Weblinks and videos for use with 7338 - GCSE OCR B Case Studies: Topic 4: Sustaining Ecosystems

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The Sumatran Rainforest

Guardian article with video – does the Sumatran rainforest only have 20 years left? (page no longer exists)
Greenpeace: Saving Sumatra (page no longer exists)
RSPB: Save the Sumatran Rainforest (page no longer exists)
Ecotourism and conservation – Sydney Morning Herald (page no longer exists)
Mongabay – a great source of news and rainforest resources (page no longer exists)
Earth Day 2016 (page no longer exists)
Protecting Sumatra’s orangutans – BBC (page no longer exists)
Protecting Sumatra’s elephants – Rainforest Trust (page no longer exists)
Deforestation in the Leuser Ecosystem – Daily Mail (page no longer exists)
Springboard 5 (page no longer exists)

This documentary outlines the importance of whaling in Alaska, as well as the threats to the tradition. (page no longer exists)
This video helps show how important whaling is for the entire community in Barrow, Alaska. (page no longer exists)
This article shows how aboriginal communities in Alaska work together and support each other throughout the whaling season (page no longer exists)
This article shows how important whaling is to aboriginal communities (page no longer exists)

This video provides some footage of one person’s trip to Antarctica on board Quark Expeditions' Ocean Diamond. (page no longer exists)
This is the Quark Expeditions website – have a look through, paying particular attention to the Sustainability section (page no longer exists)
Have a read of this article and identify the steps that are taken to ensure the tourism is sustainable (page no longer exists)

This video offers a brief overview of what the Arctic Council is. (page no longer exists)
Explore the Arctic Council website, and have a look at the work that has been carried out in the Arctic (page no longer exists)
This news article covers the most recent addition of Observer States to the Arctic Council (page no longer exists)

This video provides a brief overview of the Antarctic treaty and why it was signed. (page no longer exists)
This website provides a useful summary of the Antarctic Treaty (page no longer exists)
This article covers Turkey’s attempt to become a Consultative Party of the Antarctic Treaty (page no longer exists)