981.
Prohibiting killing, injuring and taking, possession and control and disturbance of certain animals
Protect their places of shelter and protection
Prohibiting the uprooting of protected plants and picking and destruction
Prohibits trade in certain animals or plants
What is the Environment Act 1995 role in conservation?
Relates to a wide range of environmental issues from establishing of the environment agency and SEPA to provisions for contaminated land and abandoned mines, national parks, the control of pollution, conservation of the environment, obligations relating to products and materials and fisheries
