1. 4.3 Reducing Our Impact on Biological Diversity

2. In 1992, many countries around the world signed an agreement to set national policies to maintain diversity and preserving life on earth.
United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity

5. Controlling Spreading of Species
Strategies to Conserve Biological Diversity
Protecting what we have (conserving)
Restoring
Policies
Controlling Spreading of Species
Conserving genetic resources

6. Protecting What We Have
In-situ Conservation – maintaining the populations of wild organisms in their natural environment/ecosystem
Protect our national parks – protect the wild organisms and their natural habitats , examples: Banff, Jasper National Parks
We need to keep these areas protected – requires government and non-government organizations

8. Restoring
Programs are in place to restore endangered species and habitats to a healthy state
Nature Conservancy of Canada
Ducks Unlimited Canada
Captive breading program
World Wildlife Fund

10. Policies
Federal and provincial governments have put laws into place to protect endangered or threatened species. Hunting laws, fishing laws

14. Controlling spread of exotic species
The Threat of Non-Native Plants and Animals "Non-native" species are also called "introduced" or "exotic" species; this term refers to organisms that originate elsewhere and are brought into a new area. They may dominate the local species or in some way negatively impact the environment for native species.

16. Conserving Genetic Resources
Ex-situ conservation - Conservation of biological diversity components outside natural habitats , example is zoos

17. Zoos

18. Seed Banks

20. Strategies to conserve biological diversity
Maintaining our ecosystems and species
In-situ Conservation – maintaining the populations of wild organisms in their natural environment/ecosystem
Protect our national parks – protect the wild organisms and their natural habitats , example is Banff, jasper
We need to keep these areas protected – requires government and non-government organizations
2. Many programs to restore ecosystems and species