Legislation And protocols

Question 1

What is the problem with laws to protect endangered species

Answer 1

difficult to enforce and may be broken through ignorance

Question 2

When did the wildlife and countryside act come about

Answer 2

1981

Question 3

What area does the wildlife and countryside act cover

Answer 3

United Kingdom

Question 4

What sort of things are included in the wildlife and countryside act

Answer 4

Uprooting of wild plants with made illegal
Protection of wild birds and their nests
Possession of mammal species such as otters is illegal

Question 5

What are the several key ways in which legal designation can protect habitats and species

Answer 5

Protection of species;
Protection of habitats;
Restrictions on activities within the protected area;
restrictions on activities outside the protected area;
management agreements between the landowner and designated organisation;
Access restrictions
international cooperation

Question 6

Name Examples of designated areas

Answer 6

Site of special scientific interest
National nature reserve
Special area of conservation
Special protection area
Natura of 2000 sites
Ramsar sites
Marine nature reserve
Local nature reserve
Marine protected area
Marine conservation zone

Question 7

How many appendixes CITES

Answer 7

Two appendixes

Question 8

What does appendix one of CITES take into account

Answer 8

Include species are threatened with extinction all international treaties banned except movement for conservation breeding programs

Question 9

What does appendix 2 of CITES cover

Answer 9

Include species that may be threatened with extinction if trade is not closely control trade allowed from areas of surplus population

Question 10

What sort of trade is allowed under appendix 2

Answer 10

Trade is permitted from countries where the species is relatively well protected so limited exploitation does not threaten the survival

Question 11

What is the IWC

Answer 11

International whaling commission

Question 12

What is the main aim of the IWC

Answer 12

Regulate and manage whaling 

Question 13

Why was whaling banned in 1986

Answer 13

Populations have been so depleted by unregulated whaling 

Question 14

What needs to happen for Whaling to be unbanned 

Answer 14

When the Populations have recovered enough to be able to withstand commercial whaling

Question 15

How does the IWC regulate whaling

Answer 15

Total protection for certain species
Designation of whale sanctuaries
Setting limits on number and size of Whales that can be caught
Protection of suckling mothers and their calves
 carrying out research into whale biology and activities that threaten whales such as ship strikes and entanglement with fishing nets

Question 16

When does the IWC allow whale exploitation

Answer 16

Aboriginal subsistence
Special permit Whaling or scientific whaling
Commercial whaling

Question 17

Why do the IWC allow exploitation for aboriginals subsistence

Answer 17

Permitted cultural groups that have traditionally hunted whales for food I.e. the Inuit of Alaska

Question 18

How many whales are the Inuit of Alaska allowed to catch

Answer 18

55 bowhead whales each year

Question 19

Why is scientific or special permit whaling allowed

Answer 19

Involves killing Wales for scientific research Japan use this approach but it was declared it wasn’t for scientific research

Question 20

Where is commercial fishing allowed (whales)

Answer 20

I see the Norway use in IWC regulation to set their own quota for commercial whaling

Question 21

What is the EU CFP

Answer 21

Common fishery policy of the European Union

Question 22

What is the Common fisheries policy for the European Union

Answer 22

Series of regulations I control fishing within the territorial waters of the European Union

Question 23

What is the aim of the EU CFP

Answer 23

Insure that fishing in agriculture environmentally, economically and socially sustainable to allow a healthy food source for EU citizens

Question 24

What does regulation typically cover for the EUCFP

Answer 24

Catch quotas
Size limits
Net mesh size
A ban on discarding unwanted fish

Question 25

What does the ITTO stand for

Answer 25

International tropical Timber organisation

Question 26

What’s the aim of the ITTO

Answer 26

Encourage sustainable management of tropical rainforest

Question 27

What were the ITTO attempting 

Answer 27

By 2000 they wanted the international trade of timber to come from sustainably manage forests however this was unsuccessful