20: Conservation solutions

Question 1

What is the time lag hypothesis?

Answer 1

There is a time lag between ecosystem service degradation and impacts to human wellbeing

or we have not pushed too far yet but might in the near future?

Question 2

Four of the ‘Eleven big problems’

Answer 2

1. Biodiv is not even described let alone monitored
2. Developing countries have intense competition btw biodiv protection and resource development
3. Economic analyses overlook or underestimate negative effects of development projects on biodiv
4. Disadvantaged people often blamed for destroying biodiv

Question 3

Potential solution to ‘biodiv is not even described let alone monitored’

Answer 3

Train more systematists; invest in monitoring programs

Question 4

Potential solution to ‘developing countries trade off biodiversity protection and needed resource development’

Answer 4

Provision of technical and financial support from government and INGOs in developed countries

Question 5

Potential solution to ‘economic analyses overlook or underestimate the negative effects of projects on biodiv’

Answer 5

Develop tools to apply full-cost accounting and track effects on the triple bottom line

Question 6

Potential solution to ‘disadvantaged people trying to survive are often blamed for destroying biodiv’

Answer 6

Increase integration with humanitarian groups to support conservation goals that also provide economic gains for local people

Question 7

How do we measure success in conbio

Answer 7

• protected areas exceed 30% globally
• rate of species extinction slows back down
• increased quality of life
• recovery of endangered spp
• wilderness areas remain

Question 8

Three root causes of biodiversity loss

Answer 8

1. Rural ppl in developing countries trying to survive
2. Excessive consumption by wealthy ppl/nations
3. Desire to make money and increase standard or living

Question 9

One way to incent conservation in the developing world

Answer 9

Payment for ecosystem services

Question 10

Three great challenges for conservation biologists

Answer 10

1. incorporate biodiv protection into economic policy
2. increase protection of area, slow endangerment of spp
3. act with greatest urgency for spp with greatest need

Question 11

What is conservation triage

Answer 11

approaches which abandon some species or subpopulations to extinction, in order to focus resources on others with higher chances of survival.
Focus on most cost-effective spp?

Question 12

What factors influence triage

Answer 12

1) population size
2) logistics of aiding the spp
3) economic benefit
4) ecological important
5) umbrella species
6) flagship species