Management of Tropical Rainforests Flashcards
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How does selective logging manage the rainforest sustainably?
Only a few chosen (usually older) trees are cut down, so the forest structure stays intact and recovers quickly.
True or false? Selective logging means no trees are cut down at all.
False. Trees are still felled, but only a small number of selected mature trees so the forest can recover.
How does replanting manage the rainforest sustainably?
New trees are planted to replace those felled, so the forest resource is maintained for the future.
How does conservation manage the rainforest sustainably?
National parks and protected reserves are set up where logging, mining and farming are banned or strictly controlled.
How does education manage the rainforest sustainably?
Local people, businesses and tourists are taught the value of the forest and sustainable alternatives, so less forest is destroyed.
How does ecotourism manage the rainforest sustainably?
Small-scale tourism with little environmental impact gives local people an income from conserving the forest rather than clearing it.
How does debt reduction help make tropical rainforests more sustainable?
In debt-for-nature swaps, some of a poorer country's debt is written off in return for a guarantee to spend money protecting its rainforest.
Give one limitation of ecotourism as a way of managing tropical rainforests.
It involves only small numbers of visitors in small areas, so it earns far less than logging or mining and cannot stop large-scale deforestation.
True or false? Sustainable management of a rainforest means stopping all human use of the forest.
False. It means using the forest so people benefit now without damaging it for future generations, e.g. selective logging and ecotourism.