Conservation methods - TRF and Taiga

Question 1

REDD - advantages

Answer 1

• deals with direct impacts of deforestation
• forest is protected so habitat remains and biodiversity is not lost
• provides local developing countries with a viable source of income

Question 2

REDD - disadvantages

Answer 2

• deforestation may continue in another area
• preventing agriculture may affect local communities who depend on income from it
• difficult to monitor - funding may not reach all communities

Question 3

CITES - advantages

Answer 3

• 181 countries signed up - issue dealt with at a global level and controlled
• been very successful
• species are protected

Question 4

CITES - disadvantages

Answer 4

• does not protect habitats, only species
• species have to be labelled as ‘under threat’ but it may be too late to save
• hard to monitor all countries
• countries have to set up and fund their own monitoring (expensive)

Question 5

Ecotourism

Answer 5

• environmental impacts minimised
• provides a source of income for locals
• raise awareness of conservation issues
• if country relies on ecotourism, there will be less deforestation

Question 6

Wilderness Area

Answer 6

• high levels of protection
• large-scale so processes like animal migration can still take place
  DISADVANTAGES -
• large remote areas are hard to police
• economic pressure on governments from mining and logging companies to exploit the area

Question 7

National Parks

Answer 7

• covers a large area
• mining and logging is not permitted
• encourages ecotourism and raises awareness
  DISADVANTAGES -
• pollution from access roads and infrastructure can harm the ecosystem
• must take into account indigenous communities

Question 8

Sustainable forestry

Answer 8

• selective logging means some trees remain
• allows logging without destroying the ecosystem
• provides jobs
  DISADVANTAGES -
• still disrupts the environment
• illegal logging can take place