PPT-Unit 6 - Biodiversity and Conservation

Saving the Siberian Tiger Siberian tigers are one of five remaining tiger subspecies In the early 20th century hunting and habitat loss reduced the wild population to just 2030 animals Conservation efforts have helped the wild population rebound to 450500 today. Marine and coastal habitats include coral reefs mangrove forests sea grass beds estuaries hydrothermal vents seamounts and soft sediments on the ocean 64258oor deep below the surface More than just a valuable source of food the ocean is one of the l Achievements and challenges . . Dr. Amani . Alassaf. . Environment and natural resources Economist. University of Jordan. amani.alassaf@ju.edu.jo. Reflecting Biodiversity – Holistic approaches and regional adaptation . . Kelemework. . Tafere. . Reda. , UNISA. Background. Pastoralism as a mode of production and way of life has existed in East Africa for thousands of years. There are over 200 million pastoralists across the globe, with over 180 million of them currently living in developing countries (. Win . Maung. Chairman. Myanmar Environment Institute (MEI). To . protect . ecosystem services, biodiversity conservation is . essential. -(. supporting services. —e.g. nutrient cycling, soil formation, primary production; . Current Status. Conservation Efforts. Challenges of Managing the Sector. Institutions Managing Forests and Biodiversity in Tamil Nadu. Key Policies and Programs. Impact of Climate Change on Forests and Biodiversity. By . Vaibhavi Apte. Biodiversity ???. Diversity = variety. Bio= living. Thus, variability among living organisms from all sources including inter alia, terrestrial, marine & other aquatic ecosystems and ecological complexes of which they are part of. . Ari-Pekka . Auvinen. Finnish Environment Institute. 2016 . Eionet. . Workshop. | . NRCs . Biodiversity, Ecosystems, Indicators and Assessments . 30 June . - . 1 July 2016, . E. uropean. Environment . Introduction. Considering how biodiversity is being lost, what are some possible ways that we could protect biodiversity?. Protecting Biodiversity. Explicit Instruction. Nations pass laws and sign international treaties that protect biodiversity.. What is biodiversity?. Bio = life. Diversity = differences among organisms. Biodiversity. = the variety of living organisms found in an area. Where can you find biodiversity?. Biodiversity varies around the world:. Unit 3: Resource Sustainability. What is Biodiversity?. Short for “biological diversity,” is the number of different species in a given area. Biodiversity hotspots. Why is it important? Why should we care? . 20 . million species. . of organisms. But, of which only . 1.4 . million . species . have been . identified so far. . These . species differ widely from . one another. . This . variation . in living organisms is called . BIODIVERSITY Our planet-earth (biosphere) contains more than 20 million species of organisms. But, of which only 1.4 million species have been identified so far. These species differ widely from Extinction . When an organism is classed as extinct there are no living members of that species left. Extinction is a natural process where organisms that are less suited to an environment die out. Throughout the history of earth there have been several mass extinction events . Introduction. International . Convention. . European . Legislation. National / Regional . Legislation. . and. . Regulations. Legal . compliance. . 3. … are treaties or agreements between states.