The living world: Tropical rainforests - Sustainable Management of Tropical Rainforests

Question 1

Sustainable Management of Tropical Rainforests

Answer 1

To protect the world’s tropical rainforests they need to be managed sustainably to ensure that rainforests remain a lasting resource and to allow valuable rainforest resources to be used without causing long-term damage to the environment.

Question 2

Sustainable management

Answer 2

Sustainable management:

• Selective logging and replanting
• Conservation and education
• Ecotourism
• International agreements – Hardwood forestry and Debt reduction.