Part 13: How can rainforests be managed sustainably? Flashcards
- Why do we need to protect rainforests?
a. So people do not lose goods and services in future
- What does sustainable mean?
a. Using resources in a way which is good socially, economically and environmentally now and in the future
- What does social mean?
a. To do with people
- What does economic mean?
a. To do with money
- What does environmental mean?
a. To do with the natural world
- How can forests be managed better economically?
a. Creating jobs
- Why is creating jobs good for rainforests?
a. People do not cut down trees to make money
- How can forests be managed better socially?
a. Better schools and hospitals
- Why are schools and hospitals good for rainforests?
a. Improves the lives of people who live there
- How can rainforests be managed better environmentally?
a. Protect plants and animals
- Give an example of sustainable forest management
a. Kilum Ijim, Cameroon, Africa
- What was the aim of the project in Kilum Ijim?
a. To protect the forest
b. To make sure people had good incomes
- What were the different zones in Kilum Ijim?
a. Forest reserve
b. Afforestation
c. Selective logging
d. Extractive reserve
e. Agroforestry
- What is the forest reserve?
a. A protected area where people cannot cut down trees
- What is afforestation?
a. Where trees are planted to make the forest grow back
- What is selective logging?
a. Where some trees are allowed to be cut down and sold
- What is the extractive reserve?
a. Where local people can harvest fruit and nuts
- What is agroforestry?
a. Where people grow crops under the trees
- Who helped pay for Kilum Ijim?
a. The UK government
b. The Cameroon government
- Why is Kilum Ijim good for the environment?
a. 8% of the forest has grown back
- Why is Kilum Ijim good socially?
a. Local people have jobs
b. Local people can grow food
- Why is Kilum Ijim good economically?
a. Local people have jobs
b. Local people can sell wood and fruit for money
c. Tourists visit
- What is ecotourism?
a. Tourists come to see the natural environment
b. Tourists stay with local people
- Why is ecotourism sustainable?
a. People learn about the environment
b. It does not damage the rainforest
