Biodiversity conservation

Biodiversity Conservation



Biodiversity conservation is the protection and management of biodiversity to obtain resources for sustainable development. Biodiversity conservation has three main objectives: Sustainable utilization of species and ecosystem. To maintain life-supporting systems and essential ecological processes.

The natural world relies on a diversity of organisms to keep it in balance, healthy and thriving. To ensure we protect and nourish this biodiversity it is imperative that we gather and disseminate essential knowledge that can empower people, industries and governments and help them live in harmony with nature.

Turtle, Hoverfly, Puffin

Biodiversity – the diversity of life on earth – is integral to a healthy and stable environment. Diversity of life ensures environmental resilience, provides humans with the life systems on which they rely and enriches life on earth. Due to human activities, the planet is currently experiencing a biodiversity crisis which is resulting in the loss of species and populations of species and the habitats that support them. In Europe, threats to biodiversity include changes in the way land and sea are used, pollution, overexploitation, invasive alien species and climate change - amongst many more.

Conservation Methods

Biodiversity refers to the variability of life on earth. It can be conserved in the following ways:

  • In-situ Conservation
  • Ex-situ Conservation  

  In-situ Conservation

   In-situ conservation of biodiversity is the conservation of species within their natural         habitat. In this     method, the natural ecosystem is maintained and protected. 

  Ex-situ Conservation

   Ex-situ conservation of biodiversity involves the breeding and maintenance of                    endangered species in artificial ecosystems such as zoos, nurseries, botanical gardens,      gene banks, etc. There is less competition for food, water and space among the           organisms.

Strategies for Biodiversity Conservation

  1. All the varieties of food, timber plants, livestock, microbes and agricultural animals should be conserved.
  2. All the economically important organisms should be identified and conserved.
  3. Unique ecosystems should be preserved first.
  4. The resources should be utilized efficiently.
  5. Poaching and hunting of wild animals should be prevented.
  6. The reserves and protected areas should be developed carefully


   

                                         


                                                       

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