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Where is the Peruvian Rainforest found?
In Peru, Northern South America
Give three reasons why the rainforest is important
Historical remains
Biodiversity
Tribes
Medical plant potential
Give four threats to the rainforest
Deforestation (95% illegal)
Energy (oil extraction)
Mining (gold, river poisoning)
Roads (transoceanic highway)
Agriculture (crops, forest fires)
Give four ways the government are managing these threats
Working with NGO's (e.g. WWF) to raise awareness
As of 2000, you must have a management plan to log
Reserves made to give tribes privacy
National parks (Manu, Alto Purus)
Purus-Manu Conservation Corridor (10 million hectares)
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