Tropical Rainforests L3 REDD or Dead Flashcards
Where is Cusuco National Park ?
Honduras
Which 3 human activities are threatening the biodiversity of Cusuco National Park?
- Logging
- Coffee production
- Hunting
Where is most of this activity occurring?
The Buffering Zones is increasingly becoming under threat from these activities.
What does REDD stand for ?
Reducing Emissions and Deforestation and Forest Degradation scheme
What is REDD ?
A system involving the payment to developing countries from developed countries to reduce deforestation and degradation
rates . Developing countries have intact forests whilst developed countries have high greenhouse house gases . Together they hope to reduce the carbon count
What is Operation Wallacea ?
An international conservation research organisation. They specialize in tropical forest and coral reef ecology
Who funds REDD and Operation Wallacea ?
The United Nations, developed countries
What are Opwall’s aims?
- monitor biodiversity
- protect Cusuco National Park
- prevent further deforestation in ‘undisturbed’ sites
What percentage of Opwall sites have been deforested?
19%
What do Opwall want to achieve within the next 20 years ?
eliminate agricultural conversion of Cusuco National Park’s prime forest within the next 20 years.
What have Opwall done so far ?
They have completed detailed biodiversity surveys for areas under significant threat . Communities within the area will agree to stop logging or hunting in exchange for access to small business loans via a microfinance institution
Who is the global authority for categorizing the threat to wildlife species?
CITES
What does CITES stand for ?
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora.
It is an international Treaty
What are CITES aims ?
Prevent the International trade of endangered animal and plant species
