Q2. Why was the Wet Tropics World Heritage Listed?

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Question 2 Activity 2.1: Wet Tropics for the World
Question 2 Activity 2.2: Tropical Treasure Trove
Question 2 Activity 2.3: Heritage Hostilities
Question 2 Activity 2.4: Trouble in the Tropics

Focus Question: Why does the Wet Tropics deserve World Heritage listing?

2.1 Wet Tropics for the World

Write a news report … that explains why the Wet Tropics was World Heritage listed.

Questions to ask yourself
• Why did some CONSERVATIONISTS think the Wet Tropics was important?
• Why did the AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT think the Wet Tropics was important?
• Why did the AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT nominate the Wet Tropics for World Heritage listing?
• What were some SCIENTIFIC reasons given for World Heritage listing?
• What were some CULTURAL reasons given for World Heritage listing?
• What are the CRITERIA that UNESCO uses for inscribing a World Heritage site?
• Which REASONS did UNESCO give for listing the Wet Tropics as a World Heritage Area?
• Who was to MANAGE the new Wet Tropics World Heritage area?

Conditions
Try to address all the questions above.
Length: 200 – 300 words.
Include a bibliography of the sources you used.
Ensure you use the news report genre.

Focus Question: Why does the Wet Tropics deserve World Heritage listing?

2.2 Tropical Treasure Trove

Compose a speech …that explains why the Wet Tropics was World Heritage listed.

Questions to ask yourself
• Why did some CONSERVATIONISTS think the Wet Tropics was important?
• Why did the AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT think the Wet Tropics was important?
• Why did the AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT nominate the Wet Tropics for World Heritage listing?
• What were some SCIENTIFIC reasons given for World Heritage listing?
• What were some CULTURAL reasons given for World Heritage listing?
• What are the CRITERIA that UNESCO uses for inscribing a World Heritage site?
• Which REASONS did UNESCO give for listing the Wet Tropics as a World Heritage Area?
• Who was to MANAGE the new Wet Tropics World Heritage area?

Conditions
Try to address all the questions above.
Length: 2 – 3 minutes.
Present your speech in front of an audience
Include a bibliography of the sources you used.
Ensure you use the speech genre.

Focus Question: What were some of the concerns over World Heritage listing?

2.3 Heritage Hostilities

Write a news report …that explains why the timber industry and some local communities were opposed to World Heritage listing.

Questions to ask yourself
• Why were some people in the TIMBER INDUSTRY opposed to World Heritage listing?
• What did the TIMBER INDUSTRY do to try to stop World Heritage listing?
• What were the predicted impacts of World Heritage listing on JOBS?
• What were the predicted impacts of World Heritage listing on LOCAL COMMUNITIES?
• Why was the QUEENSLAND GOVERNMENT opposed to World Heritage listing?
• How did the AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT try to alleviate the concerns of the opponents to World Heritage listing?
• How successful was the AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT in alleviating these concerns?

Conditions:
Try to address all the questions above.
Length: 200 – 300 words.
Include a bibliography of the sources you used.
Ensure you use the news report genre.

Focus Question: What were some of the concerns over World Heritage listing?

2.4 Trouble in the Tropics

Compose a speech …that explains why the timber industry and some local communities were opposed to World Heritage listing.

Questions to ask yourself
• Why were some people in the TIMBER INDUSTRY opposed to World Heritage listing?
• What did the TIMBER INDUSTRY do to try to stop World Heritage listing?
• What were the predicted impacts of World Heritage listing on JOBS?
• What were the predicted impacts of World Heritage listing on LOCAL COMMUNITIES?
• Why was the QUEENSLAND GOVERNMENT opposed to World Heritage listing?
• How did the AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT try to alleviate the concerns of the opponents to World Heritage listing?
• How successful was the AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT in alleviating these concerns?

Conditions
Try to address all the questions above.
Length: 2 – 3 minutes.
Present your speech in front of an audience
Include a bibliography of the sources you used.
Ensure you use the speech genre.