Large Scale Sustainable Management of Rainforests

• Where is Costa Rica?


  Central America
• What year did rapid deforestation begin in Costa Rica?


  1960
• How many hectares of forest were cut down each year between 1970 and 1990?


  32,000 hectares (one of the highest rates in the world)
• How did the Government stop deforestation?


  They passed laws to stop it, they paid landowners money to protect the forest, they created National Parks.
• How many National Parks and Nature Reserves are there in Costa Rica?


  28
• How much of Costa Rica's land is protected?


  24%
• What 5 techniques does Costa Rica use for Sustainable management?


  Agroforestry, Selective logging, afforestation, monitoring and wildlife corridors
• What is agroforestry?


  Trees and crops are grown together
• What is Selective logging?


  Trees are felled when they reach a certain height
• What is afforestation?


  Trees are planted to replace forest that has been lost
• What is monitoring?


  Satellite Technology and photos are used to check there is no illegal activity.
• What are wildlife corridors?


  Reconnect the fragments of rainforest to provide routes for forest animals to migrate rather than be trapped in a small area.