Rainforest Deforestation Response
Why tropical rainforests are being cut down, and how they can be managed sustainably through selective logging, replanting, ecotourism and protected areas, using Malaysian Borneo as an example.
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Saving the rainforest 🌳
Tropical rainforests are being cut down fast, but they are too valuable to lose. The challenge is to use the forest without destroying it: to manage it **sustainably**. In this module you will learn the main **causes** of rainforest deforestation and the sustainable management **responses**, using **Malaysian Borneo** as a real example.
The key words 🔑
Four ideas run through this topic:
Causes and responses ⚖️
Deforestation has clear causes, and sustainable management offers responses.
Match each response 🔗
- Selective logging
- Replanting
- Ecotourism
- Protected areas
- Cutting only some mature trees and leaving the rest
- Planting new trees to replace those that were cut
- Tourism that funds conservation and respects the forest
- National parks where clearing the forest is banned
Spot the cause 🎯
Which of these is a CAUSE of rainforest deforestation?
- Clearing land to grow palm oil
- Setting up a protected national park
- Replanting native trees
- Running guided nature walks
Sustainable responses ✅
Select the TWO sustainable management responses to deforestation.
- Selective logging of only some trees
- Ecotourism that funds conservation
- Clearing forest for cattle ranching
- Building more logging roads
Case study: Malaysian Borneo 🌏
In **Malaysian Borneo**, large areas of rainforest have been cleared, mainly for **palm oil** plantations and **logging**. Sustainable responses there include **selective logging**, **replanting**, **ecotourism** and **protected areas**. These try to balance earning money from the forest with protecting it for the future.
Deforestation in words 🧱
Cutting down large areas of forest is called _____. In Malaysian Borneo, much rainforest has been cleared to grow _____ and for logging. A sustainable approach is _____ logging, where only some trees are cut and the rest are left. Planting new trees to replace those cut is called _____. Tourism that funds conservation and respects the environment is called _____.
Sustainable forestry 🪜
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Cause or response? 🖍️
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How ecotourism helps 🧳
How can ecotourism help protect the rainforest?
- It brings income that funds conservation and gives local people a reason to protect it
- It clears more trees to build large hotels
- It has no effect on the forest at all
- It replaces farming with mining
Manage the forest 🧭
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Manage it sustainably ✍️
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