BiologyCode 5090
Conservation
What this topic asks you to be able to do
- Discuss the reasons for conserving species, referring to: (a) maintaining biodiversity (b) reducing extinction (c) protecting environments that are vulnerable
- Explain how replanting, quotas, protected areas and education can help conserve forests
- Explain how monitoring, quotas, closed seasons, protected areas, controlled net types and mesh size, and education can help conserve fish stocks
- Describe a sustainable resource as one that is replaced at the same rate as it is taken from the environment, which means it is not used up