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    global warming

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    with the loss of forests due to deforestation. Earth’s atmosphere is being overloaded with carbon dioxide‚ which traps heat in and drives the temperature up. Other gases such as methane and nitrous oxide are also responsible for global warming. The rate in rise of temperature depends greatly on certain developments such as economical and technical. Increases in these gases are partly due to an increased industrial expansion‚ technological advancement‚ and deforestation (Global Climate Change‚ n.d.)

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    Useful information For updated information‚ please visit www.ibef.org NOVEMBER Real Estate 2011 Advantage India 2015E Growing demand Demand for residential property has gone up due to increased urbanisation Growing economy driving demand for commercial and retail space Attractive opportunities Growing requirements of space from sectors such as education and healthcare Growth in tourism providing opportunities in the hospitality

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    How to Save the Saola

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    reason for why saolas are headed down the path to extinction is caused by a variety of factors. Deforestations‚ illegal poaching‚ and hunting traps are all causes for the declining saola population. A major reason for the extermination of the Saola is due to deforestation. Deforestation is the removal of forests to pave way to more urban uses. It proves as a danger to the native Saolas because deforestation is destroying their homes‚ jamming them into smaller spaces. This threatens the saolas because

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    specifically concerned with the belief in humanity’s role as stewards of the Earth and how this role should be responsibly undertaken being a privileged bestowed by God. Prominent issues within Christian environmental ethics include Climate Change and deforestation. Climate Change is defined as a long term change in the Earth’s climate‚ especially a change due to an increase in the average atmospheric temperature. There are many factors believed to be contributing to Climate Change. These include an overconsumption

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    storms‚ droughts‚ melting of glaciers‚ or hunger in Africa. But not too many of us know the details‚ and the stories behind those problems. These days the biggest environmental problems are: Global warming‚ Pollution‚ drought‚ overpopulation‚ deforestation‚ Endangered species. Let’s start from global warming. Global warming is the process by which the Earth’s average atmospheric temperature increases over time.In general Global warming means the difference in the Earth’s global climate over time

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    Nevertheless‚ many tropical areas around the world‚ similar to these treasured rainforests‚ are being cut and degraded for timber‚ palm oil‚ pulp‚ rubber‚ minerals‚ and other materials. The action of deforestation is prompt to endanger the existence of valuable species. Not only that‚ deforestation is also being matched with illegal wildlife trade as forests provide easy access to more land and remote areas (WWF‚ n.d). This resulted in several severe consequences mainly habitat

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    Madagascar. There are many different species of lemurs and they are all endangered. There are several reasons why lemurs are facing extinction; lemurs are being put at risk by deforestation‚ hunting‚ and climate change (Dunham et al.‚ 2008). Deforestation in Madagascar is especially significant in affecting lemurs. Deforestation leads to habitat loss and habitat fragmentation‚ which may have negative consequences for lemurs (Craul et al.‚ 2009). Lemurs are threatened by hunting because they are a food

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    the population living in large towns increased from1.5 million to 15million. England experienced the full force and development of urbanisation. These changes of where people live also influenced how people lived. The historian Briggs (1990) described heaving‚ industrial Manchester as the ‘shock city’ in the 1830s. Among all the changes experienced with urbanisation some of these changes included the intensity of people living together ay greater densities than ever experienced in the countryside

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    and are cut down for fuel‚ ships‚ houses‚ etc. Because of this‚ Earth along with mankind is suffering from massive deforestations‚ which leads to species extinction‚ global warming‚ soil degradation‚ and loss of vaccines/medicine and biodiversity. To prevent this from happening and to help and conserve the earth’s trees‚ people must recycle & re-use‚ plant trees‚ and reduce deforestations. To start with‚ recycling is extremely helpful to the environment. It reduces the garbage placed in landfills

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    local peoples of the rainforest suffer greatly. There is an even greater effect on the world as species loss is rapidly increasing‚ greenhouse gas levels are climbing‚ and wood supplies are being depleted. The world collectively must curb the deforestation that increases at an alarming rate…...............................................................................................................2 I. There are increasing amounts of consumables commodities that are required by civilization

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