UNIVERSITY OF CAMBODIA Subject : Environmental Science Room : Prasat Keo Time : 2:00 – 3:30 Day : Tues – Thur Group number : 03 Group member : Khuem Bopha Lim Huykheng Chea Dalin Chan Sokhawatey Sum Tola Phin Sreypov Question 1. Describe why finding solution to environmental problems is so difficult. Do you think
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The carbon cycle shows how carbon is recycled -Carbon dioxide is taken in by plants in order to carry out photosynthesis and make food. -The carbon from the carbon dioxide is used to make carbohydrates‚ fats and proteins that make up the plant body. For example the cell wall of plants is made from cellulose - a carbohydrate. -Some of this carbon is returned into the atmosphere as carbon dioxide when the plant respires. When these plants are eaten by other animals this carbon becomes part
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ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS “The Earth provides enough to satisfy every man’s needs‚ but not every man’s greed.” – Mahatma Gandhi. The ‘Environment’ is a term used to represent an entire systems‚ geology‚ and climate. An Environment can be any scale‚ including global‚ regional‚ local‚ and even down to single locations‚ and things like buildings. Often the phrase ‘the environment’ is used to denote the global environment‚ or a larger regional
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scasff kaEnvironmental issues are harmful aspects of human activity on the biophysical environment. Environmentalism‚ a social and environmental movement that started in the 1960s‚ addresses environmental issues through advocacy‚ education and activism. The carbon dioxide equivalent of greenhouse gases (GHG) in the atmosphere has already exceeded 400 parts per million (NOAA) (with total "long-term" GHG exceeding 455 parts per million). (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Report) This level
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the question “Does LCA lead to environmental benefits along the product chain in German industry?” Two of eight case studies conducted and the insights gained are presented. Afterwards‚ the essential determinants that have an obvious influence on the application of LCA in a negative or positive way are elaborated on. They can be assigned to different categories‚ such as information‚ economic aspects‚ or organisational issues. The paper concludes that the environmental benefits that may occur are strongly
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Environmental Education Environmental education (EE) refers to organized efforts to teach about how natural environments function and‚ particularly‚ how human beings can manage their behavior and ecosystem in order to live sustainably. The term is often used to imply education within the school system‚ from primary to post-secondary. However‚ it is sometimes used more broadly to include all efforts to educate the public and other audiences‚ including print materials‚ websites‚ media campaigns
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Environmental Factors Environmental factors can be political‚ social‚ ecological‚ cultural‚ technological and ethical in nature. Any organization that develops a product or service that they want to market domestically or globally must consider what the impact each of these factors may have for them. Not considering these factors can result in the failed attempt to market a product‚ which may be successful domestically‚ in other countries where there is a significant market potential.
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Chapter 3 1500 Environmental catastrophe “Think of it. We are blessed with technology that would be indescribable to our forefathers. We have the wherewithal‚ the know-it-all to feed everybody‚ clothe everybody‚ and give every human on Earth a chance. We know now what we could never have known before – that we now have the option for all humanity to make it successfully on this planet in this lifetime. Whether it is to be Utopia or Oblivion will be a touch-and-go relay race right up
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The Business Cycle: Recession: Characteristics: The economy slows down‚ and the level of sales and production orders start declining. Production facilities become underutilized‚ and companies respond by reducing the work rate. Workers who had been hired basis are laid off‚ and/or this reduces their disposable income. Celebrity Example: Stephen Baldwin Filed for bankruptcy. Personal debt of $2.3 million. Owed more than $1 million in taxes. Victim of the housing market collapse. Trough: Characteristics:
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Environmental Accounting Where We Are Now‚ Where We Are Heading by Joy E. Hecht Interest is growing in modifying national income accounting systems to promote understanding of the links between economy and environment. T he field of environmental accounting has made great strides in the past two decades‚ moving from a rather arcane endeavor to one tested in dozens of countries and well established in a few. But the idea that nations might integrate the economic role of the environment into
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