Sustaining Ecosystems

• What Case Study Attempts to Sustainably Manage a Tropical Rainforest?

  Yachana Lodge (Ecuador)
• Where is the Yachana Lodge Located and what Rainforest are they in?

  • Ecuador in The Amazon Rainforest.
• How is The Yachana Lodge Sustainable Socially?

  • The Lodge Employs 50 local people.
  • The Lodge offers Education and has Successfully Educated over 500 Students to reach their Full Potential.
  • Money Gained from The Education Foundation is then reinvested into healthcare and more Education.
• How is The Yachana Lodge Sustainable Environmentally?

  • Solar Panels are used to produce Electricity therefore not producing pollution or Greenhouse gases.
  • Tress are not deforested and buildings are built around existing trees to not damage animal habitats.
• How is The Yachana Lodge Sustainable Economically?

  • Tourist pay for local souvenirs at local Markets therefore preventing any travelling and production of CO2 and helping the Economy.
  • The Lodge gets its Foods from local farmers therefore reducing Food miles.
• What are the few Negatives of the Yachana Lodge?

  • Many Tourists Travel from ACs Like USA and Europe therefore increasing CO2 emissions and contributing to Climate Change.
  • Its small Efforts are valuable however it will not have a huge effect.
  • Tourist are taken to the lodge via Boats which contamines waters and damages Habitats.
• What is our small-scale regional Management case study of the artic?

  • Baffin Island Marine Sanctuary In Canada.
• Where is the Baffin Island located?

  • In North East Canada.
• When was Baffin Island Protected by the WWF?

  • In 2008 Baffin Island Became marine Protected.
• What were the problems in Baffin Island?

  • Oil Exploration.
  • Industrial Whaling (50,000 a Year)
  • Over Fishing and Inevitably By-Catch.
• What are the Successful Impacts the WWF has had on the Baffin Island ?

  
  

  
  

  • The WWF has Invested $1million
  • Fish and Bow head Whale populations have increased since the sanctuary opened - This has a positive effect on Biodiversity.
• What are the Negative of the Sanctuary in the Baffin Island?

  • It's Small scale and Difficult to Monitor.
  • They do not focus on Climate Change which is the main Issue facing the Artic.
  • Bow head whales migrate away from the Clyde river each year and are not protected leaving them vulnerable to hunters.