Unit 1 Chapter 3 - Conservation in the UK

Question 1

BAP

Answer 1

Biodiversity Action Plan

Question 2

Biodiversity

Answer 2

Measure of variety and abundance of wildlife species

Question 3

CCW

Answer 3

Countryside Council for Wales

Question 4

Conventions on Biological Diversity 1992

Answer 4

International Conference held in Brazil

Question 5

DEFRA

Answer 5

Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

Question 6

Ecotourism

Answer 6

Tourism intended to have a low environmental impact

Question 7

ESS

Answer 7

Environmental Stewardship Scheme

Question 8

FoE

Answer 8

Friends of the Earth

Question 9

Forestry Commission

Answer 9

UK Governmental Organisation managing research, commercial timber productions, learning and leisure.

Question 10

Greenpeace

Answer 10

Environmental Pressure Group

Question 11

LNR

Answer 11

Local Nature Reserve

Question 12

MNR

Answer 12

Marine Nature Reserve

Question 13

National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act (1949)

Answer 13

UK law that enabled the establishment of National Parks, AONB?s and many public rights of way.

Question 14

National Trust

Answer 14

UK Charity for conserving historic buildings and important landscapes and habitats.

Question 15

Natura 2000

Answer 15

Network of protected sites in the UK combining SPAs and SACs

Question 16

Natural England

Answer 16

UK Government organisation with responsibility for conservation.

Question 17

NGO

Answer 17

Non-governmental Organisations

Question 18

NNR

Answer 18

National Nature Reserves

Question 19

Plagioclimax

Answer 19

Community maintained by external influences including ploughing, burning. Does not develop to natural climax

Question 20

Ramsar Site

Answer 20

Wetland Site Designated to protect its biodiversity - wetlands of international importance

Question 21

Rio Summit

Answer 21

Alternative name for the Convention on Biological Diversity

Question 22

RSPB

Answer 22

Royal Society for the Protection of Birds

Question 23

SAC

Answer 23

Special Area of Conservation
strictly protected sites designated under the EC Habitats Directive - habitat types and species are those considered to be most in need of conservation at a European level (excluding birds)

Question 24

SPA

Answer 24

Special Protection Area (Birds) -

strictly protected sites classified in accordance with Article 4 of the EC Birds Directive,

Question 25

Species Recovery Programme

Answer 25

UK program to help increase numbers of some endangered species

Question 26

SSSI

Answer 26

Site of Specific Scientific Interest -any area of land which in their opinion is ‘of special interest by reason of any of its flora, fauna, or geological or physiographical features’ (under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981)

Question 27

WWF

Answer 27

World Wide Fund for Nature