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Deforestation is
a subject which is frequently presented in the media in a simple and emotive
fashion. However, the socio-economic factors associated with deforestation
are numerous and the issues associated with it (e.g. rights of indigenous
people, sovereign rights of countries, debt burden etc.) are complex.
By focusing in on the Amazon Basin this section of the course seeks to
highlight some of these problems in a concrete context.
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Online resources
NGOs
RAN Information
Centre (home-page of rainforest action network)
RAN CAMPAIGNS
RAN facts about Rainforests
(useful stats)
Greenpeace International:
Forests
Greenpeace's Expedition
Amazon 2001
World Wide Fund for Nature Main Page
WWF
Forests for Life Programme
FOE:
Environmental Campaigns (...including this biodiversity one)
Regions
Gaia Forest Conservation Archives
USA
Forest
Conservation Portal, for South America
Rainforest Web Excellent for
information on Brazil and other parts of South America...but also
useful links including Indigenous Peoples
Forest Conservation Portal (has links
to other areas)
Directed learning
The sites
above will help you build up a picture of what has been happening in the
Amazon, in addition to providing you with other useful links.,
Sample exam questions
Compare the approaches of at least two NGOs to deforestation - what conclusions
can be drawn regarding the effectiveness of their work?
Deforestation in the
Amazon is a serious and expanding problem, not just locally, but globally
- discuss.
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"Greens campaign
against acid rain, deforestation and ozone depletion....by arguing that
these problems stem from basic political, social and economic relations
that encourage unsustainable practices."
Andrew Dobson
"It's
not easy being green."
Kermit the Frog
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