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10. What are the importance to maintain biodiversity and the conservation of wildlife and their habitats? Suggest ways to protect the endangered species.
The importance to maintain biodiversity are all life forms are parts of the nature and each of them has a specific role in it. The loss of any one life form is irreversible. Every species helps scientists understand how life has evolved and how it will continue to evolve. The organisms in an ecosystem are interdependent. Each species forms important parts of food chains and plays a specific role in the ecosystem. For example, herbivores consume producers and transfer energy and essential nutrients to carnivores, and detritivores speed up the cycling processes of essential materials. This maintains a self-sufficient ecosystem. The diversity of ecosystems is biologically important. It is because organisms usually live in particular types of habitats, where the physical factors are suitable for them to survive.Biodiversity is an important part of our heritage, just like art, language and other cultural achievements. Humans have the role of stewardship of the natural world.
The conservation of wildlife and their habitats are development and
management of country parks, marine parks marine reserves and other special
sites for nature conservation, recreation, tourism and education, provision of
advice on nature conservation by developing proposals and planning strategies; conduction
of environmental impact assessments and identification of special environmental
interest; promotion of public awareness of nature conservation; enforcement of legislation
concerning nature conservation; Licensing control of
international trade and curbing illegal trade in endangered species in
Ways to protect endangered species are Establishment of nature reserves is an effective means of protecting wild. Legislation for controlling the import, export and possession of endangered species. Establishment of the Endangered Species Resources Centre by the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department can help to educate the public about the protection of endangered species.