Discuss the implications of environmental value system in protection of tropical biomes
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Environmental consequences of global warming. Global warming and climate change have the potential to alter biological systems. More specifically, changes to near-surface air temperatures will likely influence ecosystem functioning and thus the biodiversity of plants, animals, and other forms of life.
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May include:
∆ Understanding concepts and terminology of environmental value systems, tropical biomes, biodiversity, conservation, habitat v species approach, reserves, ecotourism, flagship species, sustainable development/exploitation, goods/services.
∆ Breadth in addressing and linking environmental value systems with each other and ecocentric values with biorights, wilderness reserves, restrained resource use, etc and anthropocentric values with laws/regulations/quotas, public consultation/agreements, sustainable exploitation, ecotourism etc and technocentric values with economic development, habitat restoration, economic value of natural goods and services, gene banks etc
examples of tropical biomes e.g. tropical forests, grasslands, savannas, lakes & rivers, coral reefs etc and environmental value systems eg ecocentrism, anthropocentrism, technocentrism, etc and habitat/species protection strategies eg reserves, managed sustainable harvesting, ecotourism, fishing quotas, etc and value systems in specific tropical societies eg rights of nature enshrined in constitutions of Ecuador/Bolivia, human rights to a healthy environment in laws of Costa Rica/Brazil, etc
∆ balanced analysis of the ways in which different value systems are likely to impact/influence the protection of tropical biomes, acknowledging relevant counter-arguments/alternative viewpoints.
∆ A conclusion that is consistent with, and supported by, analysis andexamples given eg “Because ecocentric values embrace the biorights of all living species and habitats their implications are bound to be the most fundamentally protective, however, to be practical in current society, more is likely to be achieved in protecting tropical biomes through some compromise with other value systems.” NB This is only an example of a possible conclusion. Candidates’ conclusions do not have to agree.