Select all that apply:
1 fulfills social and economic potential
2 promotes urban development
3 protects other ecosystems from damage
4 sustains reproductive ability, biodiversity, and productivity
Answer:
Option 1, 3 and 4
Explanation:
The Ministerial Conference on the Protection of Forests in Europe has set following three criteria:
- Fulfills social and economic potential because the forest must deliver its value in the form of rain increase, lowers Carbon dioxide level, provides a habitat for for almost all of the land species, Generates revenue from its resources like alfalfa is a hay that is used in medicine which means it has value in the market, timber trade, etc.
- Protects other ecosystems from damage which means that the forest doesn't destroy any ecosystem and must provide aid to ecosystem so that nutrient reliance is necessary. A Pakistani researcher found that if we plant trees near flow of dirty water then it will purify the water which means that it plays very important part in repairing the ecosystem.
- Sustains reproductive ability, biodiversity, and productivity which means that the sustainable forest development must not let distinct its community species and is providing enough resources to diverse set of species to grow and live together.
The urban development criteria is not a criteria for forest development because its for developing an infrastructure that fulfills human's environmental needs. It is an ecosystem designed for humans which includes fewer plants as much as required to fulfill human needs. Hence it has nothing to do with sustainable forest development.
