1. Global Perspectives Habitat Loss & Destruction L4 Giant Panda
Habitat loss due to China’s expansion, roads causing habitat fragmentation, and poaching for fur
Less than 1,600 in the wild

2. Learning Objectives To understand “why” deforestation.
To understand the stakeholders concerned in Deforestation.
To develop an evaluative understanding of the rationales behind deforestation.

3. What Do You Already Know?
Q. Why does Deforestation occur? Critically analyse and interpret the context and evidence of arguments.
Think First!
Your challenge - Write a paragraph using an appropriate glossary of terms to help you construct an argument for and an argument against Deforestation.
Extension - Add evidence based examples of Global, Regional and Personal Perspectives concerning Deforestation.

4. Possible Arguments For?
Data Rates of deforestation Countries who deforest Stakeholders Economical? Social? Political?

5. Possible Arguments Against
Data Rates of deforestation Countries who deforest Stakeholders Economical? Social? Political?

6. The Amazon Rainforest

7. Who Are The Stakeholders?
Companies – Privatised
Companies – State Owned
Indigenous Populations
Regional Zones – Climactic
Populations – Human & Non Human
Global Populations?

8. What Does The Research Suggest?
Please read and reflect upon the research paper:
“The Deforestation of the Amazon Case Study”.
Please……Think about it!
What impact has the research had on any prior viewpoints? Evaluate the extent to which your personal viewpoints have changed after reading the research
What additional research might be useful? Identify and justify possible further research directions.

9. Finally………………
Habitat destruction has played a key role in extinctions, especially related to tropical forest destruction. Factors contributing to habitat loss are: overpopulation, deforestation, pollution (air pollution, water pollution, soil contamination) and global warming or climate change.