What is illegal logging? LESSON

by Dynamic Earth Learning

Price: 500 points or $5 USD

Subjects: science

Grades: 4,5,6,7,8

Description: Embedded video lesson on first slide! Then students answer 30 questions. Students learn about illegal logging, its causes, and its impact on ecosystems and the environment. They will understand that poor forest governance, forest conversion, rural poverty, and high demand for timber products contribute to illegal logging. The consequences of illegal logging include forest degradation, increased greenhouse gases, loss of biodiversity, and social impacts. The lesson also provides facts about illegal logging and highlights common areas affected by this practice, such as the Amazon, the Philippines, and Mexico. Students will learn about the importance of enforcing forest laws, promoting forest stewardship, and supporting legally sourced wood products to combat illegal logging and protect our planet.