1. DEFORESTATION & POLLUTION IN ECUADOR MES Unit VI

2. DEFORESTATION & pollution In ecuador ECUADOR is known throughout the world for its natural beauty. The Galapagos Islands The Andean Mountains The Amazon Basin They are widely recognized as ecological marvels worthy of protection

3. ECUADOR is one of the nine nations that include part of the Amazonian Basin. Its forest has come under scrutinity

4. There are three major forested regions in Ecuador 1.PACIFIC COAST 2.ALPINE FORESTS 3.THE ORIENTE □The Ecuadorian Amazon contains the largest forests in Ecuador.

5. Causes and Effects of deforestation and pollution in Ecuador □Group work : □Each group will work with the assigned questions. □Will present a file with the answers and an oral report according with the prepared agenda.

6. # 1 Causes and Effects of deforestation and pollution in Ecuador □What is a mega-diverse country? □Reasons why Ecuador is considered a mega-diverse country □Critical cases of contamination and deforestation. □What does deforestation mean? □What is reforestation and its benefits ?

7. # 2 Causes and Effects of deforestation and pollution in Ecuador □What impact does it have on our planet? □What role do we play in this environmental issue? □How bad is it really? □What can you do to prevent deforestation in Ecuador?

8. #3 Causes and Effects of deforestation and pollution in Ecuador □What is the most threatened forest in the pacific region and mention two main threats to them? □Do you have a possible solution to deforestation in the pacific coast? □What do you know about the ecuadorian government strategies to preserve the Yasuni park?

9. # 4 Causes and Effects of deforestation and pollution in Ecuador □Name two ways of contamination in Ecuador. □Name two ways of deforestation in □Identify on a map 4 critical cases of contamination and deforestation in Ecuador. Explain. □What region has created strategies to attract tourists?

10. # 5 Causes and Effects of deforestation and pollution in Ecuador □Do you think banana's exportation is deforestation or reforestation? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UE4hs PEJr2s □What are the three major forested areas in Ecuador? □Why Ecuador has been pressured by the international community to protect and preserve its natural wonders

11. #6 Causes and Effects of deforestation and pollution in Ecuador □What is reforestation and its benefits? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2mFFYIKz5I4 □Mention two principal threats to these forests? □How can you get a good balance between deforestation and reforestation?

12. #7 Causes and Effects of deforestation and pollution in Ecuador □Why has Ecuador´s Amazonian region become a tourist destination in itself? □Write three causes □How have Ecuador´s Amazonian indigenous people been strategic to receive tourists?

13. Ecuadorian Women’s role in our society : □ Biographies should include: □ Date and Place of birth and death □ Family information □ Lifetime Accomplishments □ Major Events of Life

14. Topics for each group: B1”D” □Gaby Sempertegui: □Rosalia Arteaga □Rosita Mendoza: □Lourdes Tibán □Paulette Castillo: □Nina Pacari □M. Gabriela Cueva: □Cynthia Viteri □Nathaly Reyes: □Jenny Estrada □Astrid Andrade: □Dolores Cacuango □Liz Mera: □Matilde Hidalgo □Carolina Mite: □Isabel Noboa □Irvin Aburto: □Tránsito Amagüaña □Andrea Alarcón: □Aminta Buenaño

15. Topics for each group: B1”A” □: □Rosalia Arteaga □: □Lourdes Tibán □Nathaly Pérez: □Nina Pacari □Cynthia Viteri □Jenny Estrada □Dolores Cacuango □Matilde Hidalgo □Nubia Bernal □Isabel Noboa □Tránsito Amagüaña □Myrka Taranto: □Aminta Buenaño