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PLANET EARTH: The Future: Living Together


1. Who is credited with starting the modern conservation movement? 
2. How have new laws and treaties affected his work?
3. What pressures face the conservation movement today? Explain your answer.
4. Describe the program’s definition of sustainable development. What are the benefits and drawbacks of sustainable development?
5. Why do lions pose a threat to the humans in Tanzania?
6. Summarize the arguments for and against trophy hunting.
7. What is a monoculture? Why is the palm oil industry such a threat to Borneo’s rain forests? How are companies working with the government to stop rain forest destruction?
8. Should foreigners be allowed to buy sections of the rain forest? Why or why not?
9. Besides economics, what other major force influences public opinion of the environment and conservation? According to the program, how could this force promote environmentally-conscious decision making?