Product Success Criteria:

The study could result in a written or verbal presentation to a target audience.

In relation to the group of rainforest inhabitants chosen from the above list outline the following:

• What do we understand that has happened to this group in the past?

• What is happening to them now?

• If deforestation continues what does the future hold in store for:

a) Our study group
b) The world

• What needs to happen in the short, medium and long term in order to ensure the sustainability of existence and the continued survival and health of our study group?

• What action is currently being taken by other groups? For examples visit:

www.savetheorangutan.org.uk
www.survival-international.org

• Why is biodiversity important? For inspiration you could visit:

www.conservation.org
www.survival-international.org

Development:

• Submit an outline of your study online to The Prince’s Rainforests Project

• Discuss potential audiences for your work in order to raise its profile

• What might be the next step? How can you share your message with a wider audience?

For interesting ways to develop the theme in this lesson please visit the following organisations:

	Save the Orangutan – www.savetheorangutan.org.uk The Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation is a charity dedicated to saving the orangutan from extinction and protecting its rainforest home.
	Survival International – www.survival-international.org Survival's educational work takes various forms, both inside and outside schools, for children and for adults. They provide free educational materials for teachers and students, give talks and lessons about tribal peoples in schools and offer a free education pack.
	Conservation International – www.conservation.org Conservation International works to protect life on Earth and has saved some of the world's most critical sites – more than 200 million protected hectares on land and at sea.

You can use this lesson to work towards an Eco-Schools award Click here to learn more