Ecosystems at Risk - Management Essay

Question 1

Traditional management of Wetlands list

Answer 1

• nomadic tribes
• seasonal hunting
• totems

Question 2

Explain totems

Answer 2

• acknowledges a specific animal as sacred and passed down through a family
• The people of Ash Island have Awabakal people (traditional custodians) totem of the egal hawk
• ensured this species is not subject of extinction
• but may decrease population of other species

Question 3

Explain seasonal hunting

Answer 3

• Seasonal hunting using seasonal calendars which represent key events such as harvesting of specific plants, and hunting seasons
• this enables areas to regenerate
• nomadic lifestyle
• reduces overharvesting

Question 4

Traditional management of coral reefs

Answer 4

• banning and restrictions of dugongs
• traditional fishing and hunting strategies

Question 5

Explain management of banning and restricting dugong hunting

Answer 5

• When Europeans settled in the 1920s who overharvested Dugong populations
• 200 dugongs were taken per year by 1970
• Kiwai people (traditional custodians) banned dinghies, nets, outboards and limited kills to 2 per trip.
  successful in taking precautionary approach which has increased the population of dugongs in the local area

Question 6

Contemporary management strategies in intertidal wetlands

Answer 6

• RAMSAR legalization
• signage
• other agreement

Question 7

explain the RAMSAR leglisation

Answer 7

• international agreement of the importance and protection of wetlands
• 172 countries, protecting 2, 208 wetlands
• ## enforces the “wise use” of wetlands which is the conservation and sustainable use of wetlands and all the services they provide for the benefit of people and nature

Question 8

Contemporary management of coral reefs

Answer 8

• zoning

Question 9

Explain zoning

Answer 9

• the separation of the GBR into specific areas where only permitted actives can take place
  light blue zone = general use
  orange zone = research, shipping, tourism programs
  pink zone = no activity other than research

Question 10

What are the zones

Question 11

States of zoning in the GBR

Answer 11

• effectiveness of zonings was researched showing
• coral trout populations had increased by 50% in the areas more heavily protected (green zone)
• has led to larger sized fish in general which are producing 200 times more eggs

however strategy is only utilised in the GBR