Balancing Development & Conservation Flashcards

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Name the four types of strategy used to balance development and conservation in cold environments.

Use of technology, role of governments, international agreements and conservation groups.

How can an oil pipeline in a cold environment be built to protect the permafrost and wildlife?

It is insulated and raised above the ground, so heat from the oil does not melt the permafrost and animals can migrate beneath it.

Give one example of a conservation group protecting cold environments and what it does.

The WWF Arctic Programme works with governments, communities and businesses to protect Arctic biodiversity.

Give two ways activity in Antarctica is regulated to protect it.

Fishing boats have quotas and seal hunting is controlled; tourist numbers and routes are limited under IAATO rules.

How can buildings in cold environments be designed to stop them melting the permafrost?

They are raised off the ground on piles or built on thick gravel pads, so heat from the building does not reach the frozen ground.

Give one way governments can conserve cold environments while allowing some development.

Passing laws that make parts of the area protected wilderness, where activities such as drilling, mining or building are banned or tightly controlled.