proud of our country’s natural bounty and unique bio-diversity. India is amongst the rare countries where major biomes of the world are represented. India is one among the twelve countries where 60-70% of the world’s total biodiversity exists. India has two out of the 18 biodiversity hot spots in the world. India has rich traditional knowledge and wisdom in the conservation of nature and natural resources. Religious beliefs‚ culture and folklore have together treated nature and environment with
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their forest cover. (Borade‚2009). The above detail statistics make us feel surprising‚ but what about the effects of deforestation? According to Nathalie Fiset‚ the effects of deforestation can be classified into effects to the environment change‚ biodiversity and social settings. The first effect of deforestation is having a much great impact on the environment change. In which‚ the climate change is one of the major effects. Because forests help maintain moisture in the
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STATUS OF FOREST INVASIVE SPECIES IN SRILANKA N.D.R. Weerawardane Forest Department‚ Sri Lanka Country Background Introduction Sri Lanka is a tropical island with a land area of About 6.5 million hectares. This country lies between 50 52’ North and 79o 41’ and 81o 54’ east. The country has a tropical climate with monsoon dominated rainfall. Total land area is about 65‚610 sq km. The island consists of a mountainous area in the southcentral parts and a vast coastal plain‚ which surrounds it.
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16 November 2010 Promoting Conservation of Fauna and Flora Let’s take a look at our country. Panama is the tiny piece of land that joins North and South America. Our position in the globe gives us a climate and a type of land that holds a rich biodiversity of tropical species of both fauna and flora. Nowadays‚ ‘Panama is turning into a little Miami’‚ some people would say. There are many projects to build up the city; and in the recent years‚ the government has allowed—and will continue to let in—foreign
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case‚ governments play a vital role in managing most of human activities to ensure that their impacts on environment are at the acceptable level. In every country‚ legislation‚ policies are developed by governments‚ for example‚ environment law‚ biodiversity law‚ directives‚ etc. However‚ in reality governments are not the ones involved in EM because EM is not only to ‘solve the environmental problems by simply adding a few new directives” (European Comission n.d). In a broader scope‚ EM demands multidisciplinary
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RAINFOREST- Mt. Waialeale‚ Kauai‚ Hawaii Biotic and Abiotic Factors Unique Characteristics Bengal Bamboo Curare Bengal Tiger Chimpanzee Dawn Bat year round warmth average humidity is 77-88% typically near the equator contains the highest biodiversity most trees are tall with large leaves TEMPERATE GRASSLANDS-Williston‚ North Dakota Biotic and Abiotic Factors Unique Characteristics Bison Prairie Dogs Broom Sedge Shrubs Cattail In areas surrounding the equator Contain mostly
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Human intervention are both advantageous and disadvantageous to the biodiversity of the Felidae family. The way human intervention affects each of the following species of the family are explained below. CHEETAHS Cheetahs are endangered and even extinct in many areas today largely due to human intervention. Human beings have taken over much of the cats’ habitat and killed off the prey that the cheetahs hunt for food. People have also killed many cheetahs directly. By the early 1970’s‚ the fur trade
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with notes on the ecology of rain forest species. Journal of East African Natural History 88:17-24. Clausnitzer‚ V.‚ 2003. Dragonfly communities in coastal habitats of Kenya: indication of biotope quality and the need of conservation measures. Biodiversity and Conservation 12: 333- 356. Clark‚ TE; Samways‚ MJ. 1996. Dragonflies (Odonata) as indicators of biotope quality in the Kruger National Park‚ South Africa. JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECOLOGY 33: 1001- 1012. CORBET‚ P. S.‚ 1962: A Biology of Dragonflies
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INTRODUCTION In the phase of globalization the question of livelihood has captured all the points of discussion. Various people have defined livelihood differently. Chambers and Conway (1992) define “A livelihood comprises the abilities‚ assets (stores‚ resources‚ claims and access) and activities required for a means of living: a livelihood is sustainable which can cope with and recover from stress and shocks‚ maintain or enhance its capabilities and assets‚ and provide sustainable livelihood opportunities
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agriculture 250‚000 tourists visit the area annually Biodiversity‚ or biological diversity‚ is a term coined to describe the immense variety and richness of life on this planet. Biodiversity includes not only the many species that exist‚ but also the diversity of populations that make up a species‚ the genetic diversity among individual life forms‚ and the many different habitats and ecosystems around the globe. The use of the term biodiversity grew out of a concern that efforts were needed to conserve
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