Value of Biodiversity

Question 1

How money much do eagles bring into local areas?

Answer 1

up to £5 million in spending

Question 2

How much money do eagles support in local area job income?

Answer 2

£1.4 - £2.4 million in income

Question 3

How much is a male lion worth in Kenya (for 10 years)

Answer 3

~$3.5 million

Question 4

How much money will trophy hunters in Tanzania pay to kill a lion?

Answer 4

up to $120,000

Question 5

How much are elephants worth pa in Kenya?

Answer 5

$20,000

Question 6

How much is the street price for ivory in Kenya?

Answer 6

$1000/kg

Question 7

Where is more than a quarter of soil carbon found?

Answer 7

Held in peat bogs

Question 8

How much carbon dioxide is released from damaged/ drained peatlands?

Answer 8

2 billion tonnes of CO2

Question 9

Name 3 ecological functions of biodiversity

Answer 9

• Flood control
• Climate control
• photosynthesis
• nutrient cycling
• waste assimilation

Question 10

Name direct values of biodiversity

Answer 10

Consumption
Raw materials 
Fishing
Game
timber
fuelwood
recreation
tourism 
medicine

Question 11

Name 3 cultural values of biodiversity

Answer 11

cultural practises 
spiritual/ religious values
recreation and ecotourism 
aesthetic value
educational 
knowledge

Question 12

How much money do pollinators bring into the annual global food production?

Answer 12

$235 - $577 BILLION

Question 13

Name 3 biological indicators (bioindicators)

Answer 13

plankton
fungi
lichens
earthworms
nematodes
ants
termites

Question 14

What do bioindicator species do?

Answer 14

Their sensitivity to the environment means changes in thier morphologyphysiology or behaviour can tell us about the state of the environment

Question 15

How are lichens bioindicators?

Answer 15

they are sensitive to toxins in the air
different types of lichens have different susceptibility to air pollution - so the species present in a forest tells us about how clear the air is