3. Evaluate, on the basis of research, ways in which different societies or cultures have used plants to sustain human populations while supporting environmental sustainability (e.g., sustainable agricultural practices in developing countries such as crop rotation and seed saving; traditional Aboriginal corn production practices).
The agriculture and hunting of Aboriginal people focuses on taking in only what is necessary (7). Around the world millions of tons of edible food is wasted and in developed countries ~222 million tons of food is wasted per year (8). Aboriginal people avoid wasting food and support sustainable practices (7). Aboriginal people showed European settlers the benefits of crop rotation and how to grow different plants together (9). These practices allow for a higher crop yield and can reduce the use of pesticides (9). Developing countries often have smaller farms with have been showing n to increase crop yield given the greater potential for crop diversity (10). Overall, developing countries can farm sustainably though crop rotation, the …show more content…
How are strategies for the conservation and sustainable use of medicinal plants being used by small communities and traditional healers in some developing countries?
Small communities in developing countries often use tractional medicines because they are more affordable and more accepted than western medicine. These traditional medicines are made out of medical plants native to the area. They make this process sustainable by only using parts of the plant (11). When small parts of plants are used to make traditional medicines many of the plants continue to survive and prosper. When creating the natural remedies people in these communities can make sure they don't kill the plant when harvesting what they need, much like taking the sap from a tree (11).
5. What effect does the re-establishment of wetland plants in agricultural settings (provide an example) have on the natural balance of the
The agriculture and hunting of Aboriginal people focuses on taking in only what is necessary (7). Around the world millions of tons of edible food is wasted and in developed countries ~222 million tons of food is wasted per year (8). Aboriginal people avoid wasting food and support sustainable practices (7). Aboriginal people showed European settlers the benefits of crop rotation and how to grow different plants together (9). These practices allow for a higher crop yield and can reduce the use of pesticides (9). Developing countries often have smaller farms with have been showing n to increase crop yield given the greater potential for crop diversity (10). Overall, developing countries can farm sustainably though crop rotation, the …show more content…
How are strategies for the conservation and sustainable use of medicinal plants being used by small communities and traditional healers in some developing countries?
Small communities in developing countries often use tractional medicines because they are more affordable and more accepted than western medicine. These traditional medicines are made out of medical plants native to the area. They make this process sustainable by only using parts of the plant (11). When small parts of plants are used to make traditional medicines many of the plants continue to survive and prosper. When creating the natural remedies people in these communities can make sure they don't kill the plant when harvesting what they need, much like taking the sap from a tree (11).
5. What effect does the re-establishment of wetland plants in agricultural settings (provide an example) have on the natural balance of the