Prelims

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variety of life forms on earth is a concept that has evolved in its understanding and importance of over time

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biodiversity

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philosophers like aristotle and theopratts tools in ancient greece made early classifications of organisms laying the groundwork for understanding the diversity of life

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ancient times

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many asian cultures viewed biodiversity through the lens of spirituality often attributing a sacred significance to various species and ecosystems

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religious and cultural beliefs

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as the european explorers ventured into new continents the encountered an astonishing variety of plants animals and ecosystems

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the age of exploration 15th to 18th century

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introduce the binomial nomenclature system providing a standardized method for classifying and naming organisms

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the work of carl linnaeus in the 18th century

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fundamentally shifted the understanding of biodiversity by explaining it as a result of natural selection and evolutionary processes

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darwin’s theory of evolution 1859

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scientist become studying ecosystems and their interdependence of species emphasizing the functional aspect of biodiversity

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rise of ecology

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led to habitat destruction over exploitation of resources and the extinction of numerous species

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rapid industrialization in urbanization

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highlighted the impact of pesticides on ecosystems

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rachel carson’s silent spring 1962

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they were founded to address biodiversity loss

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the international union for conservation of nature (iucn) and the world wildlife fund (wwf)

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human activities have significantly altered ecosystems leading to what is termed the

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sixth mass extinction

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they aim to curb biodiversity laws and protect ecosystem

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international efforts like the aichi diversity biodiversity targets 2010 to 2020 and the kunming-montreal global biodiversity framework 2022

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deals with some places and objects

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preservation

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environmental impacts of human life

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air, water, soil pollution

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relation of organisms and their environment

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ecology

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first try to conserve the nature was carried out by

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prophet noah by using ark

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introduce the rules of hunting towards bni israel

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quran

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propose the ethics of conservation

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j bard

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encompasses the full taxonomic hierarchy and its components from individuals upwards to populations subspecies species family phyla kingdom domain

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organism diversity

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encompasses the scales from populations through habitats to ecosystem provinces and on up to biomes and biographic realms

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ecological diversity

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are the large a real units containing geographically distinct species as assemblage and experiencing geographically distinct environmental conditions

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ecoregion

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the use of natural resources for profit

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exploitation

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established colleges to teach agriculture and conservation

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morrill act of 1862

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first national park in the world

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1872 yellowstone national park formed

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regulates the shipment of illegally killed animals

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lacey act 1900

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established in 1916, federal agency responsible for the care of the national parks

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national park service

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first step in protecting migratory birds

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1929 migratory bird conservation act

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requires people planning on hunting migratory birds to purchase special stamps

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1937 migratory bird hunting stamp act

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raises money in the form of 11% tax on hunting equipment and ammunition

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1937 pittman robertson act

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a system of wildlife refuges across the united states, a part of the us fish and wildlife services

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1966 wildlife refuge system

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identifies and manages rare threatened and endangered species

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1973 endangered species act

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population is in danger of becoming endangered

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threatened

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population is endangered of becoming extinct

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endangered

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ecological value

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ecosystem functioning resilience of ecosystems food web and balance

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economic value

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natural resources tourism agricultural benefits

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cultural and aesthetic value

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cultural importance aesthetic value

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health and medicine

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medicinal resources ecosystem services

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ethical and moral value

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right to exist intergenerational equity

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disrupts ecosystem endangered species and reduce the overall health of the planet

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threats to biodiversity

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the 10 main threats to biodiversity are

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1 habitat destruction and fragmentation 2 climate change 3 pollution 4 overexploitation 5 invasive species 6 disease 7 agricultural practices and land use 8 resource extraction 9 land use change and unsustainable development 10 genetic erosion