1. The carbon cycle in the Amazon.
Human factors affecting the stores and flows of the Amazon Rainforest water cycle
Physical factors and human factors affecting the flows and stores in the carbon cycle.

2. What will happen to the soil?
Starter:
Why is deforestation such a concern regarding the carbon cycle in the rainforest?
What will happen to the litter and nutrient stores of the rainforest after deforestation?
What will happen to the soil?
Why is this a problem?

3. Human factors affecting stores and flows of carbon
1) What is the impact on the above ground biomass carbon store caused by deforestation?
2) How does the biomass store compare to other land uses that takes its place?
3) What impact does this have on the carbon store and flow below ground?
4) What are the impacts of deforestation on the nutrient store of the soil?
5) What is the overall impact on the carbon cycle regarding absorption and production.

4. Strategies to maintain the Tropical Rainforest
Why has deforestation only been a major problem in the past 50 years?
Why wasn’t it a problem when the indigenous people cut down parts of the forest?
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5. Strategies to maintain the Tropical Rainforest
What strategies can be put in place to manage the tropical rainforest that have a positive impact on the water and the carbon cycle?

6. Strategies to maintain the Tropical Rainforest
What strategies can be put in place to manage the tropical rainforest that have a positive impact on the water and the carbon cycle?
Protect
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Reforestation

7. Strategies to maintain the Tropical Rainforest
What strategies can be put in place to manage the tropical rainforest that have a positive impact on the water and the carbon cycle?
Improved Agriculture techniques

8. Strategies to maintain the Tropical Rainforest
1) What are the 3 main strategies being employed in the Amazon Rainforest?
2) For each of the strategies complete the following:
Describe how the scheme works with examples.
What are the advantages and disadvantages of each scheme for the rainforest, government and its impact on the carbon and water cycle.

9. Plenary
3) Which schemes do you think will have the most positive impact on the water an carbon cycle and why?

10. HW :Strategies to maintain the Tropical Rainforest
1) What are the 3 main strategies being employed in the Amazon Rainforest?
2) For each of the strategies complete the following:
Describe how the scheme works with examples.
What are the advantages and disadvantages of each scheme for the rainforest, government and its impact on the carbon and water cycle.
3) Which schemes do you think will have the most positive impact on the water an carbon cycle and why?
Use textbook and own research and following websites
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11. Strategies to maintain the Tropical Rainforest
Read the information on the Tambopata National Park.
Where is it located?
What are its features?
Why is it under threat?
What protection is being tried?
Evaluate the effectiveness of this approach.
Watch this documentary about the protection of Borneo’s forest.
Contrast it to the approach taken in Peru.
Which do you think will be more effective?