2. Content - What are tropical rainforests? - What is the issue
it is facing? - Location where issue exists - Causes of issue -
Impacts of issue and on people and the environment/different groups
of people - Measures to avoid issue - Conclusion - Reflection
3. What are rainforests? - Thick and luxuriant evergreen
forests found in areas with high rainfall and high temperatures
throughout the year - The Earths oldest living ecosystems -
Ecosystems = all plants and animals and people in an area and the
way they interact with one another and their environment
4. What is the issue rainforests are facing? DEFORESTATION. -
The cutting or burning trees to satisfy human needs
5. Where does deforestation occur? - Honduras - Nigeria -
Philippines - Benin - Ghana - Indonesia - Nepal - North Korea -
Ecuador - Haiti
6. Causes of deforestation - make more land available for
housing and urbanisation - harvest timber to produce commercial
items like paper, furniture and homes - create ingredients that are
highly-prized consumer items, like oil from palm trees - create
room for cattle ranching
7. Impacts on people and environment - Loss of habitat for
millions of species - Increase the severity of global warming -
Soil erosion - Air, water and land pollution
8. Measures to avoid deforestation - Organise campaigns to
raise awareness - Hold talks in schools - Make huge posters and put
them up in various places, telling people to save the trees - Use
less paper - follow the 3Rs
9. Group Reflection We feel that deforestation is a very
rampant issue in the world and we should all do our part to stop
it. Simply by cutting down on our use of paper and electricity and
practicing the 3Rs, we can help bring down deforestation.
10. Video! - A video we found on youtube about deforestation:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yvdfqrnvu6 Q
