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Importance of conservation, Why conserve? - Coggle Diagram
Importance of conservation
Food/resources
Wood
Fibres
Oils
Fuels
Biofuels
Fuel derived from biomiass
e.g. ethanol from sugar, barley, corn.
Biodiesel from oil and fats through a chemical process called transesterification.
More environmentally friendly (carbon neutral) and efficient but more expensive than fossil fuels and more challenging to extract.
Food
Pollinators
e.g. birds and bees. They are needed for crop production.
Life from the ocean provides protein,
Well-being
Important for mental and physical health.
Climate regulation
Forests and oceans are large carbon stores.
Carbon sequestration
Photosynthetic organisms absorb CO2 and release O2.
Keep ecosystems balanced
We rely on healthy ecosystems for air and food.
Invertebrates needed to keep soil healthy.
Forests absorb water to prevent flooding and also absorb CO2.
Definitions
Biodiversity
A measure of the number of species and the number of individuals in a specific region.
Species richness
Number of different species present in a habitat.
Conservation
The management of organisms, ecosystems or the landscape to enable protection, enhancement or restoration.
Intrinsic
Human interest e.g. jobs and well-being.
Intrumental
For human needs e.g. food, materials
Relational
Society and culture.
Why conserve?
Biomimetics
Features of living organisms can be copied in the
Food
Biological control
Moral and ethical reasons
Educational reasons
Economic benefits
Aesthetic/recreational reasons
Medicines