Challenges for Wildlife Conservation

Who does Wildlife Conservation
1. NGO's, Zoo's, Volunteers, Government Agencies, Botanic Gardens
2. Stakeholders - Land Owners, Commercial companies, tourists EVERYONE (conservation influences policies, legistlation etc.)
Frontier Ethic - Chiras 1994
1. Humans interact with the environment 1) there is always more and its all for us 2) humans are apart from nature and immune to natural laws 3) humans success derives from the control of nature
2. Out- dated principles
Link between human population and conservation
1. Population increase = increase in energy consumption - will cause much greater environmental destruction
2. Threats to wildlife inc. 1) habitat destruction 2) habitat disturbance 3) overeploitation
Challenges for Conservation
1. Most diverse = most poorly protected
2. Diversity = composed of those groups least understood
3. Large size needed in protected areas to maintain top species
4. Climate Change
Valuing Biodiversity in terms of Ecosystem Services
1. Direct Use Value: economic values
2. Indirect Use Value: economic value of natural services e.g. climate regulation
3. Option Value: economic values of future services that a natural area could provide
4. Existance Value: amount people would be willing to pay to avoid its destruction

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	Created by alicia.dunning17 almost 11 years ago