Lesson 2 Flashcards
(31 cards)
refers to the different forms of organisms here on Earth.
• Biodiversity
Verde Island Passage (VIP) led by the
California Academy of Sciences
• reported that a recent expedition in the Verde Island Passage (VIP) led by the California Academy of Sciences
Pia Ranada (2015)
• , head of the expedition, says his favorite find is a new sea slug of the Halgerda genus. “I have been studying this group for many years and finding another new species in this group was a real surprise,” he told Rappler.
Dr. Terry Gosliner
• Academy researchers will study the newly-found species in the coming months using _________ and other technology.
DNA sequencing
• The VIP in Batangas province is tagged as the
“center of the center of marine biodiversity”
– an area which covers only 2% of the world’s oceans yet hosts 76% of the world’s coral species.
Coral Triangle
• According to McGinley (2008), the Philippines is a ______ country which is a home of great number of animal and plant species, both terrestrial and aquatic species.
megadiversity
is a biogeographic region that is both a significant reservoir of biodiversity and is threatened with destruction.
Biodiversity Hotspot
The following are human activities that we can attribute to these threats:
- Indiscriminate logging
- Indiscriminate mining operations
- Rapidly increasing human population
- Over-harvesting of resources
- Infrastructure development
(IUCN)
International Union for Conservation of Nature
• According to ______, “Along with its remarkable levels of species endemism, the Philippines is one of the world’s most threatened hotspots,
Conservation International
• CR
Critically Endangered
• EN
- Endangered
• Vu
- Vulnerable
• OTS
- Other Threatened Species
establishing a regulatory framework for the prospecting of biological and genetic resources, their by-products and derivatives, for scientific and commercial purposes; and other purposes.
Order No. 247
An act for the protection of game and fish.
Act No. 2590
An act to promote and develop the seed industry in the Philippines and create a National Seed Industry Council and for other purposes.
RA 7308
National Integrated Protected Areas System Act of 1992
RA 7586
Strategic Environmental Plan for Palawan Act
RA 7611
High-value Crops Developmental
Act of 1995
RA 7900
Philippine Mining Code
RA 7942
Recognizing the Rights of
Indigenous Cultural
Communities/Indigenous People
RA 8371
