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DEFORESTATION

DEFORESTATION. AND THE IMPACT ON BIODIVERSITY. DEFORESTATION. Removal of forest for agriculture/farming Clearing of an area for urban development Wood and timber trade. WHAT IS IT?. BIODIVERSITY. Refers to the number of different species in an ecosystem. 3 Main Elements of Biodiversity

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DEFORESTATION

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  1. DEFORESTATION AND THE IMPACT ON BIODIVERSITY

  2. DEFORESTATION • Removal of forest for agriculture/farming • Clearing of an area for urban development • Wood and timber trade WHAT IS IT?

  3. BIODIVERSITY • Refers to the number of different species in an ecosystem. 3 Main Elements of Biodiversity • Ecological Diversiy • Species Diversity • Genetic Diversity WHAT IS IT?

  4. IMPACT OF DEFORESTATION ON BIODIVERSITY

  5. Mounain Gorilla (Gorilla beringeiberingei) http://www.google.co.nz/imgres

  6. IMPACT CONT. Species lost: deforested land

  7. WHAT IS BEING DONE? Creating protected areas Increasing reserves Creating corridors of land connecting populations Privately purchasing land – endangered habitats.

  8. WHAT CAN BE DONE? • Education • Alternative processes • Creating new eco friendly industries ie eco-tourism

  9. Reference List • http://www.google.co.nz/imgres?imgurl=http://baraza.wildlifedirect.org/files/2008/08/distribution_map_east_gorillas2002_123081.gif&imgrefurl=http://baraza.wildlifedirect.org/tag/mountain-gorilla/&h=265&w=476&sz=33&tbnid=Jln9U7N-h-XukM:&tbnh=72&tbnw=129&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dmountain%2Bgorilla%2Bmap%26tbm%3Disch%26tbo%3Du&zoom=1&q=mountain+gorilla+map&hl=en&usg=__kfamIExFANYOnMLZHOCaWeN5xdk=&sa=X&ei=gLS_TfHNCYrcvwO2oNivBA&ved=0CDMQ9QEwBg • http://newsbbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/3090071.stm • http://www.biodiversity.govt.nz/picture/biodiversity/state/destruction.html • http://www.ecotours.co.nz/ • http://mountaingorillas.gorilla.acd.org • http://ian.umces.edu/imagelibrary/displayimage-2485.html • http://www.superstock.com/stock-photos-images/4065-17574 • http://www.eco2librium.net/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/.pond/Biodiversity.jpg.w300h156.jpg • http://www.globalgiving.org/projects/trees-cultivation-to-lessen-impact-of-global-warming/ • Mckinney ML, Schoch RM. (1996). Environmental Science: Systems and Solutions. West Publishing company. • Rudel, T, Defries, R, Asher, G, Laurance, W. (2009). Changing drivers of Deforestation and new opportunities for Conservation. Conservation Biology. Volume 23, Issue 6. P 1396-1405. Retrieved from http://web.ebscohost.com.libproxy.unitec.ac.nz • Smith W, McKenzie-Mohr D. (1999). Fostering Sustainable Behaviour. New Society Publishers. • www.insights.co.nz/story_behine_d_aspx • www.fao.org/forestry/docrep/wfcxi/PUBLI/V2/T7E/TE/1-4.HTM

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