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Cambridge IGCSE Environmental Management practice

Paper 1 structured question: Managing forests

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Forests provide many environmental and economic benefits that depend on sustainable management.

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Benefits of Forests

Forests regulate the water cycle, prevent soil erosion, support biodiversity as a genetic resource, and provide food, medicine, industrial raw materials, and ecotourism opportunities.

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    Explain how forests help to prevent soil erosion and why this is important.

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Functions of Forests

Forests act as carbon sinks when growing, store carbon when mature, regulate the water cycle, prevent soil erosion, support biodiversity, and provide resources such as food, medicine, and raw materials.

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    Describe two ways in which forests help to reduce the effects of climate change.

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