L3 - REDD or dead

Question 1

What are the benefits of REDD?

Answer 1

international expertise from NGOs
Top-down - entire country protected and funding is attractive
Provides locals alternative financing - e.g. ecotourism

Question 2

What are the challenges REDD face?

Answer 2

vague about what they count as replanting, could be replanted for palm oil treed

deforestation is rapid

there is still a demand for rainforest products

Question 3

What do REDD do?

Answer 3

Advises governments on how to reduce deforestation and replanting forest area
Uses remote sensing to monitor deforestation rates
Uses lots of money (Brazil got $1bn)

Question 4

What do CITES do?

Answer 4

Protects endangered species of plants and animals and stops the trade of them. e.g. rosewood

Question 5

What are the benefits of CITES?

Answer 5

Large international influence - 181 countries signed uo

Question 6

What are the challenges CITES face?

Answer 6

Illegal trade is lucrative and on the rise, people are risking it due to the financial reward

CITES can’t monitor all 181 countries, monitoring is hard