• Choose three significantly different invasive species. For each, describe how it was introduced into the environment, the impact on the environment, and efforts that have been made to control or eradicate the species from that environment. For each species you choose, consider this: Have the efforts to control or eradicate the invasive species generally had a positive impact on the environment or a negative one? Explain.
• What are some strategies used today in species conservation efforts? What are some of the strengths and weaknesses of each strategy? Use recent events to support your answer.
• What factors contribute to deforestation, especially in developing countries? What are some of the impacts of deforestation on the environment, the local populations, and the planet? What are some of the strategies being used to address deforestation? To what extent are they working? Use recent examples to support your answer.
• What are the basic strategies of forest management? Why is forest management necessary?