biodiversity and its conservation...Consideration for reserve design and ecotourism

2. CONSIDERATION FOR RESERVE
DESIGN
Submitted by:
Neyha Rubab Syed(1277)

3. RESERVE DESIGN
“Reserve design is the process of planning and creating
a nature reserve in a way that effectively accomplishes
the goal of the reserve”
 Reserve establishment has a variety of goals, which
includes habitat preference, migration, climate change,
and public support

4. PURPOSE OFRESERVES
 Protection of biodiversity from harmful activities
and processes, both natural and anthropogenic
 Contribution in enhancing local sustainability and
meeting biodiversity targets
 Providing controlled opportunities for scientific
research, education, engagement and recreation of
public
 Providing secondary benefits such as economic
contributions from enhanced tourism and
opportunities for specialist training

5. DESIGNING
RESERVES
Reserve shape Reserve Size
Habitat Quality
And Heterogeneity
Reserve
Networks

6. RESERVE LOCATION
 Nature reserves must be established in species rich
geographic locations
 This includes biodiversity hotspots, ancient
woodland, and unique habitats such as wetlands,
bogs, ecosites or endemic islands

7. PROTECTEDAREAS OF PAKISTAN
“A protected area is a clearly defined geographical
space, recognized, dedicated and managed, through
legal or other effective means, to achieve the long term
conservation of nature with associated ecosystem
services and cultural values”
 There are 25 National Parks, 79 Wildlife Sanctuaries,
83 Game Reserves and 114 Community Conservation
Areas covering an area of 109,969 km2 or 12.54% of the
area of Pakistan

8. ECOTOURISM
“It means responsible travel to natural areas,
conserving the environment, and improving the well-
being of the local people”
 OBJECTIVES:
 It builds environmental awareness
 It provides direct financial benefits for conservation
 It provides financial benefits and empowerment for
local people
 It respects local culture

9. REFERENCES
 https://doi.org/10.1038%2F35012251
 https://www.worldcat.org/issn/0028- 0836
 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10821285
 https://doi.org/10.1126%2Fs cience.280.5372.2126
 https://www.worldcat.org/issn/0036-8075
 http://www.ipcc.ch/pub/taroldest/wg3/015.htm
 https://www.worldcat.org/issn/1365-2699
 https://www.worldcat.org/issn/0042-3106
 http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/science/recentcc.html

10. THANK YOU!
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