Learning Intention: Students will understand the range of policies and strategies at different levels that aim to protect biodiversity.
Success Criteria: Students will be able to identify the international, national and state conventions and acts that refer to biodiversity. They will be able to discuss how these policies impact on biodiversity and if they are effective.
International:
- Convention on Biological Diversity
- World Heritage Areas
- CITES – Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Flora and Fauna
- Ramsar convention (1993) – significant wetlands.
National:
- JAMBA and CAMBA – migratory bird agreement between Japan and China and Australia.
- EPBC Act – Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act (1999)
State:
