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Logging

Logging. http://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/01/98/10/1981057_bfc1469a.jpg. Logging. Logging is the leading cause of rainforest destruction. Logging has slowed due to increased awareness of this issue. Logging.

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Logging

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  1. Logging http://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/01/98/10/1981057_bfc1469a.jpg

  2. Logging • Logging is the leading cause of rainforest destruction. • Logging has slowed due to increased awareness of this issue.

  3. Logging • Areas that have been logged are 8 times more likely to be settled by shifting cultivators than those that haven’t been logged. http://www.google.com/imgres?hl=en&biw=1024&bih=695&tbs=sur:f&tbm=isch&tbnid=iKKA9d8NhvtQoM:&imgrefurl=http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2576240&docid=G_jiiC0j9nAjIM&imgurl=http://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/02/57/62/2576240_25bae00c.jpg&w=640&h=427&ei=8ltET4HCL-zMsQKS14DDDw&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=709&vpy=314&dur=613&hovh=183&hovw=275&tx=206&ty=77&sig=103663321349591219459&page=2&tbnh=147&tbnw=200&start=13&ndsp=17&ved=0CNABEK0DMBk

  4. Selective Logging • Only cutting down one or two trees within an area. • It is still harmful to surrounding trees, as these trees are connected to other trees through vines or their branches are running through each other.

  5. Effects of Logging on Woodpeckers Video • Effects of Logging on RCW Habitat • Source: ForestsForLife • Length: 24 Seconds http://www.google.com/imgres?hl=en&biw=1024&bih=695&tbs=sur:f&tbm=isch&tbnid=PXYMIqbmXL7KDM:&imgrefurl=http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/161201&docid=-LAO-TzyyVsC4M&imgurl=http://s0.geograph.org.uk/photos/16/12/161201_6c0f4b84.jpg&w=640&h=480&ei=8ltET4HCL-zMsQKS14DDDw&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=534&vpy=146&dur=1473&hovh=194&hovw=259&tx=140&ty=117&sig=103663321349591219459&page=2&tbnh=155&tbnw=201&start=13&ndsp=17&ved=0CLsBEK0DMBQ

  6. Sustainable Logging Video • Sustainable Logging • Source: National Geographic • Length: 2:38 • While some people claim that sustainable logging is possible, only 1% of all logging is truly sustainable. http://www.flickr.com/photos/happyworker/4518470572/sizes/z/in/photostream/

  7. Websites Used • http://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/01/98/10/1981057_bfc1469a.jpg • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6IF5kY1TH0c • http://rainforests.mongabay.com/0807.htm • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-Cn1FwuRpg

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