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Forest Sustainability Policy Studies
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Managing the Rainforest Ministry of Forestry Issues licences to allow logging in allocated areas. Allow income generation and protecting forest
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Local Community Local government, natives, villages Enforces law on misuse of forest
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Sustainable Management Careful use of resources People can continue to use in future Policies: Afforestation & Reforestation Controlled Logging Conservation Controlling Forest Fires Are these PERFECT solutions to control misuse of forests?
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1.Afforestation & Reforestation Let’s start a forest! -Planting of trees on areas originally not covered with forest. Put the forest back! -In formerly forested areas which have been cleared by logging
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Effectiveness of afforestation & reforestation Growth of teak Commercially valuable, profitable. Teak restore forest quickly because they are fast- growing _____________________________________ Slow rate of restoring forest due to on-going projects and lack of participants’ incentives Planting of teak eliminates original biodiversity
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Controlled Logging A step to reduce rainforest damage Legalised logging due to national income Law enforcement: fines, imprisonment for offenders Education & research programmes: increase their awareness on the forest damages, introduce better methods of logging to reduce damage
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Effectiveness of Controlled Logging Selective cutting allows forest to regenerate Young trees replace old trees Canopy is opened Minimises soil erosion as soil is not totally exposed _________________________________________ Undetected illegal logging Damaging to forest
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Conservation Careful use of resources Protect from destruction ecotourism
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Effectiveness of Conservation Set up of Betung Kerihun Nature Reserve protects diverse range of animals Increased protected areas ____________________________________ Illegal logging still persist Why?
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Controlling forest fires Impose illegality of burning forest for clearing land Monitoring forest fires Educate and forest fire campaigns
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Effectiveness of Controlling forest fires Haze persist Plantation companies continues to burn forests to clear land Local people continues to burn according to traditional practice of clearing land.
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Everyone Plays a PART! Save the Rainforests!
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