Conservation Agreements

Question 1

examples of conservation Agreement?

Answer 1

• CITES
• Bio Convention on Biological Biodiversity
• CSSS

Question 1

What does CITES stand for?

Answer 1

• Convention on Internation Trade in Endangered species

Question 2

What do CITES do?

Answer 2

• International agreement to stop the trade in endangered species (live or dead)
• Ensure that trade does not endanger wild populations
  -prohibits trades in wild plants
  
  • allows trade in artificially propagated plants
• allows some trade in less endangered species

Question 3

What does the Bio Convention on Biological Biodiversity do?

Answer 3

• International agreement to use habitats, ecosystems and organisms
• share genetic resources
• share access to scientific knowledge
• raise profile of biodiversity with governments and public
• cooperate on biodiversity issue

Question 4

What does CSS stand for?

Answer 4

Countryside Stewardship Scheme

Question 5

What do CSS do?

Answer 5

• Gives financial incentives to land managers to look after the environment
  -e.g. restoring wildlife habitats e.g. hedgerows/woodland
  -reducing agriculture pollution
• preservation/ restoration
  of habitats important in the conservation of rare species.

Question 6

What are the two international examples of conservation?

Answer 6

• CITES
• Bio Convention on Biological Biodiversity

Question 7

What is the local (UK) example of conservation?

Answer 7

• CSS