| What % of Tropical Rainforest has been Cut Down since 1920?
-Name the Biggest Countries for Deforestation Rates | -Around 50% has simply just been Lost due to Deforestation
-Indonesia, Peru, Mali, Malaysia and Cameroon are the Biggest Players in Deforestation |
| Why is Indonesia using the Rainforest? | -Indonesia leads the Palm Oil Exports, and it contributes a large Portion in the Economy, and Palm Oil needs Deforestation to happen |
| Why are the Rainforests being Cut Down? | -Overpopulation: Settlements need Space and Resources
-Logging: Harvesting for Timber makes Money, and the Infrastructure that Connects it also Damages the Rainforest
-Farming & Agriculture
-Energy Development: Some Parts are Flooded all because of wanting a Dam, or maybe areas can be Razed for Biofuel Crops
-Mining: Minerals can be Found underneath the Rainforest |
| What are the Impacts of Deforestation? | -Trees play a role in CO2 Levels, all because it takes it out the Air, and uses it for Photosynthesis, or Survival if you like. So removing Trees will Increase Carbon Dioxide Levels.
-And if the Trees die out, then the Plants and Animals may suffer Detrimental Consequences |
| Where and how big is the Amazon Rainforest? How many Species does it host? | -Located in the Northern Part of South America, and in 9 Countries
-Around 6 Million kilometres in Area
-Around 40,000 Plant Species, 400 Mammals, 1,300 Bird and 3,000 Fish come from the Rainforest |
| Why, in the Amazon is Deforestation taking place? | -Subsistence Farming: People need to have Space to grow food for the Family [Survival really]
-Commercial Farming: Livestock and Crops [Palm Oil, Sugar...] can be very Profitable
-Logging: Simply selling Timber, even Illegally
-Mineral Extraction: Iron and Gold has been Extracted from the Amazon, which needs Space [Deforestation]
-Energy Development: The Balbina Reservoir has flooded around 2300 Km of Trees in Area |
| What are the Effects of Deforestation in the Amazon? | -Soil Erosion: The Soil will be left more Vulnerable and will therefore Erode; the Nutrients will be Leached which would stop Plant Growth
-Economic Development: Farming, Mining and Logging Industry's will help the Economy in the Short Term and provide many Jobs
-Climate Change: Around 20% of the Carbon in Trees is located in the Amazon, so Cutting Trees down will Rapidly Increase Carbon Dioxide Levels |
| Why are Tropical Rainforest Important? | -It hosts probably the Greatest Biodiversity on Planet Earth
-Tropical Rainforest can give Resources out Naturally [Coca, Coffee, Medicine and Timber]
-People leave there, which is dependent on the Rainforest for Food, Shelter and Medicines
-It helps against the Fight for Climate Change [Removing Carbon Dioxide out of the Atmosphere] |
| How can Conservation and Education be a Method of Sustainable Management? | -Laws may be Set Up which has Parts of the Rainforest being Off Limits for Economic Exploit. National Parks are an Example
-Some Organisation, like WWF and Nature Conservancy can Promote Conservation via Education and Training Programs, and it can also Buy very Threatened Land
-If People are Educated about what Deforestation can really do, they can see how Important it is that what we are doing right now will end up in Disaster |
| How can Debt Reduction be a Method of Sustainable Management? | -Since the Majority of Tropical Rainforests are in LICs, they can make a Deal with the HIC,s who give the Money
-In Exchange for the LIC to use the Money for the Country and Development, part of the Rainforest is Protected and Conserved.
-2011 saw the United States make 28.5 Million pounds converted into Protecting Rainforest |
| How can Selective Logging and Replanting be a Method of Sustainable Management? | -Selective Logging is simply Limiting the Amount of that Type of Tree is Cut Down
-Replanting is simply just making sure the Biodiversity is Supported in the Long Run
-However, Illegal Logging is one of the Main Problems, and making Laws won't Help, because it could be their way of Survival |
| How can Ecotourism be a Method of Sustainable Management? | -Ecotourism is simply a Method of Tourism that uses the Environment in a way that doesn't Damage it
-It can be used to Educate the Tourists, or be used for Employment as a Tour Guide or in the Hospital Section
-The Area's Economy could Literally shift to Ecotourism if done right |
| How can International Agreements be a Method of Sustainable Management? | -Agreements made Globally can Limit the Damage on the Environment
-An Example can be of Hardwoods having a Treaty Signed in 2006 to limit the Trade of Tropical Hardwoods, because of the High Demand of it creating Lots of Deforestation |
| What happened in Malaysia, in terms of Sustainable Management? | -The Government introduced Rules and Regulations to make sure the Tropical Rainforests can Be Conserved, This Included:
-Awareness and Education being Increased
-Alternative Timber choices being Provided
-A Selective Management System that had a 40 Year Cycle
-Ecotourism being Introduced in, helps with other Points
-Areas of Land made Prohibited by the Government |
