FRAGILE+ENVIRONMENTS

Fragile environments:

Introduction:
@http://wwf.panda.org/about_our_earth/all_publications/living_planet_report/me_and_my_planet/biodiversity_loss/ - video intro



Desertification:
[] = desertification [] = expanding deserts consume farmland

** Deforestation: **
[] links to threats and photo gallery [] [] lots of data / info

Causes of deforestation:
[] [] good info on rainforests, particularly exploitation, conflict, etc [] = great material on Deforestation in the Amazon. [] []

Consequences of deforestation:
[] has good points - watch and see whether you can add any information on consequences and management.

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([] = good information on consequences of deforestation

Management of rainforests:
[] = Amazon rainforest in 1 minute

[] = Greenpeace ad on stopping deforestation.

Global warming and climate change:
[] = possible intro



[] Nat Geo – good overview

[] Climate change in Bangladesh

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/sci_tech/2004/climate_change/ BBC special report on climate change

**A case study of the attempts to tackle the problems of global warming and climate change (e.g. UN conference at Rio de Janeiro, Kyoto Protocol and its successor).**

A case study of the attempts to tackle the problems of global warming and climate change (e.g. UN conference at Rio de Janeiro, Kyoto Protocol and Copenhagen).

Produce a 'report' on the case study above. Include sections such as:

· A timeline of major events / conferences. · Information on the specific goals and achievements of each attempt. · Individual countries performances / actions taken. · Where we stand at the moment. · What needs to be done in the future?

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