Essays on Conservation International

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Design an Arthropod For a certain region to be considered a biodiversity hotspot, it must have endemic vascular plants that are not easily seen in other parts of the Earth. A biological hotspot should also have natural vegetation. Some of the risks that biological hotspots are confronted with include but not limited to the following: population pressures, loss of habitat, and global warming. Human beings bring about massive effect that drives all other dangers to coral reefs. Overfishing, oil spills, coral harvesting, agriculture, logging, coastal development, all of these contribute to the destruction of habitat. In addition, ...

Introduction

The Chalalan Ecolodge in Bolivia is located in the heart of Madidi National Park in the Bolivian Amazon. It is a 300,000 hectare region which is rich in diverse ecosystems and biodiversity. The lodge is said to be home for over1, 370 species of vertebrates, 4, 700 plant species and 860 tropical birds (Chalalan, 2013). As a result of the many species and variety found in the area the lodge is considered to be the biologically riches protected area on earth. The lodge is a joint ecotourism initiative of the native San José community and the Conservational International (CI) (CI, 2013). ...

Amboró National Park Amboró is at the center of Bolivia, Central South America. In 1973, Reserva de Vida Silvestre German Busch, which is more popularly known these days as the Amboró National Park, was officially established. It covers a total land area of 442,500 hectares. One of the landmarks the national park is identified with is known as the “Elbow of the Andes,” where the western Andean Cordillera alters its temporal course to get back to the north-south direction, which offers many natural resources. Amboró National Park has so many different ecosystems as it gives an opportunity ...

(Slide 1) Tropical rainforests are along the earth’s equatorial zone. In Central America they occur on the Yucatan Peninsula, Costa Rica has one of the most famous. South America holds the largest rainforest in the world, The Amazon. The rainforests of central Africa stretch from the Congo to the island of Madagascar on the eastern side. The monsoon area of Southeast Asia has rainforests from India to Myanmar (Burma) to the islands such as the Philippines and reaches down into northern Australia. (Learning, n.d., www.srl.caltech) The tropical rainforests are characterized by high humidity and torrential rains ...

Dear Pat,

I wanted to talk to you some more about how important biodiversity is in our lives. For example, with more genetic and population interactions we have more stable ecosystems. When we have monocultures like in farming districts the ecosystems are not stable and they are more susceptible to diseases. Biodiversity ensures a cleaner natural environment and natural barriers to floods and droughts. Animals and plant species need to interact to survive like the honey bee needs pollen from flowers to make honey. Biodiversity also protects the planet from absorbing too much heat from the sun like in tropical ...

Primates constitute over two hundred species of all living things. These are considered to be the closest relatives to human beings, in the evolution hierarchy. They vary in size, their habitats and their geographical location, whereby they are distributed throughout different geographical locations and habitats like forests, woodlands, savannahs, and high-altitude grasslands. Primates have some distinct characteristics, which include short snout, nails instead of claws, hands and feet with five digits, a relatively large brain as well as an increased reliance on vision rather than scent (Onishi and Namakichi 9). Because of their widespread distribution in places of habitat, ...