Conservation Policy
This act establishes protections for fish, wildlife, and plants that are listed as threatened or endangered; provides for adding species to and removing them from the list of threatened and endangered species, and for preparing and implementing plans for their recovery
Endangered Species Act
What are the five classes of vertebrates?
fish, birds, mammals, amphibians, reptiles
disproportionate and harmful levels of pollution, waste, access. Primarily affects people of color and Indigenous communities.
What is mutualism in ecology?
A relationship between two species in which both species benefit
The largest living species of tortoise in the world is native to what island archipelago in the Pacific Ocean?
Galapagos
What is the Tropical Forest and Coral Reef Conservation Act?
The act offers eligible developing countries options to relieve certain official debt owed the U.S. Government while, at the same time, generating funds in local currency to support tropical forest or coral reef conservation activities.
What is the study of ecology?
Ecology is the study of the relationships between living organisms, including humans, and their physical environment; it seeks to understand the vital connections between plants and animals and the world around them.
What western destructive impacts are affecting Indigenous Peoples in South America?
mining for technological devices, land theft for fruit/coffee exports, extraction of ecological knowledge of medicinal plants.
How do you spell Dr. Rena's last name?
Borkhataria
What is a cloud forest?
tropical mountainous regions where there is heavy rainfall and persistent condensation resulting from the cooling of the moisture being pushed upwards by the mountains. They are usually characterized by a persistent, frequent and seasonal low-lying layer of mist and cloud cover usually at the canopy level.
What is the United States Agency International Development program (USAID)?
Guided by the Agency’s Biodiversity Policy and Environmental and Natural Resource Management Framework, USAID works in approximately 60 countries to conserve biodiversity, leverage private sector funds, fight conservation crime, and support sustainable fisheries, up to 33 million per year.
A keystone species is an organism that helps define an entire ecosystem. Without its keystone species, the ecosystem would be dramatically different or cease to exist altogether.
How are climate justice and social justice related?
More frequent climate related disasters are considerably increasing social inequities. Lives are being lost, homes destroyed, crops are failing, livelihoods are jeopardized, and cultural heritage is being wiped out.
There are more _____ than humans in North Carolina.
Name one migratory bird that migrates to Central or South America and back to the United States?
Turkey Vultures, swallows, Ruby-throated Hummingbird, warblers, flycatchers, raptors, terns, vireos, sandpipers, yellowlegs, kites, tanagers, orioles
What is the America the Beautiful Initiative?
The America the Beautiful initiative is a national goal to conserve and restore 30 percent of the country’s lands and waters by 2030.
Do birds have a three chambered heart (like most reptiles) or a four chambered heart (like mammals)?
four chambered
What are examples of social inequities which harm people that also harm the ecological systems?
Prison system, refugee camps, war, genocide, redlining
What is NC State's sustainability fund?
The Sustainability Fund offers Project Grants to NC State students, faculty and staff with a specific project idea, such as a campus facility improvement, educational program, research project or student internship opportunity. There is no set award amount for Project Grants. Historically, awards have ranged from $1,000 to $50,000. Around $150,000 will be available each year for the Project Grants program.
___ of the world's species live in tropical regions of the world.
80%
A piece of legislation that supports agricultural producers and ensures hungry families have food on their table. Inside this critical bill are numerous conservation programs that spur healthier habitat, cleaner water, and more sustainable landscapes, and provide a lifeline to fish and wildlife.
The Farm Bill
How do salmon regulate living in saltwater and freshwater habitats?
Osmoregulation is the way salmon control bodily fluids as they move between freshwater and saltwater. The process begins during the smolt phase, when juvenile salmon prepare themselves to swim out to sea.
The first thing that happens is a smolt begins taking in a lot of water. Next, its kidneys stop producing as much urine. Finally, a molecular pump in the salmon’s gills switches direction. Instead of capturing sodium from the freshwater, it begins pumping sodium out. When a mature fish swims back to its freshwater spawning grounds, the changes reverse themselves as the fish spends a few days in intertidal zones between freshwater and saltwater.
What is Land Back?
Land Back is a an Indigenous-led movement with a rich and complex meaning that has existed for generations with a long legacy of organizing and sacrifice to get Indigenous Lands back into Indigenous hands.
What is NC State's extension program about?
NC State Extension extends research-based knowledge to all North Carolinians, helping them transform science into everyday solutions that improve their lives and grow our state.
They are the trusted, go-to resource for connecting research and education to the communities, economies and families of our state, creating prosperity for all North Carolinians.
Name the seven species of sea turtles