Conservation

Maintaining and enhancing the diversity of species, preserving habitat and protecting heritage has become an integral objective of both private and public sectors. As human kinds' activities encroach on the natural environment, initiatives to preserve habitat and prevent species extinction have increased in importance. Building public private partnerships can help to mitigate the effect of the changing environment and human activities on species, habitat and heritage.

How do Conservation Public Private Partnerships benefit business and society?

• Habitat -The protection of habitat encourages biodiversity and can ensure species survival. Destruction of habitat can have both environmental and economic consequences. Economically, habitat can be central to a regions tourist, farming and other trades. Partnerships that help preserve a habitat can be instrumental in the survival of a local community.
  
  
  
  
• Biodiversity - The variety of all forms or life, including plants, animals, and ecosystems is our living natural heritage. The benefits of biodiversity cover nutritional, medicinal, tourism and economic areas. A decline in biodiversity can adversely affect many areas of society. In particular, indigenous people, depend on healthy and productive ecosystems to meet their daily needs. Partnerships between business and public sector can effectively take measures to enhance or maintain biodiversity, by protecting habitat.
  
• Species Preservation - Rare species face a multitude of threats, ranging from introduced pests and disease to the effects of land use change and other human activities. Partnerships that preserve habitat can help prevent the extinction of species. Preventing extinction is important because some species may have medical, economic, aesthetic, recreational, scientific or ecological value now or in the future.

• Heritage - Forming part of the country’s history, heritage represents the different phases in the evolution of national culture. The conservation of this heritage is seen as a key means of promoting the sustainable development process based on local traditions and community resources. Partnerships that preserve a country's heritage such as monuments, historic sites, and Archaeological sites can promote economic development while protecting the local environment. Sponsorship of the preservation of a key site can be seen as great worth to the local community.
  

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