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11-20 of 21 for the Category : Wildlife and the Subcategory : Wildlife - GeneralEcosphere & Ecosystems
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The ecosphere (also sometimes called the ‘biosphere’) is that part of the Earth’s environment in which living organisms are found. The word is normally used to include the atmosphere, hydrosphere and lithosphere (i.e. land, air and water that s
Read more about Ecosphere & EcosystemsEcosystems and Eco-system Service
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The term ecosystem refers to the combined physical and biological components of an environment and the interactions between these components.
Read more about Ecosystems and Eco-system ServiceEndangered & Threatened Species
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Red Data Books and Lists are IUCN (World Conservation Union), Species Survival Commission (SSC) products and were initiated in 1963 by Sir Peter Scott as a means of preventing extinction through an easily understood method of identifying, documen
Read more about Endangered & Threatened SpeciesExtinction
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A natural part of the evolutionary process is extinction, where species disappear owing to changes in their living conditions, which they are unable to survive. In recent times, however, the rate of extinction has increased dramatically as a result o
Read more about ExtinctionIUCN
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The World Conservation Union, also known as the IUCN (International Union for the Conservation of Nature), was established in Fontainebleau, France, in 1948 as the world’s first international conservation organisation.
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Commercialisation for Conservation Strategy: How do we ensure financial sustainability using commercialisation as a funding model for protected areas without compromising on the conservation mandate?
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‘Natural resources’ is the term used to describe the basic materials and resources that are produced through the earth’s own inherent natural processes and systems.
Read more about Natural ResourcesRenewable Resources
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These are environmental resources that are continuously renewing themselves. For example, energy that is harnessed from the sun, wind and waves is renewable.
Read more about Renewable ResourcesTransfrontier (Peace) Parks
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The Peace Parks Foundation, a Section 21 company not for gain, was started in February 1997 to facilitate the establishment of transfrontier conservation areas, which are also commonly referred to as peace parks.
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Under the IUCN’s Framework for Protected Areas the highest form of protection an area can achieve is a Wilderness Area.
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