5.5 resources

Depletion occurs when the demand is greater than the supply and the source takes a relatively long time to replenish. It caused by rapid human population growth and industrialisation which therefore increased the demand for resources

It is the management of living resources to allow them to replenish and remain available for future generations

it is the unsustainable use of resources

The amount of fish caught is greater than the breeding rate. Overtime, fish population starts decreasing and food webs are disrupted

When animals are hunted and killed at a higher rate than they reproduce It leads to a reduction in their population and eventual extinction

it involves excessive cutting of trees to obtain logs for building, furniture or fuel it becomes unsustainable long term if the trees are not replanted

one can cut the useful part of the plant instead of pulling the entire root for the plant to regrow establishing quotas which limits how much fish can be caught usually set for commercial stocks or those who hunt or fish for sport (both for fish, birds, and land animals). Quotas can also ensure the size of the animals (as to not impact breeding season negatively) conservation areas/ protected habitats; areas (whether on land or at sea) that are protected for their cultural, natural or ecological importance such as ‘il-maghluq’ in marsaskala. For example, areas with posedonias are protected as they are one of the best absorbents of CO2 enforcement and monitoring to ensure people are abiding by the laws and rules. afforestation where trees are introduced in areas that were either recently or previously not a forest with the intention of creating a new forest aquaculture; farming fish, shell fish and marine plants in order to offer a variety of substitutes substitution of resources in case one resource is endangered

CITES, Agenda 21, Convention on Biological Diversity, habitat detective, maltese flora, fauna and natural protection regulation, UNEP