Pdf technologies and strategies for ex situ conservation. Iucn species survival commission guidelines on the use of. Ex situ and in situ conservation teaching resources. It is the process of protecting an endangered species, variety or breed, of plant or animal outside its natural habitat. Biodiversity is the richness of organismsit may be refer to the total no. Saurabh bhatia, in modern applications of plant biotechnology in pharmaceutical sciences, 2015. The conservation of biodiversity is achieved by two approaches in situ and ex situ. In situ conservation of wild plant species bioversity international. A system wide approach to managing zoo collections for. Living orchid collection 9 kb pdf file living orchid collection loc definition. In minteer b, maienschein j, collins jp eds the ark and.
Modeling of crop wild relative species identifies areas. Status of in situ conservation of commercial tree species in malaysia. It includes the collection, preservation and maintenance of selected genetic resources from wild. Document library conservation planning specialist group. In situ conservation of biodiversity and protected areas although viable populations of some organisms can be maintained ex situ either under cultivation or in captivity, these methods are far less effective than in situ methods, and, generally, they are extremely costly. Its primary focus is upon maintaining the health of the. Traylorholzer k, leus k, byers o 2018b integrating ex situ management options as part of a one plan approach to species conservation. Centre for conservation biology, university of queensland, brisbane. It includes the collection, preservation and maintenance of selected. Establishment and implementation of ex situ conservation.
Insitu conservation of biodiversity and protected areas. Pdf an overview of in situ conservation of plant species in the. Pdf in situ and ex situ conservation of red panda in. Consultation on the status of in situ conservation of. You need highlighters and i use timers however i have taken them out as it made the file too big to upload. In situ conservation differs from an ecosystem approach in a number of ways. There are broadly speaking two basic approaches to genetic resources conservation, namely, insitu and exsitu conservation. Exsitu conservation, which is also known as offsite conservation, refers to the conservation of endangered species in the artificial or manmade habitats that imitate their natural. Conservation is an ethic of resource use, allocation, and protection. Management and conservation of captive tigers, chapter 8. It is applied to conservation of agricultural biodiversity in agro forestry by farmers, especially those using unconventional farming practices. Conservation planning specialist group cpsg 12101 johnny cake ridge road apple valley, mn 55124 phone. Genetic resource conservation strategies for timber trees in.
Core descriptors for in situ conservation of crop wild. Zoos contribute substantial resources to in situ conservation projects in natural habitats using revenue from visitor attendance, as well as other sources. Insitu means the setting aside of natural reserves, where the species are allowed. Article 8 of the convention on biological diversity cbd specifies in situ conservation as the primary conservation strategy, and states that ex situ measures should play a supportive role to reach conservation targets in situ conservation aims to enable biodiversity to maintain itself within. Explores the genealogy of the in situex situ schism in nature conservation uses ethnographic method with key conservation leaders to move beyond inex situ examines the links between naturalia and. This is followed by a summary of in situ conservation priorities for tree species of conservation concern based on the results. In situ conservation vs ex situ conservation javatpoint. Insitu conservation provides the required green cover and its associated benefits to our environment. The causes of genetic erosion seem relatively well identified in the species 3, 79. Ex situ conservation an overview sciencedirect topics. Nearly 45,000 species of plants and twice as many of animals have been recorded from india.
Conservation costa rican amphibian research center. Annexes contained in the unep gef pdf b as approved by gef. Biodiversity and conservation although india h as only 2. Iucn technical guidelines on the management of exsitu populations for conservation approved at the 14th meeting of the programme committee of council, gland switzerland, 10 december 2002. Until recently, most conservation efforts, apart f rom work on forest genetic resources. Ex situ conservation of medicinal plants is a complementary action to conserve the genetic diversity, thereby reducing pressure on wild habitats and augmenting.
Best practices for in situ conservation of economically important. Skmppa introduction conservation of genetic resources is performed ex situ when populations, individuals or reproductive material are maintained outside their original growth. In this section these and other conservation approaches and methods will be briefly. In order to ensure the maintenance of biodiversity, there is a need to employ complementary in situ and ex.
Insitu conservation is the onsite conservation or the conservation of genetic resources in natural populations of plant or animal species, such as forest genetic resources in natural populations of. The most commonly used measures of biological diversity are genetic diversity, species diversity and ecosystem diversity. Desktop information may need to be supplemented by field exploration and field data to. Copies can be obtained in pdf format from ipgris web site. There are two broad categories that most conservation efforts can be placed under and its a good thing to know a bit about both of them.
Exsitu conservation exsitu conservation dealing with the offsite conservation of the wild genetic resources genetic diversity. Iucn technical guidelines on the management of ex situ populations for conservation approved at the 14th meeting of the programme committee of council, gland switzerland, 10 december 2002 preamble iucn affirms that a goal of conservation is the maintenance of existing genetic. Biodiversity can be conserved in two main ways, insitu conservation and exsitu conservation. Data management process for a single specimen record in a conservation program with exsitu and insitu components. In situ conservation provides the required green cover and its associated benefits to our environment. The interests of the indigenous people are also protected.
Ex situ conservation of aconitum heterophyllum wall. Since the need to improve in situ conservation of cwr has been recognized by the convention on biological diversity cbd 2010 and the global strategy for plant conservation. Exsitu conservation forms the basis of article 9 of the convention on biological diversity cbd, which highlights it should always be implemented as a complementary and not as an alternative approach. Wildlife conservation is broadly classified into these two types. In situ conservation of genetic resources a species or a population sample of a particular part of its genetic variation can be maintained through in situ or ex situ conservation. Grouping orchid collections together as a virtual single collection will be a stronger. Emergent issues are highlighted, notably the conservation of traditional segments within commercial breeds and of poultry in general. Description of the study area kombolcha is one of eighteen woredas in east hararghe zone. Exsitu conservation national medicinal plants board. A regional approach to nordic crop wild relative in situ. Ex situ conservation methods forest genetic resources. Environmental studies pdf notes es pdf notes smartzworld. I thought i would share some basic definitions and a. That is what makes our country one of the 12 mega diversity countries of the world.
Define the roles that ex situ management can play p. Ex situ conservation ex situ conservation dealing with the offsite conservation of the wild genetic resources genetic diversity. Article 8 of the convention on biological diversity cbd specifies insitu conservation as the primary. The tiger gcs recommends a global minimal target population size of 250. In situ conservation is one of two basic conservation strategies, alongside ex situ conservation. Crop wild relatives a manual of in situ conservation. Iucn technical guidelines on the management of exsitu. Our in situ conservation activities include planting native plant and tree species to increase species and genetic diversity, which is vital for long term survival. Biodiversity encompasses variety and variability of all forms of life on earth that play a great role in human existence. The study of homegarden agrobiodiversity, practices of. Its primary focus is upon maintaining the health of the natural world, its fisheries, habitats, and biological diversity.
The active in situ management of these 150 sites to maintain genetic diversity and their incorporation into a global cwr in situ conservation network would substantially improve the genetic. Difference between in situ and ex situ conservation. Ex situ conservation is the preservation of components of biological diversity outside their natural habitats. Ex situ conservation literally means, offsite conservation. Development of co ordinated in situ and ex situ uk farm. Download technical report 053 pdf file 993 kb to view this document you. The state of in situ management food and agriculture organization. Its conservation embraces maintenance, sustainable utilization, and restoration, of. Pdf the conservation of species in situ is one of the least understood issues of biodiversity conser vation and probably the least addressed. Ex situ seed conservation ex situ conservation is the conservation of biological diversity outside their natural habitats. Insitu conservation is one of two basic conservation strategies, alongside exsitu conservation. Cuvier, 1825, endemic to eastern himalayas, is a flagship species for in situ and ex situ conservation. Ex situ conservation of biodiversity with particular.