Chong Boon Secondary SchoolHumanities DepartmentGeography UnitSec 1 Unit 3

Lesson 6: Forest Conservation

Thinking questions•What can we do to reduce deforestation?

•How is Deforestation managed in the Amazon and Singapore?

What is conservation?•Protecting the environment and its natural resources from harm.

•Involves maintenance, restoration and management of resources.

•Prevent permanent depletion of resources.

Managing deforestation (Amazon)1.Protection of forested

areas2.Reforestation3.Controlled logging4.Public Education

Protection of forested areas•Setting laws to protect an area.•Strong penalties (heavy fines) for people / companies who violate the law.

•Central Amazon Conservation Complex.▫Largest protected area in the Amazon

Basin.▫Varying degrees of protection within the

area.▫Covers 60,000 Sq Km (85 times the size

of SGP)

Reforestation•Planting of trees in areas where original forest has been cleared.

•Normally involves non-profit organisations, companies and local communities.

•Takes a long time, over 15 years for a canopy layer to form.

Controlled Logging•Government controls the amount of logging allowed in the area.

•Logging licence issued with a cap on the amount of trees harvested.

•Gives the land more time to recover.•Together with fines / imprisonment, will work to slow down deforestation.

Controlled Logging ‘cont•Selective logging program reduces the need for unnecessary deforestation.

•Loggers educated on the species that are of value and trained on selective logging.

Public Education•Education on the importance of the rainforest for the public.

•Campaigns against deforestation to raise awareness.

•Promoting Eco-tourism to enhance awareness and re-invest money earned into conservation efforts.

Conserving tropical rainforests (Singapore)

1. Protection of forested area

2. Reforestation3. Public Education

Protection of forested area•Use of laws to protect remaining forest areas▫Parks and Trees Act 2005.

•Laws with guidelines for visitors to the nature reserves to minimise disturbance to the rainforest.

•Protection for Nature Reserves and Water Catchment areas.

Reforestation•Reforestation projects carried out to

improve the condition of existing forests.•Nparks working with NGO like Nature

Society Singapore (NSS) and Corporation sponsors like Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited (HSBC).

•Replanting of Meranti Laut in Botanic Gardens to allow for gradual replacement.

Public Education•Promote understanding of the forests▫Increase awareness, understanding and appreciation through outreach programs

▫Promote volunteerism through biodiversity interest groups

▫Incorporation of conservation into school curriculum.

Benefits and Challenges•In your groups, complete the analysis card that you are given.

•You can use the information on Pg 115 to help.

•Select a presenter who will present your findings to the class.

Protection of forested areasBenefits Challenges

ReforestationBenefits Challenges

Controlled LoggingBenefits Challenges

Public EducationBenefits Challenges

Summary •Forests are vital to human survival on earth.

•Forests provide natural resources for us.

•Deforestation brings about large scale impact and hidden costs.

•Without proper management, we will lose all our rainforests very rapidly.

Let’s do a fun exercise•Complete Unit 3 Ex 9

▫Prepare the words for a simple test next lesson.

▫Read the Key terms on Pg 116-117 to prepare for the test.