DEFORESTATION & POLLUTION IN ECUADOR

MES Unit VI

DEFORESTATION & pollution

In ecuador

ECUADOR is known throughout the world for its natural beauty.

• The Galapagos Islands• The Andean Mountains• The Amazon Basin They are widely recognized as

ecological marvels worthy of protection

ECUADOR is one of the nine nations that include part of the Amazonian Basin. Its forest has

come under scrutinity

There are three major forested regions in Ecuador

1. PACIFIC COAST2. ALPINE FORESTS3. THE ORIENTE

□ The Ecuadorian Amazon contains the largest forests in Ecuador.

Causes and Effects of deforestation and pollution in Ecuador

□Group work :

□Each group will

work with the

assigned

questions.

□Will present a file

with the answers

and an oral report

according with the

prepared agenda.

# 1 Causes and Effects of deforestation and pollution in Ecuador

□What is a mega-diverse country?

□Reasons why Ecuador is considered

a mega-diverse country

□Critical cases of contamination and

deforestation.

□What does deforestation mean?

□What is reforestation and its

benefits?

# 2 Causes and Effects of deforestation

and pollution in Ecuador

□What impact does it have on our

planet?

□What role do we play in this

environmental issue?

□How bad is it really?

□What can you do to prevent

deforestation in Ecuador?

#3 Causes and Effects of deforestation

and pollution in Ecuador

□What is the most threatened forest

in the pacific region and mention two

main threats to them?

□Do you have a possible solution to

deforestation in the pacific coast?

□What do you know about the

ecuadorian government strategies

to preserve the Yasuni park?

# 4 Causes and Effects of deforestation and pollution in Ecuador

□Name two ways of contamination in Ecuador.

□Name two ways of deforestation in□Identify on a map 4 critical cases of

contamination and deforestation in Ecuador. Explain.

□What region has created strategies to attract tourists?

# 5 Causes and Effects of deforestation and pollution in Ecuador

□Do you think banana's exportation is deforestation or reforestation?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UE4hsPEJr2s□What are the three major forested

areas in Ecuador?□Why Ecuador has been pressured by

the international community to protect and preserve its natural wonders

#6 Causes and Effects of deforestation and pollution in Ecuador

□What is reforestation and its benefits?http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2mFFYIKz5I4□Mention two principal threats to these forests?□How can you get a good balance between deforestation and reforestation?

#7 Causes and Effects of deforestation and pollution in Ecuador

□Why has Ecuador´s Amazonian region become a tourist destination in itself? □Write three causes □How have Ecuador´s Amazonian indigenous people been strategic to receive tourists?

Ecuadorian Women’s role in our society:

□Biographies

should include:

□Date and Place of

birth and death

□Family information

□Lifetime Accomplishments

□Major Events of Life

Topics for each group: B1”D”

□Gaby Sempertegui:□Rosalia Arteaga□Rosita Mendoza:□Lourdes Tibán□Paulette Castillo:□Nina Pacari□M. Gabriela Cueva:□Cynthia Viteri□Nathaly Reyes:□Jenny Estrada

□Astrid Andrade:□Dolores Cacuango□Liz Mera:□Matilde Hidalgo□Carolina Mite:□Isabel Noboa□Irvin Aburto:□Tránsito Amagüaña□Andrea Alarcón:□Aminta Buenaño

Topics for each group: B1”A”

□:□Rosalia Arteaga□:□Lourdes Tibán□Nathaly Pérez:□Nina Pacari□Cynthia Viteri□Jenny Estrada

□Dolores Cacuango□Matilde Hidalgo□Nubia Bernal□Isabel Noboa□Tránsito Amagüaña□Myrka Taranto:□Aminta Buenaño