NEPAL - ACAP

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  • Created on: 09-05-17 19:24
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  • Nepal / ACAP
    • fragile ecosystem
      • "Island Ecosystems"
      • small food web means every organism is vital
      • causes: - rapid erosion causes landslides.- monsoon season washes away topsoil - wildlife cant migrate because they're endemic
      • forest disapearing at 3% a year
    • Tourism
      • 25,000 trekkers a year.
        • litter
        • effluent discharge
        • need for wood for fires
        • erodes paths
    • ACAP - Annapurna Conservation Area Project
      • 60,000 visitors a year
      • biogas fuel
      • charge tourists $7 each
      • AIMS- 1) emply locals 2) economic benefit
      • denser forests
      • increase of biodiversity

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