ECOLOGY
ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
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Question
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They have arrested those responsible for cutting trees in the rain-forest.
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They have set aside large protected areas and planted new trees.
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They have encouraged the poor people who live in the rain-forest to move to cities.
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -ARPA protected areas now total 154 million acres, nearly 1.5 times the size of California, exceeding the program’s initial goal. Greatly reduced deforestation and associated carbon emissions. Reducing deforestation in the Amazon rain forest, an important carbon reservoir, is essential for mitigating climate change.
Detailed explanation-2: -Federal and state governments ultimately designated over 65% of Amazonia to several public interests, including rural settlement. For biodiversity, they created conservation units, some allowing traditional resource use and subsistence agriculture.
Detailed explanation-3: -In the United States, laws like the Endangered Species Act, the Wilderness Act, the Lacey Act, and the Roadless Rule help protect our forests and stop illegal wood products from entering the U.S. marketplace.