ENV221H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: Seed Bank, Protestantism, Hectare
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Why was it endangered in the first place. Only preserving them in the current condition, when again brought out, they might not be well suited for the new environment. Remote - built deep in - even if power supply is out, it will be hard to contaminate the seeds. Syria 1st to withdraw some of their inventory. Lost of wild behaviour, including hunting and foraging strategies, migration routes. Predicated on hope that species will have appropriate habitat to return. We want to protect the space in which the organisms live, so we can presume that they maintain their native behaviours. Green: 10. 5% terrestrial area ( land and fresh water) was protected. Blue: 7. 7% marine reserved (stil human activity) Black: 2. 9% marine actually protected (much lower) Green line is going up, but reserve is not the same as actual protection! Total protected : national park - strictly protected, no human activities. Canada not meeting its target, only 7% strictly protected.
