ENWC201 Lecture Notes - Lecture 23: Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, Endangered Species Act Of 1973, Pinophyta

• School: University of Delaware
• Department: Entomology and Wildlife Conservation
• Course: ENWC201
• Professor: Kyle Mc Carthy

Document Summary

Can we protect biodiversity by focusing on a single species or one part of a greater. Cannot focus on a single area, must focus on the entire area. A scale where humans will be involved and heavily used. To truly protect biodiversity we must work at a large scale. Not easy to do - the things most needed seldom are: Th reduce conflict in natural resource management, and to recognize the the interconnectedness of ecosystems. Scale - wide spatial and temporal scales. These are all linked together through ecological interactions and through social institutions. Broad often complex approach to conservation in a complex world. Young, so results are limited, but the idea is sound. All of the above are used by ngos and ecosystem conservation. Which is why edu is so important. Talloires declaration (will be a broad question on the final about this - read over them)