The Open School of Neo-tropical Animal Science and Production

AGLS 6502 Lecture 24 - Conservation Philosophies

 

24.1 The Learning Objectives

  1. to be able to describe In Situ and Ex Situ Conservation.

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24.2 How is this Unit Organized?

 

This is a very short and simple unit. You will be asked to read two accompanying readings which were obtained from the World Resources Institute Web site on the Internet.  Could you please read them and attempt to conceptualize the potential areas of conflict from the two contrasting approaches.

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24.3 Recommended Readings


World Resources Institute (WRI) (1992): Biodiversity: In Situ Conservation.....WRI Web Site

World Resources Institute (WRI) (1989): Biodiversity: Ex Situ Conservation.....WRI Web Site

 

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Prof. Gary W. Garcia, Department of Food Production, University of the West Indies, St. Augustine. Updated: 18-Jan-2015