Topic 3 - Battle for the Biosphere

Topic 3 - Battle for the Biosphere
1. How is the biosphere being degraded by human actions - The destruction of the Amazon rainforest in Brazil

2. Two contrasting examples of biosphere conservation
 * One global approach - The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES)
 * One national or local approach  - Posodas Amazonas - Ecotourism resort in Peru