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What is an in situ conservation strategy?
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In situ conservation protects species in their natural habitat, maintaining ecological interactions and natural processes.
💡 Hint
In habitat.
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Why are deforestation bans only effective with enforcement?
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Without monitoring and penalties, illegal clearing continues despite the law, so forest loss does not decrease.
💡 Hint
Rules must be enforced.
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What is the main way protected areas increase forest cover?
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They reduce land conversion and allow forests to regenerate through succession.
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Protection → regrowth.
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Name two features of effective enforcement.
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Monitoring (rangers/satellites/inspections) and real penalties (fines, prosecutions, permit removal).
💡 Hint
Monitor + punish.
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Name two in situ tools used to conserve biodiversity.
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Protected areas (national parks/reserves) and habitat restoration (e.g., reforestation, wetland repair).
💡 Hint
Tools list.
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Why is enforcement a key word in deforestation questions?
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Because a law without enforcement rarely changes behaviour or reduces illegal clearing.
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Law alone is weak.
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How does enforcement reduce deforestation over time?
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It raises the cost/risk of illegal clearing, reducing land conversion and allowing regrowth through succession.
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Risk/cost ↑.
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How do protected areas increase forest cover over time?
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By restricting land conversion/logging so secondary succession can rebuild forest cover naturally.
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Restrict clearing → regrowth.
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Give one monitoring method used to enforce forest protection.
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Satellite monitoring (also ranger patrols, inspections, remote sensing alerts).
💡 Hint
How they catch it.
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Why are wildlife corridors important in fragmented landscapes?
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They connect habitats, allowing movement and gene flow between populations, reducing isolation and inbreeding.
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Connectivity + gene flow.
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What is a common reason enforcement fails?
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Insufficient funding/staff, corruption, or unclear boundaries/land rights leading to weak compliance.
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Capacity + governance.
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Why can in situ conservation fail even if an area is “protected”?
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If enforcement is weak, illegal logging/poaching and continued land pressure can continue inside the protected area.
💡 Hint
Law ≠ enforcement.
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