Evaluate the success of a
protected area
Successful protected areas all have:
Funding partially or completely by
government
Education programmes for local people to tell
them about the area, problems and solutions
Attract visitors but in controlled numbers
Management programmes
High profile animals
Why high profile animals?
People want to see animals that are
spectacular and they are familiar with
They are interesting
They are big and ‘scary’ (risk factor)
They are often mammals like us
We learn about them but rarely see them
Successful protected areas:
a. Funded by…
b. Offer local people programmes in…
c. Have programmes specifically to…
d. Attract…
e. Contain…
Why have a well known (high profile) mammal?
DVCA
http://www.endemicguides.com/DanumValley.htm
Why should the area be conserved?
Draw a sketch of the area.
Title: Yayasan Sabah Forest Management Area
Label the six areas from your map.
Seedlings
Sabah Foundation
1. Owned by:
2. Aims are:
3. Whole area is ………………………. forest
4. Within area are …………………………..areas,
rehabilitated areas (planted with ……………………….)
5. Area was under threat from:………………..
6. Now there is a ……………………….. programme that
…………………………….. local people
7. DVCA is run by a ………………………………………….
with all groups included (e.g. ……………………..)
Logging
Conservation and economic
Educates
Research
Management Committee
Commercial
Protected
Wildlife, forestry, commercial
Annotate info about Maliau, Imbak, INIKEA and INFAPRO onto
your map
Can animals move between areas?
Is there a buffer zone?
Is there conservation of large animals? Which ones?
How else, apart from logging, does the area make money?
How is the profile of the area kept up?
Where does funding come from?
In what ways are the local communities involved?
Why should the area be protected?
Evaluate the success of a
protected area. (10)
Evaluate the success of a protected area. (10)
Describe this project.
What are the success criteria?
How many of the success criteria does this project
meet?
Funding partially or completely by government
Education programmes for local people to tell them about the area, problems
and solutions
Attract visitors but in controlled numbers
Management programmes
High profile animals
Debate: Species-based approach to
conservation or area based approach
Must include:
How to conserve?
What to conserve?
In situ vs ex situ?
5 freedoms?
Breeding programmes?
http://www.montana.edu/~wwwbi/staff/creel/bio480/hotspots%20&%20gap
s.pdf
Species-based approach or area-based approach?
Advantages of species-based approach
Advantage of area-based approach
1. Focusing on one spp does not guarantee the ecosystem will survive
2. Too many demands elsewhere to focus on only one spp at a time
3. We know more about spp than entire areas so easier to conserve
species
4. If you conserve an umbrella spp then other spp will be protected too
5. If you protect a flagship spp then funds are easier to raise (flagship
and umbrella are often the same so….)
6. If you conserve a sensitive or indicator species their presence shows
the ecosystem is intact e.g. amphibians (indicators of pollution) and
pollinators (indicators of plant community)
7. If we focus on an area we protect many spp
8. Spp that aren’t ‘attractive’ to us have little chance of conservation
(aesthetic vs ecological value)
9. A spp can be conserved in a zoo (ex situ) ; meanwhile its habitat is
destroyed
10. Captive breeding and reintroduction programs can be very
successful
Advantages of species-based approach
Advantage of area-based approach
3. We know more about spp than entire areas
so easier to conserve species
1. Focusing on one spp does not
guarantee the ecosystem will survive
4. If you conserve an umbrella spp then other
spp will be protected too
2. Too many demands elsewhere to focus
on only one spp at a time
5. If you protect a flagship spp then funds are
easier to raise (flagship and umbrella are often
the same so….)
7. If we focus on an area we protect many
spp
8. Spp that aren’t ‘attractive’ to us have
little chance of conservation (aesthetic vs
ecological value)
6. If you conserve a sensitive or indicator
species their presence shows the ecosystem is
intact e.g. amphibians (indicators of pollution)
and pollinators (indicators of plant community) 9. A spp can be conserved in a zoo (ex
situ) ; meanwhile its habitat is destroyed
10. Captive breeding and reintroduction
programs can be very successful
Orang-utan
Parasite fungus that
grew out of ants’
heads
Tigers
Mini presentations
What is CITES? What are its strengths and weaknesses? Tae Wan Asra
What decisions do zoos have to make in selecting species? Tobi Kristen
In situ or ex situ conservation? Sarah Haris
How are zoo populations managed? Allen Dillon
How are captive breeding and reintroduction programmes managed?
Sabrina Ryuya
What are the benefits of zoos and what are the disadvantages? Mikey
Topic 4: completed. Understood?
4.3 CONSERVATION OF BIODIVERSITY revision notes
4.3.1
State the arguments for preserving species and habitats.
4.3.2
Compare and contrast the roles of NGOs and GOs in preserving and restoring
ecosystems and biodiversity.
4.3.3
State and explain the criteria used to design protected areas.
4.3.4
Evaluate the success of a named protected area.
4.3.5
Discuss and evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of the species-based
approach to conservation.