module 4 - biodiversity, evolution and disease

Question 1

what does IUCN stand for

Answer 1

the international union for the conservation of nature

Question 2

what do the IUCN do every year

Answer 2

publish a ‘Red List’ showing the conservation status of threatened animals

Question 3

what are the seven categories for the Red List

Answer 3

Least Concern (LC)
Near Threatened (NT)
Vulnerable (VU)
Threatened —-> Endangered (EN)
Critically Endangered (CR)
Extinct in the Wild (EW)
Extinct (EX)

Question 4

what did the IUCN help establish

Answer 4

CITES - the convention on international trade in endangered species

Question 5

how many species for CITES help protect

Answer 5

35,000

Question 6

when was the RIo Convention

Answer 6

1992, comprised of 172 nations

Question 7

what are the three main aims of the RIo Convention

Answer 7

maintain biodiversity
stabilise greenhouse gas levels
prevent desertification

Question 8

what scheme was set up in the UK to conserve the English landscape, and what was it replaced by in 2014

Answer 8

the countryside stewardship scheme, and the environmental stewardship scheme

Question 9

what are the main aims of the stewardship schemes

Answer 9

sustain beauty and biodiversity of the landscape
improve extend and create wildlife habitats
restore neglected land
preserve historic and archaeological features
improve opportunities for countryside enjoyment