The following practices are adopted in the conservation of tropical rain forest EXCEPT

Analyze the question: You are asked which option is NOT a conservation practice for the tropical rain forest. This is an "EXCEPT" question, so four options help protect forests and one harms them.

Key concepts:

• Conservation means protecting and wisely managing natural resources so they last for future generations.
• Afforestation is planting trees in an area that was not previously forest.
• Re-afforestation (reforestation) is replanting trees in areas where forests were cut down or destroyed.
• Game reserves protect wildlife and their habitats, which includes the forest ecosystem.
• Forest reserves are areas legally protected from logging, farming, and other exploitation.
• Deforestation is the clearing or removal of forests, as in logging, bush burning, and farmland expansion.

Step-by-step evaluation:

• A. Afforestation: adds tree cover, so it is conservation.
• B. Creation of game reserve: protects habitats, so it is conservation.
• C. Creation of forest reserve: protects forest areas by law, so it is conservation.
• D. Re-afforestation: restores destroyed forest, so it is conservation.
• E. Deforestation: destroys forest, so it is the opposite of conservation.

Answer: E. Deforestation is a cause of forest loss, not a method of protecting it.

Exam tip: In "EXCEPT" questions, first sort the options into "fits" and "doesn't fit." Here, four options involve planting or protecting, and one involves removing. Also remember that the prefix "de-" often signals removal or reversal (deforestation, desertification), while "a-/re-" with "forestation" means adding trees back.