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There are a variety of nature conservation initiatives and measures that help protect the world's biodiversity.
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Nature conservation
Strategies to stop pollution, climate change and over-consumption are essential to halt habitat loss but there there are also a variety of nature conservation methods and measures that are needed to help protect the world's biodiversity. These include:
Protected areas
Protected areas and conservation corridors will ensure that habitats are not completely lost.
Protected species
By pinpointing endangered species authorities can put them on protected species lists. It is still up to individuals to respect these lists.
Ecotourism
Ecotourism benefits from conservation by helping conservation. Through ecotourism both business operators and the tourists can help natural ecosystems through responsible, sustainable management and use.
Pest control
The control of introduced pests and noxious organisms is crucial for conserving biodiversity.
Education
Conservation requires the education of people at local, regional and national levels through conservation policies and awareness programmes.
Research, monitoring and evaluation
Ongoing research, monitoring and evaluation of habitats – protected and unprotected – is crucial for deleoping policy and appropriate courses of action. The evaluation of conservation initiatives will help improve existing measures as well as inform new measures.
Aid
Everyone has to work togther at all levels from helping a single expert protect an endangered species to giving aid to poor countries to help fund national conservation projects. You can donate your money to charities or you can donate your time and manpower to initiatives like beach clean-ups, pest eradication or species monitoring. Please visit the links to the right to find out how you can get involved.
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Page links:
Getting involved
Think globally, Act locally. Links to pages with information about how to get involved in you local communities and areas.
Conserving our biodiversity
Tips and practices for the conservation and sustainability of our biodiversity.
Quick links
Department of Conservation
New Zealand's Department of Conservation is the government body mandated to "conserve New Zealand's natural and historic heritage for all to enjoy now and in the future".
Conservation International
Conservation International is a not-for-profit organisation that helps protect life on Earth. Their website offers information about threats and conservation initiatives throughout the world.
WWF-New Zealand
WWF-New Zealand promotes positive action to reduce the impacts of climate change.
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