Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)‚ ‘the Philippines is one of the few countries in the world that is both a mega-diversity country and a biodiversity hotspot. It has fragile tropical ecosystems and is an outstanding biodiversity hotspot. The DENR has described the Philippines as the ‘hottest of hotspots’ in the world in terms of threats to its ‘mega diverse’ biodiversity. It highlighted the ‘urgent need to properly manage natural resources and protect the environment’. In a once
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ENVIRONMENT I. Introduction Pakistan and other developing countries around the world are increasingly becoming conscious of the fact that‚ the pursuit of growth and development places a heavy burden on sustainability for now and for the foreseeable future. Development‚ sans environmental aspects is counter productive in sustaining the pace of progress. The Government of Pakistan believes in the creation of opportunities for the present generation without compromising on the potential of
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1: The World Health Organization is a coordinating health authority within the United Nations that focuses on a variety of global health issues that affect people. People are a valuable resource to the world today. These issues can be anything from research agendas‚ setting norms and standards‚ and assessing health trends (World Health Organization). The World Health Organization is committed to protecting global human populations from preventable death and diseases (World Health Organization)
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SECTION C The business environment 273 03-BusinessforCSEC-SectionC-cpp.indd 273 09/02/2011 11:46 Chapter 8 THE ROLE OF GOVERNMENT IN AN ECONOMY omy In this chapter we discuss responsibilities of government‚ including environmental protection‚ zoning and conservation‚ and external (international) boundaries. We also look at laws to protect consumers‚ consumer organizations and standards. We consider the ways in which governments interact with business activity in the private and
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development of a civic-minded society. Firstly‚ teenagers today are in greater contact with the larger community than any preceeding generation. This enables them to be key prospects of fostering a common identity with others‚ which is the basis for compassion and acting the best interests of others. With exchange programs‚ online interactions and an increasingly diverse school environment‚ they have more opportunities for interaction than even before. For example‚ there is The Experiment in International
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Demographic environment The phrase demographic environment is composed of two words‚ demographic which in turn comes from demography and environment. Demography is the study of the human population living in an area‚ their age‚ jobs‚ income‚ spending habits‚ ethnicity‚ and gender and so on. In terms of marketing and business‚ this study of human population actually leads to an identification of the potential customers. Businesses employ quite a few methods to identify potential customers for their
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institutional framework for the management of the environment and for the matters connected therewith and incidental thereto. EMCA‚ 1999 Institutions under EMCA NEMA: National Environmental Management Authority (NEMA) is to exercise general supervision and co-ordination over all matters relating to the environment and to be the principal instrument of Government in the implementation of all policies relating to the environment/ NATIONAL ENVIRONMENT COUNCIL: responsible for policy formulation directions
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When it comes to police administration‚ it is a must that they are comfortable with their environment to do their job effectively. The environment plays an important role in shaping environmental operations. To be effective‚ police officers must form relationships with the citizens in that community‚ environment. There are a variety of environmental conditions that affect the structure of the environment. Legal conditions refer to how the legislature‚ courts and local governing bodies expect
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Community Care for the Elderly provides community-based services to assist seniors aged 60 and older. Case Management is a method used by professionals who work with elders in need of services. They work with the elder and their families to evaluate needs‚ develop a plan of care and coordinate services to maintain the elder’s well-being. You can look in the Yellow Pages or in the Community Directory section of the telephone book for local resources that provide services to elders‚ those with certain
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Community Development (CD) is a broad term applied to the practices and academic disciplines of civic leaders‚ activists‚ involved citizens and professionals to improve various aspects of local communities. Community development seeks to empower individuals and groups of people by providing them with the skills they need to effect change in their own communities. These skills are often created through the formation of large social groups working for a common agenda. Community developers must understand
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