A town is built near a rainforest. The nearby rainforest consists of a very diverse population of plants and animals. The people in the town discover that many of the trees in the rainforest can be cut down, processed, and sold as lumber. Continuous logging by the people from the town eventually results in a decrease in the overall biodiversity of the rainforest because many of these trees previously provided shelter and food to organisms living in the rainforest.

Question

A conservation group wants to help the town come up with a plan to restore the stability and biodiversity of the rainforest while still maintaining the town's logging operation. Which of these would be best to include in the plan?
A.
replanting trees in areas where logging has taken place
B.
bringing livestock in to graze in cleared areas
C.
using cleared areas for crop production
D.
introducing invasive species that are better able to withstand logging

Answer 1

The best choice to include in the plan for restoring the stability and biodiversity of the rainforest while maintaining the town's logging operation is:

A. replanting trees in areas where logging has taken place.

Replanting trees helps to restore the habitat, provides food and shelter for the local wildlife, and supports the overall ecosystem's recovery, thus promoting biodiversity. The other options (B, C, and D) could lead to further degradation of the ecosystem, either by overgrazing, converting habitats to non-forest uses, or introducing invasive species that could disrupt the existing biodiversity.