ENWC 201 Final Exam Latest Version Graded A+

ENWC 201 Final Exam Latest Version Graded A+ "Paper Parks" by legislation an area is assigned protection, but in reality they receive little, or no, resources for actual implementation. They are protected on paper, but not in reality. Anthropocentrism all environmental responsibility is derived from human centered ethics and done in the interest of human benefit Basic concept of incentive driven conservation make wildlife more valuable alive than dead Biocentrism life centered environmental ethics CAMPFIRE: The Communal Areas Management Program for Indigenous Resources program Community-based natural resources management Founded in 1989 Revenues from the program are used to provide schools, electricity, clean water, road building and grinding mills for maize. Clear Water Act (1972) to restore and maintain...integrity of Nation's waters." "No net loss of areas and/or functions of water, INCLUDING WETLANDS." most restore unavoidable loss Convention on Biological Diversity (1992) signatories are required to restore degraded ecosystems and threatened species Define a deme. individuals of a species with a high probability of interbreeding. Define a metapopulation. a species whose range is composed of more or less geographically isolated patches, interconnected through patterns of gene flow, extinction, and recolonization Define habitat heterogeneity. the amount of discontinuity in environmental conditions across a landscape for a particular species Define habitat. the resources and conditions present in an area that produce occupancy by an animal Define restore and restoration. To restore means to bring back into existence or use, thus restoration is the act of restoring. Describe the comanagerial approach to stakeholder engagement. In the comanagerial approach wildlife conservation agencies engage other government agencies, NGOs, and local communities in decision making and share responsibility and authority for management. Describe the expert authority approach to stakeholder engagement. Expert authority is a top- down approach in which wildlife managers make decisions and take actions unilaterally. Describe the inquisitive approach to stakeholder engagement. The inquisitive approach by managers recognizes that unsolicited input alone can lead to bias because marginally important stake can be magnified, and some stake can be missed.