Managing Deforestation case study Flashcards
1
Q
What are the five ways of managing rainforests?
A
- agroforestry
- eco-tourism
- replanting
- debt reduction
- conservation
2
Q
Describe agroforestry in Cameroon.
What are the advantages of agroforestry?
A
- cocoa farms leave indigenous fruit and trees standing
- nutrient recycling system
- greater plant biodiversity
- economically more attractive
3
Q
Give three facts about re-planting in Borneo.
A
- Save the Orangutan
- establish plant nurseries in villages of indigenous fruit and trees
- in the next four or five years, 110,000 trees will be planted
4
Q
Give four facts about conservation in Central America.
A
- Rainforest Trust
- give people skills and educate them on protecting rainforests
- $11,000 acre land at $4 per acre
- created 600,000 acre Sierra de las Minas Biosphere reservoir
5
Q
Give an example of debt reduction with facts.
A
- USA and Brazil
- converting $21 million of Brazil’s debt into protecting the rainforest
- almost $240 million has been agreed with 15 other countries
6
Q
What are the benefits of eco-tourism?
What is an example?
A
- reason conserve the environment
- preservation of local culture
- jobs
- Eco-Vision in Rwanda, Uganda
