permaculture

Workshop Module 8: Forests, Tree Crops, and Bamboo 223

Creative thinking : Consequences of forests destruction

Method : Group brainstorm, group reading activity

Tools : Large paper, markers

IDEP CBDM “Landslide” and “Flood” comic books

References : PC Book MOD 8 - Forests, Tree Crops, and Bamboo,

Objective : Participants understand the consequences of forest destruction

Logging natural forests gives only short-term benefit for a few people, while
it can cause long-term disasters for everyone.

Step 1

Do a group brainstorm with the participants. On the black/white board or a large piece
of paper create a table something like the following. Leave the answers to the questions
blank so that the participants come up with their own ideas.

The answers listed below are only supplied as guidelines for the facilitator
should the participants need help or prompting to develop ideas and
discussions.

Disaster Damage caused Specific prevention techniques

Erosion

Loss of fertile soil, bare forests,

water crisis, global warming

effects, flooding

Reforestation, planting hardwood trees, stop

illegal logging, develop productive community

forests

Landslides Landslide disasters Plant bamboo and hardwood trees, terracing

Flooding Loss of houses, health problems, harvest failure Stop illegal logging, reforestation, remove garbage from rivers

Loss of water

resources Water crisis, no clean water, no life

Protect the water source area, save the green

belt in mountains, use water as needed, stop

illegal logging

Dry forest burn

Smoke everywhere, health

problems, danger for airplanes,

bare forest, biodiversity problem

Stop illegal logging, reforestation, productive

community forest

Note: Put this list in the training area so that it can be referenced during the rest of the
workshop.

Step 2

After the brainstorm, hand out the IDEP CBDM “Landslide” and “Flood” comic books.

Ask the participants to choose characters from the books so that all the characters are
represented. Then ask them to read out the comics with the participants playing the
roles of the characters. Encourage them to act out the roles as much as possible.

Discuss the issues presented in the comics with the participants, including the disaster
fact sheets in the back of the comic books.

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