Living World

Amazon rainforest causes of deforestation (7)

• mineral extraction - Carajas mine, Grotto Rica

• energy development - Belo Monte

• commercial farming - Novo Progresso

• subsistence farming

• logging

• road building - 4000km transamazonica highway

• population growth

impacts of deforestation (5)

• soil erosion

• loss of biodiversity

• climate change

• economic development

• indigenous people

local deforestation management (5)

• selective logging

• conservation and education - Ribeirinhos

• replanting

• ecotourism - Santa Lucia cloudforest reserve Ecuador

• agroforestry

international deforestation management (2)

• international agreements

• debt relief

desertification causes (6)

• overcultivation

• overgrazing

• population growth

• climate change - lack of rain, extreme temperatures

• removal of fuel wood

• soil erosion

strategies to reduce the risk of desertification (4)

• appropriate technology - Changu Changu Moto stove

• water management

• soil management

• tree planting

hot desert opportunities (4)

• mineral extraction

• tourism - Coachella, Joshua Tree Park, Grand Canyon

• Farming

• energy - Sonoran Solar Project

hot desert challenges (3)

• extreme temperatures

• inaccessibility

• water supply

hot desert animal adaptations (4)

• thorny devil

• camel

• kangaroo rat

• fennec fox

hot desert plant adaptations (3)

• baobab tree

• acacia tree

• saguaro cactus

tropical rainforest animal adaptations (5)

• sloth

• poison dart frog

• flying frog

• toucan

• spider monkey

tropical rainforest plant adaptations (4)

• lianas

• drip tips

• epiphytes

• buttress roots