Cambridge O Level Biology · Syllabus 5090 · Relationships of Organisms with One Another and with the Environment
Conservation Evaluation
What is Conservation Evaluation?
A structured judgement about whether a conservation measure is likely to work. A complete evaluation identifies the biological problem, states the mechanism by which the proposed measure would address it, gives the expected benefit, names a genuine limitation, says what monitoring evidence would show whether it is working, and reaches a conclusion that is conditional on that evidence. Unsupported conclusions such as claiming a single measure always works, or that education alone is sufficient, do not meet the standard because they state an outcome without the mechanism or the evidence that would justify it.
This definition is part of the Relationships of Organisms with One Another and with the Environment chapter in Cambridge O Level Biology.