Deforestation of Tropical Rainforests - Paper 1 Flashcards
The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation has estimated how much of the world’s rainforests to have been cleared?
About half.
What is an example of the rate of deforestation increasing in a country:
In Indonesia, the rate of deforestation between 2005 and 2010 was double the rate between 2000 and 2005.
In how many countries has the rate of deforestation decreased?
7.
What is an example of the rate of deforestation decreasing in a country?
In Brazil, the rate of deforestation has fallen to a record low.
How much of Brazil’s rainforest is estimated to have some form of protected status?
About half.
How much of the Amazon rainforest has been cleared since 1970?
20%.
What is the global rate at which tropical rainforests are being cleared per second?
1 hectare per second.
What is the global rate at which tropical rainforests are being cleared per minute?
60 hectares per minute.
What is the global rate at which tropical rainforests are being cleared per day?
86,000 per day.
What is the global rate at which tropical rainforests are being cleared per year?
31 million hectares per year.
What are 3 things that indigenous tribes in the Amazon have done?
-Cut wood for fuel
-Discovered cures for various illnesses
-Harvested fruits and nuts.
What is forest degradation?
When the forest ecosystem is changed in a negative way and its supply of resources declines.
