Sustaining ecosystems case studies only

Question 1

gimme the name of the case study of sustainable resource management of a tropical forest

Answer 1

Costa Rica, Monteverde

Question 2

gimme some background information on Costa Rica

Answer 2

• holds 6% of the world’s biodiversity
• attracts 6 mil tourists a year
• a place for ecotourism

Question 3

what is ecotourism

Answer 3

tourism that is directed towards natural environments and their conservation

Question 4

what are the advantages of tourism in Monteverde

Answer 4

• 80 new business have opened
• 400 full-time jobs and 140 part-time jobs have opened directly

Question 5

what are the disadvantages of Monteverde

Answer 5

• land prices have increases
• deforestation is needed to clear lands for tourism

Question 6

what are the threats to the Costa Rican forest

Answer 6

• agricultural land gained through burn and slash methods (burning and cutting of plants and trees in a forest)
• mining and soil and rock removing caused chemicals to go into the water system and deforestation to occur

Question 7

what are some of the ways the rainforest is managed

Answer 7

• agroforestry encourages the growth of trees and plants
• the government created 28 national parks
• agroforestry has caused destroyed trees to be replaced

Question 8

gimme the name of 1 small scale sustainable management and where it’s located

Answer 8

union glacier camp in Antartica

Question 9

how is the union glacier camp sustainable

Answer 9

• its expensive to go there so many people cant go there so low numbers of people go their
• the Antarctic treaty protocol must be followed
• they have solar panels used for heating and wooden floors which reduce the heat transfer to the floor
• the camp is open is summer months where there’s natural 24hrs sunlight so little need of light
• have activities like walking and climbing which have low impacts on the environment
• chance to meet penguins (activity there) but each visitor must be at least 5m away from a penguin and groups are limited to 20 people and each group must use specific routes

Question 10

why was the Antarctic treaty made

Answer 10

• to protect the region from commercial mining and extraction of resources
• to stop marine pollution
• to preserve the biodiversity found in Antarctica
• to stop wars over territory over Antarctica

Question 11

how did the Antarctic treaty develop

Answer 11

1- 12 countries originally signed the treaty
2- the treaty came into force in 1961
3- a treaty protocol was signed in 1991
4- the treaty protocol came into force in 1999
5- by 2016 41 other countries joined

Question 12

what does the treaty and treaty protocol state

Answer 12

• to demilitarise Antarctica
• to set aside disputes over territory control
• to create a nuclear-free zone and a zone free of radioactive disposal
• freedom of scientific research
• to promote scientific co-operation between countries
• to promote communication and co-operation between everyone in the country
• to protect the Antarctic environment
• to ban mining or the extraction of resources
• to preserve historic sites
• to ensure tourism complies with the treaty