16.5 Conservation KEY CONCEPT Conservation methods can help protect and restore ecosystems.
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16.5 Conservation
KEY CONCEPT Conservation methods can help protect and restore ecosystems.
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16.5 Conservation
Sustainable Development
• Manages resources for present and future generations.• Sustainable development meets needs without hurting
future generations.– resources meet current needs– resources will still be available for future use
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16.5 Conservation
Sustainable Development
• The timber industry has started to adopt sustainable practices.– Select cutting– Skid with horses– Felling without harming
other trees
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16.5 Conservation
Sustainable Development
• Practices in fishing industry– rotation of catches – different seasons– fishing gear review – harvest reduction - limits– fishing bans
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16.5 Conservation
Conservation practices focus on a few species but benefit entire ecosystems.
• The Endangered Species Act works to protect individual species from extinction.
• A listed species is often called an umbrella species.– the habitat in which the
species lives must be protected
– other species are protected because they share the ecosystem
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16.5 Conservation
Protecting Earth’s resources helps protect our future.
• The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was created in 1970.– The EPA develops policies and regulations to protect
the environment.– Create laws
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16.5 Conservation
Legislation helps to protect the environment and endangered species.
• Clean Air Act –– Signed into law in 1970, helped increase air quality;
regulates emissions from factories and automobiles• Clean Water Act –
– Signed into law in 1972, provides safe waterways for swimming and drinking
• Endangered Species Act – – Signed into law in 1973, provides safety for animals in
danger of becoming extinct
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16.5 Conservation
• The National Park Service helps manage public lands.
• The park system includes over 390 areas, covering 84 million acres.
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16.5 Conservation
• There are several ways that people can help protect the environment.– control population growth– develop sustainable technology and practices– protect and maintain ecosystems