Biodiversity Conservation Strategies

Study Notes

Definition: The preservation and protection of ecosystems, species, and genes to maintain ecological health and function.
Importance:
- Maintains ecosystem services (e.g., air and water purification, soil formation)
- Supports human well-being (e.g., food security, medicine, recreation)
- Enhances environmental resilience to disturbances
Strategies:
- Habitat preservation and restoration
- Species conservation (e.g., endangered species protection)
- Sustainable land-use planning
- Reducing human impact (e.g., pollution, overfishing)

Definition: The benefits humans derive from functioning ecosystems, including:
- Provisioning services (e.g., food, water, timber)
- Regulating services (e.g., climate regulation, air and water purification)
- Cultural services (e.g., recreation, tourism, spiritual values)
- Supporting services (e.g., soil formation, nutrient cycling)
Types of ecosystem services:
- Supporting services: Underpin all life on Earth, including soil formation, nutrient cycling, and primary production.
- Provisioning services: Provide goods, such as food, fresh water, and timber.
- Regulating services: Regulate the environment, including climate, air and water quality, and natural disasters.
- Cultural services: Provide non-material benefits, such as recreation, tourism, and spiritual values.
Importance: Essential for human well-being, economic development, and environmental sustainability.

Definition: The process of adjusting to the current and future impacts of climate change to minimize its effects.
Importance:
- Reduces vulnerability to climate-related hazards
- Enhances environmental resilience
- Supports human well-being and economic development
Strategies:
- Adaptation planning: Identifying climate risks and developing responses
- Ecosystem-based adaptation: Using natural ecosystems to provide climate resilience
- Infrastructure development: Designing and building climate-resilient infrastructure
- Climate-smart agriculture: Implementing practices that enhance agricultural resilience to climate change

Preserves ecosystems, species, and genes to maintain ecological health and function
Maintains ecosystem services, supporting human well-being and environmental resilience
Importance:
- Supports food security, medicine, and recreation
- Enhances environmental resilience to disturbances
- Maintains ecological health and function
Strategies:
- Preserves and restores habitats
- Conserves species (e.g., endangered species protection)
- practices sustainable land-use planning
- Reduces human impact (e.g., pollution, overfishing)

Defines benefits humans derive from functioning ecosystems
Includes:
- Provisioning services (e.g., food, water, timber)
- Regulating services (e.g., climate regulation, air and water purification)
- Cultural services (e.g., recreation, tourism, spiritual values)
- Supporting services (e.g., soil formation, nutrient cycling)
Types:
- Supporting services underpin life on Earth
- Provisioning services provide goods
- Regulating services regulate the environment
- Cultural services provide non-material benefits
Importance:
- Essential for human well-being, economic development, and environmental sustainability

Defines adjusting to climate change impacts to minimize effects
Importance:
- Reduces vulnerability to climate-related hazards
- Enhances environmental resilience
- Supports human well-being and economic development
Strategies:
- Plans for climate risks and develops responses
- Uses natural ecosystems for climate resilience
- Develops climate-resilient infrastructure
- Implements climate-smart agricultural practices