DEFORESTATION & pollution
In ecuador
ECUADOR is known throughout the world for its natural beauty.
• The Galapagos Islands• The Andean Mountains• The Amazon Basin They are widely recognized as
ecological marvels worthy of protection
ECUADOR is one of the nine nations that include part of the Amazonian Basin. Its forest has
come under scrutinity
There are three major forested regions in Ecuador
1. PACIFIC COAST2. ALPINE FORESTS3. THE ORIENTE
□ The Ecuadorian Amazon contains the largest forests in Ecuador.
Causes and Effects of deforestation and pollution in Ecuador
□Group work :
□Each group will
work with the
assigned
questions.
□Will present a file
with the answers
and an oral report
according with the
prepared agenda.
# 1 Causes and Effects of deforestation and pollution in Ecuador
□What is a mega-diverse country?
□Reasons why Ecuador is considered
a mega-diverse country
□Critical cases of contamination and
deforestation.
□What does deforestation mean?
□What is reforestation and its
benefits?
# 2 Causes and Effects of deforestation
and pollution in Ecuador
□What impact does it have on our
planet?
□What role do we play in this
environmental issue?
□How bad is it really?
□What can you do to prevent
deforestation in Ecuador?
#3 Causes and Effects of deforestation
and pollution in Ecuador
□What is the most threatened forest
in the pacific region and mention two
main threats to them?
□Do you have a possible solution to
deforestation in the pacific coast?
□What do you know about the
ecuadorian government strategies
to preserve the Yasuni park?
# 4 Causes and Effects of deforestation and pollution in Ecuador
□Name two ways of contamination in Ecuador.
□Name two ways of deforestation in□Identify on a map 4 critical cases of
contamination and deforestation in Ecuador. Explain.
□What region has created strategies to attract tourists?
# 5 Causes and Effects of deforestation and pollution in Ecuador
□Do you think banana's exportation is deforestation or reforestation?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UE4hsPEJr2s□What are the three major forested
areas in Ecuador?□Why Ecuador has been pressured by
the international community to protect and preserve its natural wonders
#6 Causes and Effects of deforestation and pollution in Ecuador
□What is reforestation and its benefits?http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2mFFYIKz5I4□Mention two principal threats to these forests?□How can you get a good balance between deforestation and reforestation?
#7 Causes and Effects of deforestation and pollution in Ecuador
□Why has Ecuador´s Amazonian region become a tourist destination in itself? □Write three causes □How have Ecuador´s Amazonian indigenous people been strategic to receive tourists?
Ecuadorian Women’s role in our society:
□Biographies
should include:
□Date and Place of
birth and death
□Family information
□Lifetime Accomplishments
□Major Events of Life
Topics for each group: B1”D”
□Gaby Sempertegui:□Rosalia Arteaga□Rosita Mendoza:□Lourdes Tibán□Paulette Castillo:□Nina Pacari□M. Gabriela Cueva:□Cynthia Viteri□Nathaly Reyes:□Jenny Estrada
□Astrid Andrade:□Dolores Cacuango□Liz Mera:□Matilde Hidalgo□Carolina Mite:□Isabel Noboa□Irvin Aburto:□Tránsito Amagüaña□Andrea Alarcón:□Aminta Buenaño