Sustainable Management Of The TRF

Question 1

How does reforestation help mange the tropical rainforest sustainably?

Answer 1

New trees of the same species are planted to replace the ones that are cut down.

Question 2

Explain how selective logging help manage the tropical rainforest ( 2 marks )

Answer 2

Only some trees are felled - eg. old trees
This is less damaging to the forest than clearing a whole area, because the overall forest structure is kept, the soil is not exposed and the tropical rainforest can regenerate.

Question 3

What is the least damaging form of logging?

Answer 3

Horse logging or helicopter logging - dragging felled trees using horses or removing them with helicopters instead of huge trucks

Question 4

Name a country that uses helicopter logging

Answer 4

Malaysia

Question 5

What is ecotourism?

Answer 5

A practice where only a small number of visitors are allowed into an area at a time and rules are imposed to minimize environmental impacts.

Question 6

How does ecotourism benefit local community?

Answer 6

It provides source of income for local guides as they can be guides and provide accommodation or transport.
If they are employed they don’t have to log or farm to make money

Question 7

Name some other ways to mange the tropical rainforest sustainably

Answer 7

Education (of international communities & local people)
Conservation
Reducing debt
International Hardwood Agreements

Question 8

An example of conservation: In _____(year), _______ paid _____ million dollars into Brazil’s Amazon Fund to be used for conservation.

Answer 8

An example of conservation: In 2018, Norway paid 70 million dollars into Brazil’s Amazon Fund to be used for conservation.

Question 9

Outline how reducing debt helps conserve the tropical rainforest

Answer 9

Many tropical rainforests are found in LICs, which borrow money from wealthier countries or organizations.
Money must be paid back with interest, so poorer countries exploit the tropical rainforest to make money to pay back the debt.
Reducing debt means countries don’t have to do this and rainforest can be conserved.

Question 10

The ____________________(FSC) mark sustainably sourced timber with their logo so that consumers can choose products that don’t contribute to unsustainable deforestation

Answer 10

The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) mark sustainably sourced timber with their logo so that consumers can choose products that don’t contribute to unsustainable deforestation