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The main threats to the rainforest in Sumatra are poachers and palm oil plantations.
The locals try to help the area by raising awareness through a new type of industry called Ecoturism.
Having a nice balance between conservation and care of the rainforest, and using the palm tree oil for their own benefits are the advantages of ecoturism has in Samatra.
People use palm tree oil for margarine, oil, butter, cosmetics.

I believe that ecoturism is such a good idea since people can change the way they interact with nature. I think that with this new system we can continue visiting and admiring those beautiful places in that more conscious way in which with behave environmental friendily.
In Argentina, this can be applied in the world heritage sites that we have in our country such as Iguazu Falls or Glaciers National Park where we can use green bags in order to deposit our own garbage, we can also recollect some reused materials so as to decelerate the global warming which causes many impacts on these two sites
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Watch the video and follow the instructions.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1xZQFbU7Qs

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According to UNESCO, World Heritage is the designation for places on Earth that are of outstanding universal value to humanity and as such, have been inscribed on the World Heritage List to be protected for future generations to appreciate and enjoy. Places as diverse and unique as the Pyramids of Egypt, the Great Barrier Reef in Australia, Galápagos Islands in Ecuador, the Taj Mahal in India, the Grand Canyon in the USA, or the Acropolis in Greece are examples of the 1007 natural and cultural places inscribed on the World Heritage List to date.

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) seeks to encourage the identification, protection and preservation of cultural and natural heritage around the world considered to be of outstanding value to humanity. This is embodied in an international treaty called the Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage, adopted by UNESCO in 1972.

If you want learn more about world heritage visit the following link: https://whc.unesco.org/pg.cfm?cid=160

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The 2.5 million hectare Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra site comprises three national parks: Gunung Leuser National Park, Kerinci Seblat National Park and Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park. The site holds the greatest potential for long-term conservation of the distinctive and diverse biota of Sumatra, including many endangered species. The protected area is home to an estimated 10,000 plant species, including 17 endemic genera; more than 200 mammal species; and some 580 bird species of which 465 are resident and 21 are endemic. Of the mammal species, 22 are Asian, not found elsewhere in the archipelago and 15 are confined to the Indonesian region, including the endemic Sumatran orang-utan. The site also provides biogeographic evidence of the evolution of the island. © UNESCO

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It is about uniting conservation, communities, and sustainable travel. This means that those who implement, participate in and market ecotourism activities should adopt the following ecotourism principles:

Ø  Minimize physical, social, behavioral, and psychological impacts.

Ø  Build environmental and cultural awareness and respect.

Ø  Provide positive experiences for both visitors and hosts.

Ø  Provide direct financial benefits for conservation.

Ø  Generate financial benefits for both local people and private industry.

Ø  Deliver memorable interpretative experiences to visitors that help raise sensitivity to host countries’ political, environmental, and social climates.

Ø  Design, construct and operate low-impact facilities.

Ø  Recognize the rights and spiritual beliefs of the Indigenous People in your community and work in partnership with them to create empowerment.

Information retrieved from: https://ecotourism.org/what-is-ecotourism/

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Watch the following video and answer the questions:
-Which are the main threats to the rainforest in Sumatra?
-How did locals try to help the area?
-What at the advantages of eco-tourism in Sumatra?
-What do people use palm tree oil for?
-What do you think about eco-tourism? How do you think it could be implemented in Argentina? Provide an example
Share your answer with your classmates!

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Ecotourism in Northern Sumatra | Indonesia Discoveries | World Nomads

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The main threats to the rainforest in Sumatra are land clearing for mining, logging and palm oil production.
Locals try to help the area by implementing ecoturism. One man (Darwin Ginting) owes an eco lodge.
The advantages of eco-tourism in Sumatra would be that it would provide benefits (both finantial and ecological) to the place. People wouldn't need to go out for hunting or poaching anymore, they would have another way of increasing their income, what would have a great positive impact on the forest and its ecossystem.
People use palm tree oil for making margarine, oil, butter and even cosmetics.
I regard eco-tourism as an excellent opportunity for people to get to know different places, experience local culture, and show their respect towards the world we live in. It's high time we started to care a little more for the planet we live in and dicovered ways of getting to lnow places without damaging it more.
In Argentina eco-tourism could be implemented in Iguazú falls for instance, taking people to trails inside the forest, openning eco friendly lodges, sharing about the cultural and ecological diversity found in there.

Bruna Araújo

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1. The main threats to the rainforest in Sumatra are land clearing for miming, logging and palm oil production.
2. Locals try to help the area by implementing ecotourism.
3. The advantages of ecotourism in Sumatra are the following:
Ecotourism helps the local economy and protects the environment.
4. I think that ecotourism is a wonderful alternative to the traditional one. People get to know lots of beautiful places and raise awareness about the importance of takig care of the environment.
5. As it was mentioned in the video, ecotourism provides a mutually beneficial relationship, for both local people and the environment itself. Therefore, I imagine ecotourism in those places from Argentina that would take advantage of it, for instance Bariloche.

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-The three threats to the rainforest in Sumatra are land cleaning for mining, logging and palm oil production.
-The locals try to help by implementing Ecoturism.
-The advantages are taking care of the rainforest and increasing the income of the locals.
-They use palm tree oil for creating oil, margarine, butter and cosmetic.
-In my opinion, Eco-tourism is a great option in places where the ecosystem is fragil and sensitive of climate change and human impact. Also, it is an option for places where locals need to increase their income. I think that people learn about their environment by respecting and coexisting without damaging the nature. In Argentina could be implemented in the North of the Country where people of indigenous communities live: Jujuy, Catamarca, Chaco, Formosa, Misiones, etc.