IB ESS SL 3.3.5 Habitat Conservation Strategies Questions
Evaluate protected areas, corridors and habitat restoration as conservation tools.
- Syllabus
- First assessment 2026
- Course
- ESS SL
- Level
- SL
Exam points
- explain how habitat protection and restoration conserve species, biodiversity and ecosystem functions
- suggest management strategies that reduce threats such as tourism pressure, invasive species and habitat degradation
- evaluate habitat-conservation plans by balancing ecological benefits, evidence of success and social or economic trade-offs
IB ESS SL 3.3.5 Habitat Conservation Strategies Questions question 1
[Maximum number: 2]
Suggest two strategies that could be used to reduce the threat to coral reefs from tourism.
reduce/restrict tourist numbers/boat numbers / use daily quotas for visitor numbers;
ban littering/waste disposal in the threatened areas / develop recycling programs for plastic waste / fine tourists for littering;
ban individual collection of souvenirs/shells/corals/fish / ban and police trade in threatened species / enforce CITES regulations on protected coral species;
restrict boat speed to reduce damage to wildlife;
restrict areas (spatially/temporally) used for boating/by tourists (tourism zones);
ban diving/snorkelling without qualified guide who ensures appropriate behaviour that limits damage to the coral reef;
anchor boats in designated areas/area fitted with a mooring buoy / restrict number of boats allowed to anchor in designated areas;
develop non-intrusive interaction with marine life eg glass bottom of boat to view marine life / apply restrictions on following distances for whales/marine species;
conduct education awareness programmes/advertising to educate tourists on appropriate way to interact with wildlife/coral ecosystems;
build/invest in sewage treatment systems (to reduce BOD and suspended solids of effluent released into coastal environment);
Marking guidance:
Accept other reasonable responses.
Do not accept only "ban diving/snorkelling / use MPAs/LMMAS/no-take zones / legislation that prohibits any damage to coral reefs".
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