Resources for Activity 5: Understanding the Effects of Forest Uses

Overview:

In this activity, students will analyze the effects of different ways that people use the world’s forests and will determine which effects may be sustainable according to one definition.

Student Pages:
How People Use Forests
What Are the Consequences?
The Three Elements of Forest Sustainability

Earth & Sky Radio Correlations
This activity can be supplemented with related Earth & Sky radio shows that you can download for use in your classroom. Learn about the PLT and Earth & Sky Initiative.

Related Earth & Sky Shows:
 - Sustainability, One Neighborhood at a Time 
 - Nature Provides Ecosystem Services  
 - Meet Human Needs and Protect Environment?  
 - Satellites Spy Selective Logging in Amazon  
 - Honey Hunters of Malayasia – NPR Radio Show 
 - Rainforest Logging is Becoming More Sustainable 
 - Robert Bonnie Says Agreement Protects Both Wildlife and Landowners 
 - Neil Sampson on How Carbon Offsets Could be Boon to Private Forest Owners 
 - Sally Collins: 6,000 Acres of Open Land Lost to Development Daily  
 - Neil Sampson: 'We depend on forests every day'  
 - Janaki Alavalpati: Harvest Trees to Create Energy, Benefit Forests