21st Century Problems: Deforestation Senator Bill Brady stated‚ “Every time I have some moment on seashore‚ or in the mountains‚ or sometimes in a quiet forest‚ I think this is why the environment has to be preserved‚” but unfortunately in our vast society‚ the environment is having a hard time finding a place in our competitive resource era. Acres of forest are being mowed down by companies to feed their ever growing corporate empires and without being conscious about the problem that leads
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HONG BANG UNIVERSITY INTERNATIONAL YEAR 2012-2013‚ TERM 7 Foreign Laguage Faculty Name: TRAN THI THUY Campus: 28-30 Ngo Quyen‚ District 5 Student Code: 09072836 Module: US CULTURE Class: NN09-AV MID-TERM TEST Date 11/29/2012 TOPIC: Research both sides of the issue: the environmental value of the rain forests and the need of the people who are cutting them down. Also looking for what experts are recommending should be done. TROPICAL RAINFORESTS Tropical rainforests are important
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BACKGROUND INFOMRATION Deforestation occurs for many reasons‚ most deal with expansion of the modern world. Cattle ranching is one of the main causes “of deforestation in the Amazon rainforest” because the beef produced is used to feed urban areas‚ leather and other products are for exporting to other markets (Butler). It accounts for around 70% of deforestation in the Amazon region (Butler). Forests are being cleared for the expansion of agriculture‚ both subsistence and commercial. For or instance
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According to CBBC Newsround‚ it is estimated that seven and a half million acres of rainforests are being cut down each year. If everyone started planting trees‚ we could end deforestation. There are many causes of it‚ impacts‚ and alternatives to deforestation. First of all‚ there are a lot of causes of deforestation. According to the World Wildlife Fund‚ illegal logging plays a key role in it. When illegal logging happens it depresses the price of timber worldwide‚ which disadvantages companies
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The effects of Deforestation on Our Environment Deforestation can cause many societal and environmental problems which can make our lives on earth even more challenging. Some of these challenges include: loss of biodiversity‚ the destruction of forest- based societies and climatic disruption. According to the 1992 United Nations Earth Summit in Rio Janeiro‚ biodiversity may be defined as‚ “the variability among living organisms from all sources including‚ inter alia‚ terrestrial‚ marine and other
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Cause and Effects of Water Pollution Water is a key resource on our planet and is undervalued by humans causing water pollution. Water makes up 70% of the earth and 60% of the human body‚ therefore the pollution of water is in need to come to an end because it is essential to all living aspects on earth ("Causes and Effects of Water Pollution…"). Water pollution is typically caused by littering‚ industrial waste‚ oil pollution‚ and primarily‚ by the human carelessness. It needs to be taken more
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Water pollution has become increasingly troubling in the last few decades. Even though many new laws have been enacted to try to protect the water sources there is still much work to be done to keep the water systems of the world clean and pollution free. One way that information can be spread about the problems regarding water pollution is by writing water pollution articles. Water pollution articles are very helpful ways to get out information about the causes of water pollution as well as the
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Air Pollution Hamza Akouayri Class: 600 Robyn Conner Date Air Pollution Air pollution has been a big issue in the entire world. Air pollution occurs when the air includes dust‚ fumes or gases. Air pollution is the accumulation of hazardous substances into the atmosphere. These substances that cause air pollution are called pollutants. In effect air pollution is one of the biggest problems‚ which are threatening people and earth. People breathe in polluted air. Every second people
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Industrial pollution is pollution which can be directly linked with industry‚ in contrast to other pollution sources. This form of pollution is one of the leading causes of pollution worldwide; in the United States‚ for example‚ the Environmental Protective Agency estimates that up to 50% of the nation’s pollution is caused by industry. Because of its size and scope‚ industrial pollution is a serious problem for the entire planet‚ especially in nations which are rapidly industrializing‚ like China
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INTRODUCTION Pollution is the introduction of a contaminant into a natural environment‚ usually by humans. While most people think of pollution as chemical waste dumped into rivers‚ or factories spewing toxins into the air‚ it can also include light pollution or sound pollution. These are example of pollutions such as air pollution‚ water pollution and land pollution. Firstly‚ the air pollution is the accumulation in the atmosphere of substances that‚ in sufficient concentrations‚ endanger
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