The State and the State of the Environment in the Philippines The clamor for environmental preservation became stronger when the issues of global warming and environmental degradation took centerstage. All around the world‚ states have been doing their best to pass legislations that would protect the environment for the use of the future generation. Hence‚ the concept of sustainable development has also developed in response to the global issue—something that the past development planners did not
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efforts to bring funding to aid in the preservation for the future generations of plant and animal species. Since 1996 the UNESCO World Heritage has adopted the Belize’s Barrier Reef Reserve System for its high biodiversity. Over 100 species of coral and 500 species of fish have been discovered; it is projected only 10% of the species residing in the reef have been discovered ("UNESCO World Heritage Centre "‚ 2012). With the ecological uniqueness‚ species of plants‚ and distinct areas encompassing
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We just got off the plane and we are in Atlanta‚ Georgia. We came from Ohio and it was about an hour and a half to Atlanta. Atlanta is the biggest airport in the U.S.A. They had a big food court and a lot of shops to shop in. We were heading to gat D. We had to take the train‚ but we had to stop at A‚ B‚ C‚ and then finally‚ D. We had to go through security and that was the worst part. When we finally got finished with security we waited at our gate. After we got on the plane we took our seats then
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The other species I am focusing on are brown barnacles. Brown barnacles are marine crustaceans and have hexagon shaped shells with an animal living inside it. They are sessile organisms meaning they are fixed in one place on the rocky shore. They are usually found at high tide zones on rocks on rocky shores. According to the data collected from the field trip on the 9th of March 2016‚ 19% of the brown barnacles of the brown barnacles were found at high tide zones‚ 6% at mid tide zones and only 1%
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Points Possible: 125 Due Date: 3/28/2013 11:59:59 PM CT In this assignment‚ you will investigate the biotic and abiotic structure and function of an ecosystem. Choose one of the following ecosystems: Tropical rainforest Grassland Coral Reef Estuary Desert You will write a two to three page APA-style research paper about your choice of ecosystem including: Where might this type of ecosystem be located? Give one specific example. Describe the structure of the ecosystem: List both
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MIA‚ PHILIPPINES Case Study Agenda The Philippines MIA Denmark San Huagon Problems Discussion Solution © 2012/13 FH Technikum Wien 2 The Philippines History 1500: Spanish colony 1900: American colony 1942: Occupied by the Japanese 1945: Liberated by American and Filipino forces 1946: Attained independency and founded a democracy © 2012/13 FH Technikum Wien 3 The Philippines The Country 7100 islands 299.735 km² Capital: Manila 92
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Tourism… Personally tourism for me is both because on one hand it benefits the host country so it can develop and boost its economy and on the other hand the tourists can be really ignorant be really unlawful and do illegal things e.g. steal lumps of coral reefs which take millions of years to grow and take ivories from endangered species like the rhino black/white I don’t know and also the elephants tusks etc so that’s my conclusion I can’t say much about it (tourism) because to me it’s both. wtf
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fish stocks by working harder to catch them. The combination of dynamite‚ longer workdays‚ and more advanced gear caused stocks to fall faster. On the edge of crisis‚ this small community decided to create a no-take marine sanctuary on 10% of its coral-reef fishing grounds. In these terms the problem occurred not only the fishermen but also the people in the area because they worry about the source of income of most of the residence. The marine activity problems has been observed by the people because
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due to the decrease of CO32- and increase of Ksp* with depth. As the ocean becomes more acidic‚ the value of Ω will decrease. Experimental measurements show that a decrease in Ω or [CO32-] makes it more difficult for calcifying organisms such as corals to produce CaCO3(s)
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Question: Littering and irresponsible disposal of garbage by humans is destroying our Bahamian environment. In order to define the littering we must first define the word litter. Litter refers to different waste products such as containers‚ papers‚ and wrappers that have been disposed onto streets‚ yards and remote areas. This means “littering” is the pollution of our environment by different litter waste. Littering not only destroys our beautiful Bahamian environment but it also affects wildlife
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