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Rainforests Management
LO : To assess various ways in which tropicalrainforests can be managed
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Recap....Fragile Environmentsrequire Sustainable Management
Any environment which can be easilydamaged is classified as fragile mostenvironments will recover but we will notbe around to see the full recovery.
Sustainableis?
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How can rainforests be managed?
Ecotoursim
Which of these schemes can becontrolled by governments which byNGOs?
Carbon credits:to set aside forest
Nonextractive
development
Sustainablelogging
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Conservation
Indigenous ways of life can also be preservedfor future generations.
Most rainforests are in developing nations.How can they afford to look after the rainforest?
The creation of nature reserves, wheredevelopment is restricted is one way to prevent
deforestation and maintain biodiversity for thefuture.
In Brazil, the National Indian Foundation (FUNAI), isresponsible for protecting land for use by indigenouspeoples.
But, it is unfeasible for governments to protect everypiece of rainforest.
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Carbon creditsLICs can set aside some of their forest and receive
carbon credits.Industrialised countries can then buy these credits off the
country and in this way the developing country earnsmoney from its forest.
The largest carbon credit project in the world is in Bolivia.The project is based in the Noel Kempff National Parkwhich is an area of 1.5m hectares and has been anUNESCO World Heritage site since 2000. Bolivia hasreceived 25m by selling the carbon credits of this
area. The money has gone straight to the communitieswho live in the areas as compensation. This meansthat they are no longer dependent upon logging anddestroying the forest to farm to earn a living.
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Ecotourism
Responsible travel to natural areas thatconserves the environment and improves thewell-being of the local people.
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Back to the Oriente region ofEcuador
How is Ecotourism having a positiveimpact?
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What else in being done in Ecuador
Since the beginning of oil extraction in the 1960s the oil
companies have done very little to manage effects of theextraction.
Recently the indigenous populations have taken the oilcompanies to court
Texaco have agreed to pay $40 million to help with thecleanup, but the chief of the local Secoya tribe says they need$6 billion.
Maxus energy, the company that extracts from the Yasuni
National Park, have built and underground pipeline which hasless of an environmental impact. They have provided schoolsfor the local Huaorani and Quichua tribes and have invested$60 million in environmental protection.
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Oil Extraction in the AmazonianRainforest
Where is this case study located (dontguess)
Who are TEXACO?
What tribal group is involved?
How much oil has been removed?
What effect has the drilling had?
What has happened to the indigenouspeoples?
What clean up efforts have been made? What are peoples opinions on the oil
extraction?
Just how big isthe Amazon?How many
countries does itcover?
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Country
Example of management Consequence
How Rainforests can be managed .
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Explain the management initiatives used in rainforest areaswhere resources have been extracted. Use examples within
your answer (6)
Plenary
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Self assess your answer:
Level 1 (1 -2 marks)
A basic answer simple descriptive statements
Level 2 (3-4 marks)A clear answer
Explains but is not specific.
Level 3 (5-6 marks)Two explained points.
Several specific examples
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