Cambridge O Level Biology · Syllabus 5090 · Relationships of Organisms with One Another and with the Environment
Forest Conservation
What is Forest Conservation?
The management of forests so that they are maintained while still being used. Education improves understanding and encourages responsible use; protected areas restrict damaging activities such as clearance and logging; harvesting quotas limit the number of trees felled so that removal does not exceed replacement; replanting replaces harvested trees and restores tree cover and future supply; and monitoring measures forest area and biodiversity over time so that management can be adjusted. Replanting a single species restores tree cover but does not necessarily restore the biodiversity of the original forest.
This definition is part of the Relationships of Organisms with One Another and with the Environment chapter in Cambridge O Level Biology.