6.7 + 6.8 Strategies For Managing The Rainforest Sustainably

Question 1

In what ways can the TRF be managed at an international level

Answer 1

• international tropical timber agreement
• CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species)
• debt-for-nature swaps

Question 2

In what ways can the TRF be managed at an international level

Answer 2

• education
• protected areas (biosphere reserve)

Question 3

In what ways can the TRF be managed at a local level

Answer 3

• ecotourism in Costa Rica
• selective logging
• agroforestry

Question 4

What is the International Tropical Timber Agreement

Answer 4

All legal hardwood since 2006 is marked with a registration number

Question 5

What is CITES

Answer 5

• Treaty from 19173 Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species
• it blocks the trade of rare and endangered animal and plants

Question 6

What are debt-for-nature swaps

Answer 6

• in 2010 the USA agreed to sign off Brazil’s £13.5 million debt if they protected the TRF
• in 2015, Brazil promised to reforest 12 million trees