Homework 6 – Siovhan Tan Referring to examples‚ discuss the threats to biodiversity hotspots and why these threats could prove critical (15 marks) Biodiversity hotspots are areas in the natural environment that contain some of the biggest concentration of flora and fauna in the world‚ often containing many rare and endangered species. However many of these ecosystems are threatened by the likes of climate change‚ increased urbanisation/land use and tourism developments which can prove critical
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networks that underpin American society. There are three different categories of threats. Natural threats‚ human- cause and accidental/technical threat. “Natural threats include weather problems in both hot and cold climates and also geological hazards like earthquakes‚ tsunamis‚ 18 International Journal of Control and Automation land shifting and volcanic eruption.” (Robles‚ Choi‚ Cho‚ Kim‚ G Park‚ Lee) The human caused threats are referred to as terrorism. “This may include cyber-attacks‚ rioting‚ product
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Threat of new entrants In the porter’s five forces‚ threat of new entrants refers to the threat of new competitors pose to existing competitors in an industry. A profitable industry will attract more competitors looking to achieve profits and If it’s easy for these new entrants to enter the market‚ if entry barriers are low this poses a threat to the firms already competing in that market. More competition or increased production capacity without the concurrent increase in the consumer demand
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Eli Rex PS 2713/GE 2713 Dr. Jerry Emison‚ Mr. Robert Green September 28‚ 2013 Is There a Nuclear Arms Threat? America has been considered a “superpower” state for decades. The Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines “superpower” as “an extremely powerful nation‚ especially one capable of influencing international events and the acts and policies of less powerful nations.” The earning of the title superpower comes with some benefits and disadvantages. Certain benefits America possesses is:
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Cato Corporation Competitive Threats • The Company must be able to anticipate‚ identify and respond to rapidly changing fashion trends and customer demands in a quickly as possible. The Cato Corporation’s business and results of operations could suffer materially. • Existing and increased competition in the women’s retail apparel industry may negatively impact the business‚ results of operations‚ financial condition and market share. • Failure to protect the trademarks and other intellectual property
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potentially resulting in lost productivity. A Threat is a potential for violation of security‚ which exists when there is a circumstance‚ capability‚ action‚ or event that could violate security and cause harm. That is‚ a threat is a possible danger that might develop defencelessness. A threat can be either intentional (e.g.‚ an individual cracker) or "accidental" (e.g.‚ the possibility of a computer malfunctioning). [pic] security threats Virus Attack A virus is a small piece
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even more pronounced until that they have become a threat to humanity. Rachel Carson‚ a marine biologist and conservationist‚ once said‚ “It is a curious situation that the sea‚ from which life first arose should now be threatened by the activities of one form of that life. But the sea‚ though changed in a sinister way‚ will continue to exist; the threat is rather to life itself.” Therefore‚ I strongly agree with the notion that science is threat to humanity. Despite the fact that Science has
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Threat deterrence is an important factor in keeping an area safe. The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) defines threat deterrence as “The threat of force in order to discourage an opponent from taking an unwelcome action.” The pure deterrence of an armed staff is enough to spark the purest of human instinct‚ survive. Our military is a perfect example of a proper deterrence of threat. Fear of retaliation is why people don’t commit homicides and mass shootings inside of police stations and
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According to TC 7-100‚ a hybrid threat is defined as‚ “the diverse and dynamic combination of regular forces‚ irregular forces‚ and/or criminal elements all unified to achieve mutually benefitting effects”. This is an accurate description of the relationship between the ISIS‚ South China Sea pirates‚ and the diverse terrorist groups located in Indonesia. Conditions for a merger of bad-intentioned groups in the region backed by an increasing wage gap and a lack of options lead Indonesians into a
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overlooked because they are unrecognizable or do not get as much media coverage. One of these issues is the threat of invasive species. Some people will walk past them every day without even realizing it. After all why would anyone question something that looks just like another plant‚ insect‚ or animal. Invasive species are not as in your face as pollution or deforestation‚ but the threat is still very real. So what is an invasive species? An invasive species is any kind of organism that is non
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