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9th Grade - Geography - Unit 5 - Resources of the Rainforest: 2. International Agreements

Proposal

 

Your proposal is: to sign Makiling up to The Forest Stewardship council international agreements.

Definition

International Agreements – Tropical hardwood, such as mahogany, is in high demand in richer countries to make things like furniture. This high demand is leading to increased rates of illegal deforestation. To overcome this international agreements are in place to restrict wood that is not from a sustainable sourced being imported into countries. An example of this is FSC. The Forest Stewardship council source sustainable timber and mark these products with their logo so people buying the wood know that the wood is sustainably sourced.

 

International Agreements - Soy