Goal 1- Promote Conservation of Biological Diversity of Ecosystems, Habitats and Biomes
India’s count of the Protected Area Network (PAN) has increased especially post the ‘Programme of Work on PAs by the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)’ in 2004, by a 15 percent. Almost all state owned forests and other important ecosystems which are outside the PAN were also under some kind of broad-based conservation planning. Fourteen more potential sites were considered to get designated as Biosphere Reserves. Apart from the Wetlands, Coral reefs and Mangrove Conservation areas, research and development activities are also being supported for their management. So far out of the 115 wetlands in India, 25 have been recognised as Ramsar sites and 6 more are being pushed forward in consideration for the same. Initiatives for Lake Conservation - the MoEF has been implementing the National Lake Conservation Plan (NLCP) since 2001 for conservation of polluted and degraded urban/semi-urban lakes, leading 10 lake rejuvenation in terms of improvement in water quality and biodiversity. Forty two lakes in 12 states have been covered under the plan so far and also under River Conservation - a National River Conservation Plan (NRCP), launched by the MoEF in 1993 has been under implementation in 160 towns along the polluted stretches of 34 rivers spread over 20 states. Since Community Conserved Areas (CCA’s) and the Sacred Groves have been traditionally an important part of a community
Conservation was the most important reform, from this time period, since it worked towards protecting the United State’s physical environment which leads to obtaining the essential resources of nature, preserving the naturality of the planet, and living a higher quality of life.
Ecosystem is an important part of the environment and to protect the Australian native ecosystem many management plans are made to preserve it. Where the disruption occurred in the environment by human activities is not only the factor of worry, but also the exotic plants which are trying to take over the native species are a matter of concern too. The steps taken by humans to get rid of their own waste from the environment as well as the weeds, come under management plans. On the excursion to Buckley’s Hole, Godwin Beach, Red Beach and Melaleuca Wetland, it was observed that these areas come under the Buckley’s Hole Management Plan. Where the abiotic and biotic factors interact with each other and help in sustainability of better environment.
Earth is always constantly changing and developing, especially the organisms that habitat on Earth. As a result, Earth is very biodiverse and has many different types of ecosystem. For instance, Earth has eight ecosystems (Tropical forest, Savanna, Desert, Chaparral, Temperate Grassland, Temperate Deciduous forest, Coniferous forest, and Tundra) and seven biomes (Wetland, Lakes, River and Streams, Intertidal zones, Oceanic pelagic biome, Coral reefs, Benthos). In these many different areas on Earth, there are many organisms, life, and valued nature. For example, Santa Cruz’s ocean are immensely important and valuable to the Cruz community because of its beautiful cinematic views and sea animals. Therefore, there are environmental justice
Ecosystems is the dynamic complex of plant, animal and micro-organism communities and their non-living environment that work together to form a functional unit and they are constantly changing due to the fluctuating equilibrium from natural stress and human action which has had adversarial impacts on ecosystems. This is evident in Minnamurra rainforest as human induced modifications and environmental stresses had resulted in a vulnerable ecosystem. Furthermore, the removal of factors that contribute to the vulnerability of an ecosystem is important as it affect the functioning of the ecosystem as processes are accelerated, biodiversity is decreased which greatly affects humans. Despite the negative effects caused by humans, they have discovered that ecosystems are susceptible from harm caused by natural environmental factors or human impacts and realised the importance of protecting and managing ecosystems therefore have implemented management strategies that are supposed to prevent further detriment and as a consequence may induce resiliency.
Biomes are a large community of flora and fauna occupying a major habitat. There are nine major biomes in the world which include; tundra, taiga, temperate forest, tropical forest, desert, savanna, chaparral, freshwater, and marine/salt water. “All of the biomes need to be protected over the past several years, human activity has destroyed, exploited, or polluted many of the biomes.” They are spilt in three regions, temperate, tropical, and polar. And have two broad habitat types, terrestrial and aquatic.
People can especially influence biodiversity in the IRL in a negative way. There can be a major loss of habitat from development on the shoreline, like resorts and hotels (“The Indian River Lagoon,” n.d.). Due to the lagoon’s shallowness, it can become overcrowded very quickly. It it’s too overcrowded, the nutrients in the water will suffer and there will be too many particles. Humans are disrupting the growth of the many species in the IRL, and they are preventing them from reaching their full potential. There must be a variety of animals and plants for there to be biodiversity, and people are seizing both land and water that should be used as habitats for the animals in the
The purpose of this report is to inform the Federal Government on the current management of Boondall Wetlands and whether it should change in management. Boondall Wetlands is an important site to be protected because they provide a habitable environment for the marine life and plant species. Ecosystems not only provide services to marine life, but also the human population by supplying fresh water and food, climate change mitigation and control floods, erosion and other storm surges. All ecosystems are crucial for the worlds adaptation to the new global warming and climate change
The fourth chapter, Conservation Chapter, has the main purpose of engaging the community in sustainable practices and improves livability in face of economic and population growth. It is subdivided into three main elements, Conservation, Environmental Planning and Water Resources, which are in turn subdivided into many topics. This chapter is important as it
In contrast, Fourth Creek runs through the midst of a native conservation park, prompting an interesting analysis into how each creek’s biodiversity is affected by the anthropogenic biome in which it exists. Through the various field methods, this inquiry will reveal the differences in the water quality, the vegetation diversity and the species diversity of each catchment and what implications the surrounding ecosystem has on these indicators.
In the race to preserve, conserve and maintain biodiversity and its functions in anticipation of the unprecedented and
Conservation banking took the idea of wetland banking and transformed it into threatened and endangered species conservation with a few alterations. The primary objective of wetland mitigation is to meet the no net loss goal by replacing the acreage and function of the wetland areas that will be impacted by a proposed project. The goal of
Wetlands, natural waterbodies, constructed waterbodies, native vegetation area are protected area. The Sunshine Coast planning scheme map tile 40; parts of boundaries on site 1 had a remainder of vegetation area (appendix 6) for ranges of species and ecosystems not to be threaten. Therefore, it is important to protects and improve habitats for long term sustainability through ecosystems and avoid development to impacts on ecological connection within the area. Respect to the removal of materials from the site from environmental and indigenous representation further on the buffer zone located near Mooloolah River section 8.2.3.2.
US wetlands compensation system highlights on qualifying potential bankers which will meet the biodiversity offsets goals. This system proved that banking will provide more offset credits. Through this approach, U.S. has a great experience of biodiversity offsets.
Potential effects to vegetation as a result of this Project will be mitigated through multiple ways which include and not limited to employing a new revegetation program (Millennium EMS Solutions Ltd. 2, 2012). Where the goal is at the long-term re-establishment of the pre-existing communities of vegetation and wetland that were present on the land before the Project came too, which will allow the land to return to the way it was before this Project (Millennium EMS Solutions Ltd. 2, 2012). Try and minimize the actual area used for this project by not constructing and operating on all the land, focusing on only using the smallest area of land they can to preserve adjacent vegetation communities and wetlands, which will then decrease the
The number of people living in urban areas is dramatically increasing across the world. Currently, 75 % of people live in cities in the developed world, (Bernhardt E.S. and Palmer M.A, 2007) despite such high percentage many do not get access to the green and blue spaces available, in other words cannot interact with nature. According to the United States Environmental Protection Agency green spaces are ‘land that is partly or completely covered with grass, trees, shrubs or other vegetation’ (Environmental Protection Agency, 2014) This includes community gardens, parks as well as cemeteries. (Environmental Protection Agency, 2014) On the other hand, blue spaces include rivers, canals and lakes. (Sally, M, 2010) As urbanisation increases, it will pose a greater threat to nature such as pollution, habitat destruction, erosion and colonisation of native species. There are various ways to engage with nature. However, one reason for green and blue spaces not being utilised effectively by people may be due to people being unaware of the values that these have and the crucial functions they undertake in the ecosystem such as recycling nutrients and controlling the hydrological cycle.