Exploring the Social and Ecological Trade-offs in Tropical Reforestation: A Role-Playing Exercise

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dc.contributor.authorFagan, Matthew
dc.contributor.authorSchwartz, Naomi
dc.date.accessioned2019-02-12T16:59:48Z
dc.date.available2019-02-12T16:59:48Z
dc.date.issued2019-01
dc.description.abstractThis exercise introduces students to the complexities of conservation in rural tropical landscapes. It introduces the concepts of payments for environmental services (PES), trade-offs and synergies between agricultural land-uses and society’s needs, and introduces students to tropical land-uses and common rural stakeholders in the tropics. The exercise has two main parts. In Part 1, students learn about a new reforestation program in the fictional country of Nueva Puerta and must debate how to direct the reforestation program: towards poverty alleviation, export production, water protection, or habitat connectivity. In Part 2, students break into small groups to negotiate the placement of PES in a tropical land-use simulation game. The land-use simulation is designed to show students some of the realities and limits of tropical conservation. In the final phase of the exercise, students reflect on their experiences through discussion questions. Optionally, they can write a reflective essay and/or vote which real-world reforestation project they are interested in supporting as a class.en_US
dc.description.urihttps://www.amnh.org/content/download/236468/4123825/file/Fagan%20and%20Schwartz.%20Exploring%20the%20Social%20and%20Ecological%20Trade-offs%20in%20Tropical%20Reforestation.%20Lessons%20in%20Conservation,%20Volume%209,%20Issue%201.pdfen_US
dc.format.extent18 pagesen_US
dc.genrelessonsen_US
dc.identifierdoi:10.13016/m25xgg-o3zk
dc.identifier.citationMatthew Fagen and Naomi Schwartz. "Exploring the Social and Ecological Trade-offs in Tropical Reforestation: A Role-Playing Exercise." Lessons in Conservation, Vol. 9, Issue 1, pp. 38-54. http://ncep.amnh.org/linc
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11603/12769
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherNetwork of Conservation Educators and Practitioners, Center for Biodiversity and Conservation, American Museum of Natural Historyen_US
dc.relation.isAvailableAtThe University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC)
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dc.relation.ispartofUMBC Faculty Collection
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dc.subjectpayments for environmental services(PES)en_US
dc.subjecttrade-offsen_US
dc.subjectstakeholdersen_US
dc.subjectNueva Puertaen_US
dc.subjectreforestationen_US
dc.subjecttropical-landen_US
dc.titleExploring the Social and Ecological Trade-offs in Tropical Reforestation: A Role-Playing Exerciseen_US
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