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Tropical Forest Restoration
Provided by: Project Drawdown |Published on: November 17, 2023
Articles/Websites Grades 9-12
Synopsis
- This article looks at the damage tropical forests have suffered in recent years, the benefits of forest regeneration, and the carbon sequestration that could occur if tropical forests are restored at a large scale.
- Students learn that tropical forests are being cleared and degraded extensively, forest regeneration can provide food, medicine, and places to adventure, and widespread forest restoration could sequester multiple gigatons of carbon dioxide emissions.
Subjects: Biology, Earth and Space Sciences, Health
Authors: Project Drawdown
Region: Global
Languages: English
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Positives
- This article acknowledges that the economic impacts of forest restoration should be studied in the future.
- This article makes a connection between tropical forests and biodiversity.
Additional Prerequisites
- The link in the References section does not work, but it's not necessary for analyzing the article.
- Students need to understand the importance of carbon sequestration.
Differentiation
- This resource pairs well with another Project Drawdown article titled Family Planning and Education.
- This article could support a classroom discussion on the importance of tropical forests as a source of biodiversity.
- Teachers could create a formative assessment based on the main concepts of this article.
- This article could enhance a classroom discussion on the general public's perception of how important forests are, and how that perception contrasts with ecological reality.
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Project Drawdown
Project Drawdown is a nonprofit organization that seeks to help the world reach “drawdown”—the future point in time when levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere stop climbing and start to steadily decline. Cities, universities, corporations, philanthropies, policymakers, communities, educators, activists, and more turn to Project Drawdown as they look to advance effective climate action. Project Drawdown resources for educators include the database of Drawdown Solutions, educational video series Climate Solutions 101, the Drawdown Stories initiative, and more.
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