Debating the future of the Amazon rainforest
You can explain factors which inform the deforestation debate and recognise that some people have more opportunity than others to influence decision making.
Debating the future of the Amazon rainforest
You can explain factors which inform the deforestation debate and recognise that some people have more opportunity than others to influence decision making.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- There are potential costs and benefits to deforestation.
- Different stakeholders have different perspectives about whether to clear the rainforest.
- A wide range of local and global factors influence decision making.
- Debates are a useful strategy for recognising and articulating different and conflicting points of view.
Keywords
Stakeholder - A stakeholder is a person who has an interest in a given resource.
Debate - A debate is a formal discussion between two or more people in which they give their views for or against something.
Deforestation - Deforestation is the complete removal of trees.
Common misconception
Pupils think that deforestation only has negative impacts.
Trees and the deforested land can provide many benefits for humans.
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Equipment
Scissors are needed for Task 1.