3.4 Conservation of Biodiversity

Significant Ideas:

• The impact of losing biodiversity drives conservation efforts.

• The variety of arguments given for the conservation of biodiversity will depend on EVSs.

• There are various approaches to the conservation of biodiversity, each with associated strengths and weaknesses.

Applications & Skills:

• Explain the criteria used to design and manage protected areas.

• Evaluate the success of a given protected area.

• Evaluate different approaches to protecting biodiversity.