By Mia, Jack, and Max

How to Manage and Sustain Park and Nature

Reserves

Too small to sustain variety of large animal species

Invasive speciesPark in developing countries are

rarely protected-1%

Picture of Velvet Grass in Yosemite Park

Environmental Threats

California’s Sequoia National Park has been negatively effected by polluted air, traveling hundreds of kilometers from cities and destroying these ancient trees

National Park

Book suggests at least 20% of earth’s land be protected to ensure reservation of biodiversityIn order to do so,

funding is needed by the government, private organizations, etc.

People want this reserved land for industrial purposesTrees to make paper

productsLand for agricultureLand to build cities

Solutions/Controversies

Buffer ZonesAn inner core of area

protected by a reserved surrounding it

These are established protected areas between isolated reservesHelp support more

species and allowing migration

Centers for evolution

TermsHabitat Corridors

Insure biodiversityPreserve nature for future

generationsConserving natural

resources/endangered species

Importance of Nature Reserves

http://www.letsgodigital.org/images/artikelen/6/yosemite-national-park.jpg

http://www.nps.gov/yose/naturescience/images/Velvet-grass-monkeyflower-web.jpg

http://www.co.douglas.mn.us/LRM/images/L&R_Buffer_Zone.png

Sources