Conservation & Preservation

Question 1

What is conservation?

Answer 1

• the sustainable use and management of ecosystem

Question 2

Why do we use conservation?

Answer 2

• to prevent ecossytems being destroyed
• allows sustainable use of natural resources
• management will control the way the resources are used - so they
  are not being exploited
• includes restoration of ecosystems e.g. reforestation

Question 3

What are the economic reasons for conservation?

Answer 3

• maintains a long term sustainable use of natural resources

- undiscovered resources e.g. drug molecules in plant, food, etc.

Question 4

What are the social reasons for conservation?

Answer 4

• people enjoy them e.g. safari

Question 5

What are the ethical reasons for conservation?

Answer 5

• organisms have the right to life

- its unethical to cause species extinction.

Question 6

What is preservation?

Answer 6

Keeping an ecosystem in an untouched state

• No removal of resources e.g. no fishing / mining
• Limit human access / tourism e.g. anartica