Conservation

Ex situ

-By siddharth sanghvi for neetbuddy.com

– In this approach, threatened animals and plants are taken out from their natural habitat and placed in special setting where they can be protected and given special care.

Ex situ

Zoological parks botanical gardens  and  wildlife safari parks serve this purpose.

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There are many animals that have become extinct in the wild but continue to be maintained in zoological parks.

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BOTANICAL GARDEN

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SAFARI PARK

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In recent years ex situ conservation has advanced beyond keeping threatened species in enclosures. 

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 Now gametes of threatened species can be preserved in viable and fertile condition for long periods using cryopreservation techniques

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 Eggs can be fertilised in vitro, and plants can be propagated using tissue culture methods. Seeds of different genetic strains of commercially important plants can be kept for long periods in seed banks.

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DOOMSDAY VAULT

no political  boundaries

Biodiversity knows no political boundaries and its conservation is therefore a collective responsibility of all nations.

THE Earth Summit

The historic Convention on Biological Diversity (‘The Earth Summit’) held in Rio de Janeiro in 1992, called upon all nations to take appropriate measures for conservation of biodiversity and sustainable utilisation of its benefits.

WORLD SUMMIT on  Sustainable Development

In a follow-up, the World Summit on Sustainable Development held in 2002 in Johannesburg South Africa

WORLD SUMMIT on  Sustainable Development

190 countries pledged their commitment to achieve by 2010, a significant reduction in the current rate of biodiversity loss at global, regional and local levels.