Sustainable management of tropical rainforests

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  • sustainable commercial management of tropical rainforests
    • selective logging and replanting
      • introduced in Malaysia - avoids the completely destructive clear felling
    • conservation and education
      • preservation of rainforests in national parks and nature reserves for scientific research and tourism e.g. in Brazil
    • ecotourism
      • such as in Costa Rica and Malaysia
      • introduces people to the natural world and provides long-term income to local people and governments
    • international agreements
      • recognise the global importance of rainforests in combating climate change
      • include 'debt-for-nature-swapping'
        • agreements whereby some donor countries and organisations reduce their debt repayment demands in return for a halt to deforestation
    • The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC)
      • promotes sustainably managed forestry through education programmes and its FSC-labelled products

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