Forest Management & Deforestation

What is agricultural exploitation?

• A crime that damages land and conservation sites.

• The exploitation of farm animals to increase yield.

• Conflict between farming and conservation due to intensive farming.

• An area of abandoned land used for farming.

What is a reason for deforestation?

• Clearing of land for farming

• Decline in agricultural production

• Climate change

• Coppicing

What is one consequence of deforestation?

• Less paper and packaging available to buy.

• Habitat gain leading to a gain in biodiversity.

• Habitat loss leading to loss of biodiversity.

• Fewer areas of land to buy.

Why is it important to replant trees?

• To reduce the cost of paper

• To keep timber production sustainable

• To help reduce biodiversity

• To protect species for future generations

What is coppicing?

• The cutting down of trees at the top of the tree

• The cutting down of trees close to the ground

• The act of selective tree cutting

• The optimum distance trees should be apart

Name two ways to increase forest sustainability.

• Only cut down young trees

• Short rotation times between harvesting

• Control of pests and diseases

• Long rotation times between harvesting

What was one reason biodiversity levels declined after WWII?

• The had been killed during the conflict

• Soil had eroded

• Increase of pests and diseases

• Large scale use of monoculture (eg. Wheat, Barley)