What are conservation tools?
What are conservation tools?
Conservation tools
- The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species assesses risk of species extinction.
- The STAR metric assesses potential contributions towards global goals for halting extinctions.
- The IUCN Red List of Ecosystems assesses risk of ecosystem collapse.
What is the meaning of conservation management?
Conservation management seeks to regulate human activities to minimize direct and indirect negative impacts on valued sites and/or valued species, with the goal of sustaining existence of specific species or of biodiversity in general.
What is conservation in resource management?
Conservation is the careful maintenance and upkeep of a natural resource to prevent it from disappearing. A natural resource is the physical supply of something that exists in nature, such as soil, water, air, plants, animals, and energy.
How do you manage conservation?
Conservation management may include the preservation, protection, or restoration of species populations, habitats, or ecosystems. These actions can help to reduce species extinctions, the erosion of biotic interactions and environmental degradation. Biological conservation may occur in situ or ex situ.
What are the methods of conservation of resources?
The methods are: 1. Material Substitution 2. Product Life Extension 3. Recycling 4.
What makes a good conservation plan?
Consider the needs and capabilities of each acre within the plan. Consider the client’s facilities, machinery, and economic situation. Incorporate the client’s willingness to try new practices. Consider the land’s relationship to the entire farm, ranch, or watershed.
Where musk deer are found in India?
Himalayan musk deer occurs in parts of northern Afghanistan, Pakistan, Tibet, Nepal, Bhutan, and in northern India such as in Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh.
What is a workbook for conservation action planning?
A Microsoft Excel-based tool developed by the Nature Conservancy to capture information from the Conservation Action Planning (CAP) Process, including developing strategies, taking action, and measuring results. An alternative tool to the workbook is Miradi, which also exchanges data with ConPro.
What is the Conservation Information Management (CIM) office?
The Conservation Information Management (CIM) office within the Legal department provides oversight and guidance for the use of CLS and the business processes and procedures that the system supports. The Conservation Data & Information Systems (CDIS) team is currently leading an effort to link CLS to spatial data managed in the TNC Lands layer.
What information is available about conservation data?
Information is available about the core conservation data sets (ecoregional assessments, ecoregional portfolio, conservation projects, and TNC lands), as well as interactive web maps from all over the Conservancy. When should you use it? View or download TNC’s core conservation data.
How can I contribute to the conversation about conservation?
Learn which conservation actions are most effective in achieving desired outcomes, i.e. re-introducing native species, restoring habitat, controlling invasive species, etc. Contribute information based on your own experience carrying out conservation interventions – which ones worked and, just as importantly, which ones didn’t work.