‘is it impossible for humans to use the rainforest as a resource without destroying it?’ Describe what the rainforest is like. Rain forests are extremely dense‚ huge and magnificent places. They have almost half of all the plants and animals on the earth living in their boundaries. Some people such as the Amerindians live in them. The structure of the plants in the rain forest‚ as seen in the diagram to the left‚ it is set out in layers of height. Starting at the bottom‚ this layer is called
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BUSINESS ETHICS ASSIGNMENT – TASK 3 CONTENTS Introduction………………………………………………………………………………………………………….…Pg 3 Background on Asia Pulp and Paper Co’…….………………………………………………….……..Pg 4 Question of Ethics – Deforestation and Illegal logging……………………………………….…Pg 5 Wildlife Extinction…………………………………………………………………………….……………………Pg 6 APP becoming sustainable…………………………………………………………………….……………….Pg 8 Recommendations to live and operate sustainably ……………………….…………………….Pg 9 Ethical code for APP……………………………………….……………………………
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activity. The environmental problems that El Salvador continually struggles with are deforestation‚ soil erosion‚ water pollution‚ contamination and lack of bio-diversity. El Salvador is the second most deforested country in Latin American after Haiti. In fact‚ nearly eighty five percent of its forest has disappeared since the 1960’s. Today‚ less than 6‚000 hectares are now considered to be primary forest. Deforestation in El Salvador occurs as a result of timber exploitation for fuel. The nation’s
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our country today. Deforestation Towards the end of the 20th century‚ the country’s forest cover dropped from 70% down to just 20%. From 1934 – 1988‚ almost 9.8 million hectares of our forest were destroyed. At 2000‚ we had 600‚000 hectares of old growth forest left. With massive deforestation‚ lots of species are also endangered. More than 400 plants and animals are currently threatened with extinction including the dugong‚ tamaraw‚ and the Philippine eagle. Deforestation also contributes to
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ecological conditions more assessable to alien species and pathogens. Another driver of climate change and loss of biodiversity is deforestation‚ the cutting down of trees to make room for agricultural land is simply adding to the amount of greenhouse gases worldwide‚ especially where there is an increase in farmed ruminant animals like cattle and sheep. Deforestation is a major cause of the loss of biological diversity and is a significant global concern (Brockerhoff‚ E.G et al
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The tropical rain forests once blanketed the Earth like a wide green belt around the equator. Just a few thousand years ago forests covered 14 percent of the Earth ’s land surface‚ or 5 billion acres. Humans already have destroyed half of this rain forest area‚ with most damage occurring in the last 200 years. Many of the main causes of the rainforest destruction include: logging‚ agriculture-shifted‚ cultivators‚ agricultures-cash‚ crops and cattle‚ ranching‚ fuelwood‚ large dams‚ mining and
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into sight. The man was carried off on a stretcher by the attendants before a policeman approached me. I was relieved‚ at last‚ to see the most safe. Effects of Deforestation Nowadays‚ development seems to be a must for all the countries in the world and it is unavoidable. This is where deforestation will take place. Deforestation refers to the act of cutting trees down or burning the trees in an area of
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earthworms‚ termites‚ bacteria‚ and protozoans. They are very important because they decompose the rotting trees‚ decaying fruit‚ and dead animals in the forest. They also provide nutrients to the land. Human Impact on The Amazon • Deforestation- Many acres of the Amazon have been eliminated each year for farming‚
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used daily. Such chemicals are being released more and more each day; faster than our trees and oceans can absorb. Having less and less trees each day could also be an important factor to take into account. The rainforest is disappearing due to deforestation‚
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Climate Change in Nigeria Climate change has always occurred in different Nigeria; however the effects have become more noticeable recently over the years. The effects have affected the daily lives of many for better or worse. A peer reviewed research done by an unknown source‚ which was accepted by the Journal of Geography and Regional had concluded that the average temperature of Nigeria has increased by 1.7°C in the period of 1901-2005. The increase has however been higher in semi-arid areas
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