FOREST AND FISHERIES

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FOREST AND FISHERIES
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Forest Resources

• Forests contain many resources
• Lumber
• Food
• Medicine

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Forest Resources

• Trees and plants produces oxygen
• They absorb carbon dioxide and pollutants
• Help prevent erosion and flooding

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Forest Resources

• Forests can be renewable resources
• Governments work with logging companies to
  conserve forest resources

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Logging Methods

• Clear-cutting Process of cutting down all the
  trees in one area at once

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Clear-Cutting Pros

• Cheaper
• Quicker
• Safer

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Clear-Cutting Cons

• Soil is exposed to wind and rain
• Soil harms fish and other organisms
• New ecosystem

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Logging Methods

• Selective cutting cutting down only some trees
  and leaving a mix of tree sizes and species
  behind

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Selective Cutting

• Less damaging to forest
• Maintains forest ecosystem

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Sustainable Forestry

• Sustainable Forestry is the amount of renewable
  resources that can be harvested regularly without
  reducing future supplies

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Sustainable Forestry

• Plant a tree every time you cut one down
• Log small patches of forests. Log different
  sections each year

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Certified Wood

• The Forest Stewardship Council oversees
  certification of forests that are well managed
  and provides good working conditions

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Certified Wood

• When a forest is certified it can carry a label
  that allows people to select wood that is managed
  for sustainable yields.

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Fisheries

• Fishery An area with a large population of
  valuable ocean organisms
• Fish are being caught at a faster rate than they
  can breed

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Fisheries

• Managing fisheries for a sustainable yield
  includes setting fishing limits, different
  fishing methods, aquaculture and finding new
  resources

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Aquaculture

• Aquaculture raising fish and other water
  organisms for food
• Raised in artificial ponds or bays