Tropical Rainforest-Sustainable Management
- Created by: Melanie Cox
- Created on: 23-03-14 20:35
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- Tropical Rainforest-Sustainable Management
- Selective logging
- only some trees felled (oldest)- some left standing-keeps overall forest structure for future generations
- less damaging to the forest
- least damaging forms are 'horse logging' and 'helicopter logging'-using horses rather than trucks to remove trees from the forest
- Replanting
- when new trees are planted to replace ones that have been cut down
- this means that there will be trees for people to use in the future
- it is important that the same types of tree are planted-so there is a variety of trees in the future
- in some countries laws have been made to make companies replant any trees they cut down when logging
- when new trees are planted to replace ones that have been cut down
- Reducing demand for hardwood
- e.g mahogany and teak- dense and hard (used for furniture)
- richer countries trying to reduce demand-fewer trees cut down so they'll be there for future generations to use
- some tropical hardwood trees-becoming rarer as they are being chopped down
- Education
- educating local people about impacts of deforestation and how to reduce these impacts
- this means the rainforest is conserved for future generations to use
- educating them about alternative ways to make money that don't damage the environment e.g ecotourism
- educating local people about impacts of deforestation and how to reduce these impacts
- Ecotourism
- tourism that doesn't harm the environment and benefits the local people
- provides a source of income for local people e.g tour guides and hotel staff etc
- this means that they don't have to log trees to make money so fewer trees are cut down meaning more for the future
- provides a source of income for local people e.g tour guides and hotel staff etc
- usually a small scale activity with small numbers of visitors-keeping environmental impacts low
- little harm to the environment-litter is disposed of properly, and lights are solar powered
- ecotourism helps the sustainable development of an area because it improves the quality of life for local people without stopping people in the future from getting what they need
- tourism that doesn't harm the environment and benefits the local people
- Reducing debt
- many tropical rainforests are in poorer countries e.g Nigeria & Burma
- they often borrow money from richer countries/organisations to cope with emergencies like floods
- but this money has to be paid back so they allow logging, farming and mining to make money to pay back the debt
- they often borrow money from richer countries/organisations to cope with emergencies like floods
- many tropical rainforests are in poorer countries e.g Nigeria & Burma
- Protection
- environmental laws e.g banning illegal logging/ban logging of species like m,ahogany
- many countries set up national parks and nature reserves where logging is restricted
- Selective logging
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