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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Deforestation in Bolivia

For Students 9th - 10th
This visualization adapted from NASA features two satellite images from 1984 and 2000 that show the dramatic deforestation of the Bolivian rainforest. Includes background reading material and discussion questions.
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Conservation International: Avoiding Deforestation in Madagascar

For Students 9th - 10th
The Ankeniheny-Zahamena Corridor (CAZ) covers over 370,000 hectares (910,000 acres) of rainforest in the eastern part of Madagascar. Due to its rich biodiversity, its abundant natural resources and its importance in the lives of local...
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DOGO Media

Dogo News: Will This Palm Oil Alternative Save Orangutans?

For Students 5th - 8th
Read about the effects of palm oil cultivation on the world's rainforests and species who live there, and about the development of a new alternative to palm oil. Includes video.
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American University

American University: Austria Timber Import Ban

For Students 9th - 10th
Cites an Austrian law that tried to limit tropical rainforest product imports through taxation and eco-labeling in order to slow the effects of deforestation due to export trade. The effort was met with so much economic opposition that...
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Trees for Life

For Students 9th - 10th
A Scottish conservation charity dedicated to the regeneration and restoration of the Caledonian Forest in the Highlands of Scotland.