What is Conservation? Flashcards
the end goal of conservation
Long-term preservation of biodiversity (species, genetic diversity and ecosystems)
CBD(convetion biological diversity)
-multi-lateral agreement
-signed 1992
-conservation of biodiversity is a common concern of humankind
-biodiversity is an integral part of the development process
CBD’s 3 main goal
1.conservation of biological diversity ( using nature but sustainably)
2.sustainable use of its componants
3.fair and equatable sharing
Means ( how to get to those goals)
rehabitate and restore degraded ecosystems
Development of Legislation for protection of threaten species
*protected areas
Sustainable development
Preventing the introduction of inversive species
Normative statements
Claims about how things should or ought to be, how to value them . Which things are good or bad
Is it truly objective?