ENSP 102 Lecture 20: Protection of Biodiversity
Document Summary
Acf basin and equitable apportionment - in a drought year florida is the last to get the water and that effects the oyster supply. Florida v. georgia - florida sued ga saying we needed to send them more water (equitable apportionment) Supreme court appointed a special master and said fl is harmed, but a cap on ga wouldn"t really solve the problem when army corps operate dams. Justice breyer was confused why the army corps wasn"t a party in the case. Heightened in the face of drought and other climate concerns. Klamath - conflict continues over dam removal and allocation of water. Acf - conflict continues over allocation of water. Long term forward looking holistic solutions are needed. Biodiversity - diversity or variety of plants, animals, and other living things in a particular region or area. Global biodiversity outlook 4 - un environment program - 2014.