19. Short History of the Ecological Movement 1968 Minamata Bay Disaster - Bioaccumulation 1962 Rachel Carson publishes Silent Spring – the pesticide DDT is banned 1970s Growth in NGOs (WWF, Greenpeace) 1975 CITES formed by IUCN - protecting endangered species from international trade 1984 Bhopal Disaster 1986 Chernobyl Disaster 1992 Rio Earth Summit - agreement to reduce CO 2 emissions 2000 Millennium Development Goals 2010 BP Disaster
20. How to design a protected area 1. Large – allows more habitats and more species
21. How to design a protected area 2. Unfragmented – allows dispersal
22. How to design a protected area 2a. Close – if fragmentation unavoidable
23. How to design a protected area 2b. Grouped – if fragmentation unavoidable
24. How to design a protected area 2c. Corridors – if fragmentation unavoidable
25. How to design a protected area 3. Round – less edge effect such as interference like poaching