Issues in Tropical Conservation

Deforestation

rates (Fig 8.19 from text)

(http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Library/Deforestation/deforestation_2.html)

(http://www.trfic.msu.edu/overview/papers/bioscience1/index.html)

roads

Agriculture and ranching

Logging and timber trade

Wood collecting

Tropical Population growth (Table 13.1, Fig. 13.5)

Wild life trade

game, poaching, bushmeat (WARNING-a Google search for bushmeat will reveal very disturbing images)

pet trade, fish and wildlife

medicinal trade

trophy & souvenirs (http://www.visualpursuit.com/imagesillegaltrade/p6_203lg.jpg)

fishing

Mining and oil extraction

mining metals and phosphate (fig 13.12 from text)

http://www.marylandresearch.umd.edu/issues/spring2003/images/OrapaPit.jpg

oil and gas (http://epod.usra.edu/archive/epodviewer.php3?oid=47648)

Contaminants-pollution

extraction refining processes

farming

sanitation

pesticides

Exotic species

plants

animals, fish

pests, diseases

Climate change

temperature

rainfall

soil moisture, desertification

fire

Extinction (Table 12.3, 12.4 text)

Solutions (Fig 13.7, Fig 14.1 text)