Conservation And Preservation

What is conservation, and what does it include?

The maintenance of biodiversity through human action or management, including maintaining genetic biodiversity within a species, maintaining genetic biodiversity between species and the maintenance of habitats.

What does conservation involve?

The management of ecosystems so that the natural resources in them can be used without running out, known as sustainable development.

What do conservation approaches include?

Reclamation.

What is reclamation?

The process of restoring ecosystems that have been destroyed or damaged. It also involves techniques such as controlled burning of areas of a forest, which can halt succession and increase biodiversity.

How can conservation be described?

As dynamic, as it needs to adapt to constant change.

What is preservation?

The protection of an area by restricting or banning human interference, so that the ecosystem is kept in its original state. Most commonly used when preserving ecologically, archaeologically or palaeontologically sensitive resources that are easily damaged.

What happens when lands are preserved?

Visitation, along with most other activities, is not allowed. except by those who manage and monitor such areas.

What can the importance of conservation be split into?

Three categories:

• Economic.

• Social.

• Ethical.

What are the economic reasons for conservation?

To provide resources that humans need to survive and to provide an income. For example, rainforest species provide medicinal drugs, clothes, and food that can be traded. Other forests are used for the production of timber and paper.

What are the social reasons for conservation?

Many people enjoy the natural beauty of wild ecosystems, as well as using them for activities which are beneficial to health by providing a means of relaxation and exercise.
Examples of these activities include bird watching, walking, cycling, and climbing.

What are the ethical reasons for preservation?

All organisms have a right to exist, and most play an important role within their ecosystem. Many people believe that we should not have the right to decide which organisms can survive, and which we could live without.
We also have a moral responsibility for future generations to conserve the wide variety of existing natural ecosystems.