TLE - Conservation legislation

A Level Environmental Science revision
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IUCN
International Union for Conservation of Nature
IUCN year
1948
IUCN roles (8 words)
Global authority on the status of world ecosystems
IUCN roles (6 words)
Coordinating global data on biodiversity conservation
IUCN roles (4 words)
Increasing understanding of biodiversity
IUCN (7 words)
Deploying nature based solutions to global challenges
Number of red list categories
9
CR
Critically endangered
EN
Endangered
VU
Vulnerable
CR population decline
>80%
EN population decline
>60%
VU population decline
>40%
CR habitat size
100km2
EN habitat size
5000km2
VU habitat size
20,000km2
CR number of habitats
1 habitat
EN number of habitats
≤5 habitats
VU number of habitats
≤10 habitats
CR mature adults
250
EN mature adults
2500
VU mature adults
10,000
EDGE species
Evolutionarily Distinct Globally Endangered
Endemic species
Indigenous
Endemic species
Not found anywhere else
Keystone species
Important ecological function
Flagship species
High public profile
Uniqueness is calculated by ______ __ and ______ ___ ______ on an _________ ___
number of, distance from, relatives, evolutionary tree
EDGE example
Red panda
EDGE example
Purple frog
Endemic example
Scottish Wildcat,
Endemic example +country
Kiwi, NZ
Endemic example +country
Bonobo, DRC
______ _____ elephants ____ ____, ______ ____, and keeps ____ ____ open
African forest, clear paths, disperse seeds, water holes
___ ____ eat ___ _____, protecting ___ _____
Sea otters, sea urchins, kelp forests
Flagship example
Giant panda
Flagship example
Polar bear
Type of legislation
Protection
Type of legislation
Trade controls
Type of legislation
Regulation of sustainable exploitation
Nature 2000 overarching legislation
EU birds and habitats directives
Nature 2000 network includes (2)
SACs, SPAs
UK wildlife legislation +year
Wildlife and Countryside Act, 1981
Species protected under WCA
Bats
Species protected under WCA
Birds
Species protected under WCA
Mammals
Banned activity under WCA
Uprooting plants
Bat controls
Disturbance
Bat controls
Non-toxic woodworm treatments
CITES
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species
CITES extra bit
Of wild fauna and flora
CITES Appendix 1
Threatened with extinction
CITES Appendix 2
May become threatened with extinction
% of species under Appendix 1
3
Appendix 1 example
Snow leopard
Appendix 1 example
African elephant
Appendix 1 example
Tiger
IWC
International Whaling Comission
IWC aims to _______ ______ and _______ ____
Regulate whaling, conserve stocks
IWC regulations
Protection of mothers and calves
IWC regulations
Quotas
IWC regulations
Total protection
IWC regulations
Whale sanctuaries
Permitted whaling
Aboriginal subsistence
Permitted whaling
Scientific
EU CFP
EU Common Fisheries Policy
EU CFP aims to ensure that ______ and __________ is _________
Fishing, aquaculture, sustainable
EU CFP regulations
Discarding
EU CFP regulations
Fishing efforts
EU CFP regulations
Net mesh size
EU CFP regulations
Quotas
EU CFP regulations
Size limits
EU CFP regulations
Trawling
ITTO
International Tropical Timber Organisation
ITTO aims to encourage _________ ___________, balancing _________ with _______ _____
sustainable management, conservation, economic viability
Number of ITTO members, % trade covered
76, 90
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