1.Describe the three types of biodiversity in an ecosystem. Why is biodiversity valued in an ecosystem?
2.What are your thoughts on placing a monetary value on ecosystem services? Do you think that placing a dollar value on the natural world will help us to preserve it, or give justification for exploiting it?
3.What does HIPPO stand for? Describe how each aspect of HIPPO is causing a loss of biodiversity in our ecosystems.
4.Do you think that the costs of the REDD (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation) program ($20-30 billion per year) will yield sufficient results to make the program worth its expense? As the largest contributors to global CO2 emissions, do you think that developed countries have a responsibility to pay for such programs in developing countries? Why, or why not?