Biodiversity Conservation Strategies

Questions and Answers

Only ecosystems with aesthetic value

Only endangered species

Ecosystems, species, and genetic diversity (correct)

Human economic interests

Climate regulation

Food security (correct)

Nutrient cycling

Air and water purification

By creating more complex ecological interactions (correct)

By increasing human dependency on single species

By decreasing habitat diversity

By concentrating species in smaller areas

Habitat preservation and restoration Signup and view all the answers

Regulating services Signup and view all the answers

To adjust to current and future climate change impacts Signup and view all the answers

Soil formation Signup and view all the answers

Balancing human needs with the health of ecosystems Signup and view all the answers

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