In Japan's Managed Landscape, a Struggle to Save the Bears

[scott]

Interesting article about Japan's extensive forests:

 

http://e360.yale.edu/feature/in_japans_managed_landscape_a_struggle_to_save_the_bears/2204/

[Mudkip Orange]

Godless Killing Machines.

[CaptOblivious]

Nice find; I'm trying to find a fun angle to use this in my environmental ethics class now.

[cteno4]

also interesting in light of the conversation on another thread about japanese housing not being built for long lifespan, thus requiring a higher turnover of resources like this.

 

this would have made a great story for the hot topics environmental game i did in the 90s where students had to ferret out the main points on both side of a issue like this.

 

cheers

 

jeff