Barrons AP Environmental Science

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Maintaining Biodiversity

Biodiversity can be protected by:

■ Properly  designing   and updating    laws    that    legally protect endangered  and

threatened  species (e.g.,  Endangered  Species Act)    ■ Protecting    the

habitats    of  endangered  species through private and/or  governmental    land

trusts  ■ Reintroducing species into    suitable    habitats    ■ Managing  habitats

and monitoring  land    use ■ Establishing  breeding    programs    for

endangered  or  threatened  species ■ Creating  and expanding   wildlife

sanctuaries ■ Restoring compromised ecosystems  ■ Reducing  nonnative

and invasive    species

RELEVANT    LAWS    AND TREATIES

MULTIPLE-USE ACT (1960): Directed that the national forests be managed
for timber, watershed, range, outdoor recreation, wildlife, and fish purposes.

THE CONVENTION ON INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN ENDANGERED
SPECIES OF WILD FAUNA AND FLORA (CITES) (1963): An international
agreement between governments to ensure that international trade in wild
animals and plants does not threaten their survival.

MARINE MAMMAL PROTECTION ACT (1972): Established federal
responsibility to conserve marine mammals.

ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT (1973): Provided a program for the
conservation of threatened and endangered plants and animals and the habitats in
which they are found.

MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS

1. Which of the following represents the greatest contribution of methane
   emission to the atmosphere?

(A) Enteric fermentation    or  flatulence  from    animals

(B) Coal    mining