Resources for Actvity 6: Seeking Sustainability: A Global Response

Overview:

In this activity, students will consider possible indicators that a forest is sustainable, and they will learn about one international initiative for monitoring forest sustainability. They will find out what is being done locally and in other countries to determine whether forests are managed in a sustainable way.

Student Pages
The Montreal Process Criteria and Indicators
The History of the Montreal Process

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:
 - Rainforest Logging is Becoming More Sustainable  
 - The Glory and Future of Peru’s Manu Rainforest – NPR Radio Show  
 - Jo Pierce’s Tree Farm Sustained with Careful, Long-term thinking