Biodiversity and Conservation

What are the ecological reasons for maintaining biodiversity?

"Organisms in an ecosystem are interdependent"
Why is this important in terms of maintaining biodiversity?

What are keystone species?

What do keystone species do?

Why are keystone species important?

Why is it important to maintain genetic resources?

What are the economic reasons for maintaining biodiversity?

"By not maintaining biodiversity, soil depletion increases which can have a drastic impact on the economy"
Why might this be true?

What are the aesthetic reasons for maintaining biodiversity?

What is conservation?

Why is conservation important?

What are the two types of conservation?

What is in situ conservation?

What are the methods of in situ conservation?

What are the advantages of in situ conservation?

What are the disadvantages of in situ conservation?

What is ex situ conservation?

What are the methods of ex situ conservation?

What are botanic gardens?

What are seed banks?

What are the advantages of ex situ conservation?

What are the disadvantages of ex situ conservation?

Give two examples of international cooperation on conservation

What is the Rio Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)?

What is the CITES agreement?

Name an example of a local conservation agreement

What is the Countryside Stewardship Scheme?

What were the results of the Countryside Stewardship Scheme?