Balancing the protection and preservation of natural land spaces (and natural systems) with demand for forest products and forest land use.

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Key words

land use

ecosystems

biodiversity

sustainability

urbanization

agriculuture

deforestation

Balancing the protection and preservation of natural land spaces (and natural systems) with demand for forest products and forest land use.

Start state

loss of biodiversity

ecosystems ruined

animal habitats being detroyed

forests are being cleared unsustainbly

extraction of other resources

agriculture

housing

Location

Cities experiencing urban sprawl

need for housing

need for infastructure

growing pop

Big forests in the world?

Indonesian rainforests

Choco

Rainforests in the Congo

Amazon

Central Issues

Increased risk of natural disasters

Soil erosion

Worse water quality

Indigenous peoples depend on forests

Worsening climate change (trees absorb co2)

Ecosystem destruction

Loss of biodiversity

Deforestation

Clearing forests for agriculture

Urbanization

Constraining factors

demand for housing, infastructure

there is still a demand for forest products

big companies that want to use the land and dont consider the conquences

Action

preserving forests

sustainable agriculture

sustainable tree use

replanting trees

selective logging

agroforestry

Worst case scenario

loss of resources (because of loss of biodiversity)

natural disasters destroy population

water quality

soil erosion

dirty air

climate change destroys the world because so many trees are gone