Value Of Rainforests Flashcards
1
Q
What is the value of rainforests
A
- moral perspective
- long term economic benefits
- the water cycle and climate
- source of useful products and antifragility
- photosynthesis removes carbon dioxide from the air
2
Q
How will protecting the rainforests help reduce the greenhouse effect?
A
- more trees means more photosynthesis
- less burning of trees means fewer carbon dioxide emissions
3
Q
Name something which is sourced from the rainforest?
A
avacodo, cashew nuts, citrus, chocolate, rubber
4
Q
What are the strategies to manage rainforest sustainability?
A
- international hardwood agreements
- replanting
- Economic development and debt forgiveness
- selective logging
- conservation and education
5
Q
What are the criteria that turn tourism into ecotourism?
A
- minimal impacts on the environment
- benefits local communities/ people
6
Q
What year was the international tropical timber agreement?
A
2006
7
Q
In the USA what national parks have banned logging?
A
Yosemite national park, Yellowstone national park, Zion national park
