Shipbreaking Activities in Bangladesh and collision of Marine Biodiversity Prabal Barua Associate Program Officer YPSA The marine environment of the coastal water is vital to mankind on a global as well as on local basis concerning energy. Man is becoming a dominant part of the ecosystem in many regions‚ due to his various uses of the marine environment. So the health of marine ecosystem is an important factor in man own existence. The Bay of Bengal which is a potential bode of marine life as well
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particular focus on how management affects for both present and future generations. Natural resource management deals with managing the way in which people and natural landscapes interact. It brings together land use planning‚ water management‚ biodiversity conservation‚ and the future sustainability of industries like agriculture‚ mining‚ tourism‚ fisheries the quality of life and forestry. The proper management of natural resources consists of:- i) Judicious/careful use of natural resources
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More like rolling hills than snow-covered mountains‚ the Western Ghats - stretching some 1‚600km from the north of Mumbai to the southern tip of India - is a biodiversity hotspot that contains a large proportion of the country’s plant and animal species; many of which are only found here and nowhere else in the world. As gandhiji said-“Earth provides enough to satisfy every man’s needs‚ but not every man’s greed.” The Western Ghats were once covered in dense forests. Today‚ a large part of the
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rocky habitats. Its introduction in the intertidal zone or in near-shore waters can cause fragmentation and loss of natural habitats. Furthermore‚ the provision of novel habitat (hard substrata) along sedimentary shores can alter local and regional biodiversity by modifying natural patterns of dispersal of species‚ or by facilitating the establishment and spread of exotic species. 3. Attempts to use ecological criteria to solve problems of urban infrastructure are promising. Incorporating natural elements
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micro-organism to human bodies (ref: section 2 (d)‚ ECA‚ 1995) National Environment Policy‚ MEAs and Bangladesh Why is the Environment so Important ? Our life-support system’s is maintained by all the species that make up the biosphere-biodiversity. The survival of all these species are interconnected and dependent on each other. Human being is also a part of this biosphere‚ extinction of one species is really the extinction of many species and the decline of our lifesupport system for ourselves
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Amazon rainforest. Belum Forest Reserve is an initiative from the government to preserve this forest as a permanent nature reserve for research. It presents an incredible richness in animal life and lush vegetation. This pristine environment‚ where biodiversity is practically intact‚ is also home of the ’orang asli’ with their unique traditional lifestyle of totally depending upon
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that animals and plants belong to‚ it could alter an entire ecosystem. Changes in an ecosystem could lead to some plants and animals dying off. Other organisms‚ or even us‚ could benefit from said plants and animals. It would also decrease biodiversity. Biodiversity is necessary for a healthy ecosystem. In fact‚ a
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reasons and the fact that we are losing the beauty of our planet and destroying our fellow creatures‚ it is important in order to preserve biodiversity‚ the diversity of biological life upon our planet. The earth is a living ecosystem‚ a fragile system of interdependence and balance. Our own survival as a species is dependent upon the preservation of biodiversity and is tied to the survival and vitality of every living thing on this planet. For instance‚ honeybees and other insects are vital in the
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www.wwf.org.uk Illegal Wildlife Trade By: Elianny Rodriguez Hypothesis ▪ The illegal wildlife trade is decreasing biodiversity in ecosystems and pushing rare species toward extinction. www.usatoday.com Wildlife trade http://worldwildlife.o rg/ A study released in 2013 found that illegal trade in wildlife is the forth largest illegal trade and was valued at over $19 billion per year. ▪ It is known that the trade is used to finance drug and arms trade as well. ▪ In 2011 23 metric tons of
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unique characteristics which provide us with a plethora of services that are irreplaceable by other countries. Hence‚ I disagree with the classmate’s comment; I feel that it is worth spending money and effort to protect and maintain the remaining biodiversity that we have. The services that natural heritage can provide are the benefits that we people gain from them. These include provisioning‚ regulating‚ cultural and supporting services. In this paper‚ I will be elaborating on how these services
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