The creation of national
parks has undoubtedly helped to protect rainforests. Yet, as
national parks are open to the public, tourism is damaging
some of these areas.
Often, national parks are
advertised to tourists before adequate management plans have
been developed and implemented. Inadequate funding is
allocated for preservation of forests by government
departments. Governments see tourism as an easy way to make
money, and therefore tourism is encouraged whilst strict
management strategies are given far less government support.
Ecotourism, or
environmentally friendly tourism, should educate the tourists
to be environmentally aware. It should also be of low impact
to its environment. Unfortunately, many companies and resorts
who advertise themselves as eco-tourist establishments are in
fact exploiting the environment for profit.
In Cape Tribulation,
Australia, for example, the rainforest is being threatened by
excessive tourism. Clearing for roads and pollution of
waterways are two of the major problems in this area. The Wet
Tropics Management Authority which oversees the surrounding
World Heritage Area is promoting tourism to the area before
any management plans have been formulated, before any
effective waste management strategy has been devised and
before any ecofriendly power alternatives have been fully
explored.
Solutions: The rights
of indigenous forest dwellers and others who depend on intact
forests must be upheld. In instances where there are campaigns
opposing specific tourist developments, they should be supported.
Genuine ecotourism should be preferred to other tourist
enterprises.
UN Atlas of the Oceans - 0 views
Baka Pygmies(Good for my questions) - 0 views
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very in depth on the rainforest
Taiga Plants - 0 views
The CAUSES of RAINFOREST DESTRUCTION - 0 views
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How tourism affects the rainforests.
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According to Professor Norman Myers, one of the foremost authorities on rates of deforestation in tropical forests, "the annual destruction rate seems set to accelerate yet further, and could well double in another decade" (Myers 1992). As Myers points out, "we still have half of all tropical forests that ever existed". The struggle to save the world's rainforests continues, and there is a growing worldwide concern about the issue. In order to save rainforests, we need to know why they are being destroyed. Nobody knows exactly how much of the world's rainforests have already been destroyed and continue to be razed each year. Data is often imprecise and subject to differing interpretations. However, it is obvious that the area of tropical rainforest is diminishing and the rate of tropical rainforest destruction is escalating worldwide, despite increased environmental activism and awareness. A 1992 study by the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) placed the global rate of tropical deforestation at 17 million ha. per year. A study by the World Resources Institute (WRI) suggests that the figure could be as high as 20.4 million ha. per year. 1. Immediate Causes The immediate causes of rainforest destruction are clear. The main causes of total clearance are agriculture and in drier areas, fuelwood collection. The main cause of forest degradation is logging. Mining, industrial development and large dams also have a serious impact. Tourism is becoming a larger threat to the forests. 1.1 Logging Commercial logging companies cut down mature trees that have been selected for their timber. The timber trade defends itself by saying that this method of 'selective' logging ensures that the forest regrows naturally and in time, is once again ready for their 'safe' logging practices (WWF). In most cases, this is untrue due to the nature of rainforests and of logging practices. Large areas of rainforest are destroyed in order to remove only a few logs. The heavy mac
IUCN Red List - Home Page - 0 views
Temperate Grasslands - 0 views
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Ocean - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - 0 views
The People of the Rainforest - 0 views
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Pygmies are not large -
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The men decorate their bodies with colored clay and wear elaborate headdresses for ceremonies.
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Mbuti and Baka Pygmies live in the rainforests of Central Africa.
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You can find the Pygmies live in the rainforets of central africa
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This is good infomation I may use it in my report and take note
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interesting......very interesting
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The Huli
Alpine Biome - 0 views
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What are Food Chains and Food Webs - 0 views
Tundra Plants - 0 views
Saving the Rainforest - 0 views
Tribes - Survival International - 0 views
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BushmenThe Bushmen are the indigenous people of southern Africa. They have experienced a genocide which has been almost completely ignored; having once occupied the whole of southern Africa, just 100,000 remain today. Most have lost their land to white or Bantu colonists. Dongria KondhVedanta, a British mining company, is intent on open-cast mining for aluminium ore on Niyamgiri mountain, which the Dongria Kondh worship as a living god. Mining the mountain will destroy the forests on which they depend. GuaraniFor the Guarani, land is the origin of all life. But violent invasions by ranchers have devastated their territory and nearly all of their land has been stolen. Guarani children starve and their leaders have been assassinated.
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BushmenThe Bushmen are the indigenous people of southern Africa. They have experienced a genocide which has been almost completely ignored; having once occupied the whole of southern Africa, just 100,000 remain today. Most have lost their land to white or Bantu colonists. Dongria KondhVedanta, a British mining company, is intent on open-cast mining for aluminium ore on Niyamgiri mountain, which the Dongria Kondh worship as a living god. Mining the mountain will destroy the forests on which they depend. GuaraniFor the Guarani, land is the origin of all life. But violent invasions by ranchers have devastated their territory and nearly all of their land has been stolen. Guarani children starve and their leaders have been assassinated.
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BushmenThe Bushmen are the indigenous people of southern Africa. They have experienced a genocide which has been almost completely ignored; having once occupied the whole of southern Africa, just 100,000 remain today. Most have lost their land to white or Bantu colonists. Dongria KondhVedanta, a British mining company, is intent on open-cast mining for aluminium ore on Niyamgiri mountain, which the Dongria Kondh worship as a living god. Mining the mountain will destroy the forests on which they depend. GuaraniFor the Guarani, land is the origin of all life. But violent invasions by ranchers have devastated their territory and nearly all of their land has been stolen. Guarani children starve and their leaders have been assassinated. Explore the world's tribes The Americas Akuntsu BrazilArhuaco ColombiaAwá BrazilAyoreo ParaguayBrazilian Indians BrazilEnawene Nawe BrazilEnxet ParaguayGuarani BrazilIndians of Raposa–Serra do Sol BrazilInnu CanadaNukak ColombiaUncontacted Indians PeruWichà ArgentinaYanomami Brazil Africa Bushmen BotswanaMaasai KenyaMursi, Bodi & Konso EthiopiaNuba SudanOgiek KenyaPygmies Central Africa Asia & Australasia Aborigines AustraliaBatak PhilippinesDongria Kondh IndiaJarawa IndiaJummas BangladeshKhanty RussiaPalawan PhilippinesPapuan Tribes IndonesiaPenan MalaysiaSiberian Tribes RussiaWanniyala-Aetto Sri Lanka
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A good website but try not to get drawn into all the flashy videos and stuff.
Rainforest Animals - 0 views
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birds live in the canopy (upper leaves of the trees) and in the emergents (the tops of the tallest trees). Large animals (like jaguars) generally live on the forest floor, but others (like howler monkeys and sloths) are arboreal (living in trees). Insects are found almost everywhere.
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Put in report & find out more about where animals live
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Some animals try to convince predators that they are bigger and more fierce than they really are. For example, the larva of the lobster moth (Stauropus fagi), whose larva looks like a scorpion, but is in fact completely defenseless. Many butterflies have large "eye" designs on their wings. This makes them look like the head of a very large animal instead of a harmless butterfly, and scares many predators away.
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Interesting...add to report find a bit more about camafluge
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great website
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