Reasons for Conservation

Question 1

Economic

Answer 1

Resources can be used indefinitely if sustainable, possible sources of medical drugs, fish stocks need to be conserved as food sources, organisms used for cross-breeding to genetically improve them, predators/parasites can be used as biological pest control reducing expense of chemical pesticides, species diversity important for tourism.

Question 2

Social

Answer 2

People benefit psychologically from time spent in natural habitats e.g reduces stress, communities dependent on fishing can be disrupted causing people to out of area if jobs not available, management of ecosystems can provide jobs e.g rangers.

Question 3

Ethical

Answer 3

All species have a right to survive, human responsibility to look after other species, humans should be able to co-exist with other species and not destroy habitats.