List or describe at least five ways that we can protect tropical forests and begin to slow their destruction and loss
What will be an ideal response
(Any five from this list)
Protect the most diverse and endangered areas.
Educate settlers about sustainable agriculture and forestry.
Subsidize only sustainable forest use.
Protect forests with debt-for-nature swaps and conservation easements.
Certify sustainably-grown timber.
Reduce poverty.
Slow population growth.
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A) Plucking B) Comminuting C) Spalling D) Abrasion
Environmental Science
What will be an ideal response?
The era known as the "age of mammals" is the ________ era
A) Paleozoic B) Mesozoic C) Precambrian D) Cenozoic
Judge the following sentence according to the criteria given below: The air over the continents colder in winter and warmer in summer than the air over adjacent oceans BECAUSE continental rock has a lower heat capacity than seawater
A) The assertion and the reason are both correct, and the reason is valid. B) The assertion and the reason are both correct, but the reason is invalid. C) The assertion is correct, but the reason is incorrect. D) The assertion is incorrect, but the reason is correct. E) Both the assertion and the reason are incorrect.