Besides the benefits of (a)   (2. 维护生态多样性)...

Besides the benefits of maintaining biodiversity and (a)   (3. 促进旅游业), another reason is that governments are in the best position to do so.

Firstly, governments have the power to (a)   (4. 颁布和强制实施法律)

For example, if someone is caught illegally hunting elephants for ivory, he/she can be subjected to (a)   (5. 严重的惩罚)

such as (a)   (6. 罚款或者监禁, 都是名词形式).

Moreover, governments have access to (a)   (7. 充足的公共资金)

governments have access to sufficient public funds, which can be (a)   (8. 分配)towards conservation efforts.

For instance, they can invest in research to understand wildlife needs better, fund the (a)   (9. 保护区的管理),

invest in research to understand wildlife needs better, fund the management of protected areas, support (a)   (10. 教育的活动)

and support educational campaigns to (a)   (11. 提升公共意识)about the importance of conservation.