cold and hotspots
This is a discussion post. It is my initial post. Please allow the post to be 250 words. Also, please cite all sources. There are two videos below as well. Thanks in advance.
Establishing criteria for prioritizing efforts in biodiversity conservation has been a debated issue especially when contrasting hotspots (areas with a large number of endemic plant species but that have lost most of the habitat) and coldspots (areas that do not usually have high species richness, but that may provide important ecosystem services and/or include rare species).
In this discussion, you will be arguing in favor of one of these two approaches for biodiversity conservation and you will assess the pros and cons of each approach.
This activity aligns with Module Outcome 3.
Let’s begin with a scenario in this discussion:
Finally, the big day! You are invited to interview for your dream job – conservation biologist at one of the most reputable and influential NGOs. You will be making decisions on how to spend money for protecting biodiversity. You have very strong opinions as to why funding should be spent on either preserving biodiversity in hotspots or in coldspots. You know that you will have to be articulate and convincing presenting your point of view to the interviewer if you are to have a chance of getting your dream job.
The interviewer asks you to present how you would spend the agencies’ money, funding coldspot or hotspot conservation projects? In your initial post of this discussion, include your answer to this question with arguments and concrete examples as to why you consider it is better to focus attention on conserving one type of biodiversity area versus the other one.
Select at least two other posts and in your reply to each, play the part of the employer (while also being a devil’s advocate). Debate with the ‘candidates’ (your peers) as to why the alternative approach would be better.
Prepare your posts for this discussion by first reviewing the following materials for this topic:
·Biodiversity coldspots (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. (Video, 1:19 mins)
·Biodiversity hotspots (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. (Video, 1:14 mins)
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