Chapter 57, Problem 15TYPSS

Summary Introduction

To analyze:

The conditions under which it might be considered ethical for the conservationists, who reside in countries like England, Warwickshire, and the United States, to lobby government officials in Indonesia, Brazil, and other tropical countries to slow the rate of loss of old-growth forest.

Introduction:

An old-growth forest is also known as a virgin forest. It is a forest that attains a high age without any significant disturbances; hence, it exhibits the ecological features and can be classified as a climax community. It involves diverse tree-related structures and provides diverse wildlife habitat, which increases the biodiversity of the forest ecosystem. The diagram shown below describes the map reflecting the decline in the growth of forests.