The name of the class is Wildlife Policy and the game is how these policies can be used to protect and keep wildlife safe from extinction. I found an article on a website called The Independent Commentators and it was about this guy and his explanation of how the term "Biodiversity" is used in the context of Conservation.
He says that biodiversity is a word that most people dont understand and because of this, efforts to promote conservation of different species (whether it'd be plant, animal or other) are often times overlooked or disregarded by the general public. It is a fancy word for wildlife but in a new scientific journal called "Conservation Biology: Challenges Beyond 2010" states that biodiversity is "the variety of genes, species and ecosystems that constitute life on earth". He mentions wildlife policy in his definition of biodiversity, "it is the currency in use in the policy making debate about the future of the natural world"
The Policy Making Debate that has led to 133,000 sites around the globe that have an conservation plan in effect and also the global conservation treaty, The 1992 Convention On Biodiversity.
The strongest point in the article was that he feels that biodiversity needs to be incorporated into all political, social and economic decision making, and I totally agree with his views. The remainder of the article talks about his personal experiences with how some countries overlook biodiversity. I wonder what your thoughts are on ways to bring biodiversity into all aspects of policy making?
http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/michael-mccarthy-its-time-i-embraced-the-word-biodiversity-2075220.html
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