medics and drugs. I understand capitalistic view and I respect it‚ but it is not normal to cut everything down for a profit. People should do it properly‚ step by step‚ giving the chance to tropics to grow back. It is huge amount of time to grow the forest back on the cutted area‚ but there should be some kind of a plan‚ what will figure out all the nuances and what will have strict rules. We should keep this treasure what was given to us alive and then tropics will won’t disappear and it is also for
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Although Orang-utans would have once been found on a number of tropical islands in Indonesia‚ today they are confined to just two which are the islands of Borneo and Sumatra. Their tree-dwelling lifestyle means that Orang-utans prefer dense tropical forests in the lowlands where there is a good supply of food. The Bornean Orang-utan is found in three remaining locations on Borneo but the Sumatran Orang-utan now only inhabits the very northern tip of Sumatra‚ with the majority of wild individuals being
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The Sugar Glider‚ also commonly known as the Sugar bear or Honey Glider ‚ refers to the Australian marsupial mammal that is a part of the Pertauridae family. The Glider’s scientific name Petaurus breviceps is Latin and translates into ‘short-headed rope dancer’ describing the animal’s 15-21cm length and 95-160g body covered in light blue-grey fur with a white underside. It is naturally found in Northern and Eastern Australia‚ sections of midland Australia‚ Tasmania‚ Papua New Guinea‚ Indonesia
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more than the emissions from automobiles. In the country of Indonesia‚ more than sixty percent of carbon emissions comes deforestation of forests and peatlands; this alone‚ makes Indonesia the third worst country to produce greenhouse gas. Many forms of deforestation take place‚ but an illegal but popular method is the “slash and burn” method. Which burns forests and peatlands. In some cases‚ fires can continue burn for long periods of time‚ which emits an extreme amount of greenhouse gas. Peatlands
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There can be found mangrove forests on the southern periphery of the island. Relatively flat lands are located in the eastern and southern portions around 50 to 100 meters from the shoreline where the settlements and agricultural lands are located (Mencias‚ 2008). The totality of the island is divided into forestland‚ grassland and farming and residential use. The island is mountainous and mostly forested that made some farmers in the community to engage in some forest activities such as kaingin
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Rainforest because hardwoods are very hard to find and most are in the Amazon Rainforest. Also‚ there’s so much woods that they need from the forest in order to create the furnitures. Clearing the trees could also help provide clear areas for new housing and villages. Cutting down trees can benefit the world because there is access to other natural resources within the forest. In some rainforest there are iron ore‚ mineral‚ or even oil‚ which can be used for man’s
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cheetahs‚ and antelope roam the grass plains. Furthermore‚ the ecology of both regions differ as well. While the interaction of the organisms in a tropical rainforest are more separated into four regions- overstory‚ middle canopy‚ understory‚ and forest floor‚ the savannah does not have this distinct segmentation. Rather‚ savannah shrubs have waxy surfaces with large underground root networks which combat fire damage‚ and work amongst a horizontal ecological structure. This allows the ecology of
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salamador.When the salamanders were becoming extinct the gribbles were beginning to be born; I guess one salamander was evolving in to a gribble and gave birth to our little friend here. He belongs to the species of gribbles‚ he lives in a tropical rain forest‚ he produces camouflage‚ sleeps on trees and he pees when he’s scared…and his name is
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In Detroit‚ Michigan of 2002 many ash trees in the hardwood forests of Michigan and in urban areas were unexpectedly dying prematurely and researchers began investigating the problem. As they investigated trees‚ they found tunnels throughout the inside of the tree. The problem turned out to be an insect no longer than 12 millimeters known as the emerald ash borer. Many 10s of millions of dollars have been spent and more than 200 million trees have died or have been sacrificed in efforts to eradicate
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Benin is one of the poorest countries in the world. The country is located in the western half of Africa. About 10.7 million people inhabit it‚ of which about 40% are below the poverty line. So‚ what is it like to live there? First‚ lets talk about the geography of the land it sits on. Benin covers 69‚981 square kilometers‚ or 43‚ 484 square miles. This is a very tiny country compared to the United States’ 3.797 million square miles. The land of Benin is mostly flat plains with some hills and low
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