EEB255H1 Chapter 21: EEB255 Chapter 21.docx
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An international approach to conservation and sustainable development. Biological diversity is concentrated in developing countries which tend to have weak government and relatively high poverty, economic and social equality, population growth, and habitat destruction. International cooperation and agreements are often needed to protect biodiversity and to address issues of population and climate change. Countries can collectively manage shared areas, such as coastal zones and shared resources such as migratory animals and fishing grounds. Protection of biodiversity must be addressed at multiple levels of government. However, international cooperation is an absolute requirements for several reasons: International trade in biological products is commonplace: species migrate across international boarders, benefits of biological diversity are of international importance, many problems of environmental pollution that threaten ecosystems are international in scope and require international cooperation. Red data book = national version of iucn. Countries can gain international recognition for protected areas through the. Ramsar convention, the world heritage convention and the biosphere reserves.