Y9 Geography - rainforest management

Selective logging (Only certain… (usually …)… down)

“Only certain trees (usually mature ones) are cut down”

Benefits selective logging + caveat(Reduces…forest, lowers …, protects …, allows n…, still buil.. …)

“Reduces damage to surrounding forest, lowers soil erosion, protects biodiversity, allows natural regeneration., still builds roads”

Replanting(New … to replace …)

“New trees are planted to replace those cut down”

Benefits replanting+ caveat(sus… .. supply, restores …, increases … absorption, supports … forest health, sometimes only …)

“Sustainable timber supply, restores habitats, increases carbon absorption, supports long‑term forest health., sometimes only single species replanted”

Conservation (areas of … are … by …(eg …)

“Areas of rainforest are protected by law (e.g., national parks)”

Benefits conservation + caveat (Prevents … and …m protects …, preserves …, ensures …, … potential)

“Prevents logging and miningprotects biodiversity, preserves indigenous land, ensures long‑term protection.”, illegal logging potential

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Education

“Teaching locals and tourists about the importance of protecting rainforests”

Benefits ecotourism + caveat (reduces …m encourages …m builds long-… … awareness, relies on …)

“Reduces illegal logging, encourages sustainable farming, builds long‑term conservation awareness.”m relies on long term funding

Ecotourism

“Tourism that protects the environment and benefits local people”

Benefits ecotourism + caveat(Provides … people, reduces … farming, funds …, encourages …, can … if tourism …)

“Provides jobs for indigenous people, reduces slash‑and‑burn farming, funds conservation, encourages long‑term protection.”, can damage environment if tourism becomes too much

International agreements (countries … to protect … and regulate … trade)

“Countries work together to protect rainforests and regulate tropical hardwood trade”

Benefits international agreements + caveat(reduces …, protects … species, ensures …, encourages …, hard to …)

“Reduces illegal logging, protects endangered species, ensures sustainable hardwood use, encourages global responsibility.”, hard to enforce

Debt reduction (a country:S debt … in exchange for… rainforest areas)

“A country’s debt is reduced in exchange for protecting rainforest areas”

Benefits debt reduction + caveat (reduces … to de… for …m funds …m supports … in …, relies on … able to … dent)

“Reduces pressure to deforest for money, funds conservation projects, supports poorer countries in protecting forests., relies on richer countries able to reduce debt”