Now‚ as the process of tropical deforestation progresses‚ the population of these amazing Macaw Parrots is decreasing because they are greatly dependent upon these very forests to provide them with food and nesting sites. For the last 100 years‚ over half the world’s tropical forests have been destroyed. And it is estimated that worldwide‚ 26 hectares of forest are lost every minute - that’s an area equivalent to 37 football pitches. Macaw Parrots nest high up in dead trees into which they gnaw
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in coastal villages. Mangroves have particularly suffered from coastal development‚ notably at the hands of the aquaculture industry. In the Philippines‚ aquaculture has reduced mangrove stands to only 36% of 1900 levels. Deforestation After decades of deforestation‚ which has left about 3% of the original cover‚ forests continue to be under threat from agriculture and urbanization‚ illegal logging and forest fires. Sustained forest loss in the Philippines is causing severe soil erosion
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Why Turkey should be a part of the European Union The European Union (EU) is a great opportunity to strengthen a country ’s economy and politics because of its principles of solidarity and economic support to gain an equal and high living standard for all citizens. In 2004‚ it had their sixth and biggest enlargement in history in which 10 new countries did join the EU. Three years later‚ Romania and Bulgaria were permitted to join as well. Today‚ it consists of over 500 million citizens living
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ANIMAL EXPERIMENTATION There has been a controversy between animal rights supporters and scientists about whether it is right to use animals in experimental research. Also‚ it is very debatable whether using animals for such research results in finding a cure for diseases. If there are no other alternatives‚ and if it is possible that this will contribute to science‚ animals may be used for experimental research. Although the animal rights activists claim that people and animals are equal
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FORESTS; A forest‚ also referred to as a wood or the woods‚ is an area with a high density of trees. Forests cover approximately over 9.4% of the earth’s surface * USES OF FORESTS; Forests are important to the survival of human beings mainly because we are dependent on a significant degree of vast areas of forests. The following states the various uses of forests; * Habitat for wildlife. * Home for plants. * Flora and fauna. * Forest plants can be used for medicinal purposes
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DEFORESTATION AND ENDANGERED SPECIES IN MALAYSIA Malaysia has a diverse number of animal and plant species in its rainforests. 20% of the world’s animal species are found here. These forests cover two-thirds of the Malaysian land. It has about 250 species of reptiles‚ 150 species of snakes and a thousand species of insects. There are around 14‚500 species of flowering plants and trees. Besides the rainforests‚ Malaysia has 1‚ 425 sq km of mangroves. However‚ with the current rate of deforestation
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The specific type of mining that occurred in this area‚ strip mining‚ lead to deforestation because whole mountains needed to be blasted away. This change in landscape led to a severe loss of natural habitats and bio-diversity. The loss of natural habitat is starting to destroy the community around Marsh Fork. In fact‚ deforestation was a‚ or perhaps the‚ major factor in the collapse of past societies. (Ritzer & Dean‚ 2015) Nearly 500 mountains and 1‚200
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about this essay is deforestation. Right at this moment the Amazon Rainforest is losing lots of things like it’s fine trees and the wildlife because group of people are making their living using the resources of the Amazon. I will talk about six groups in the Amazon Rainforest. Their names are Native Amazonians‚ Rubber Tappers‚ Loggers‚ Settlers‚ Cattle Ranchers‚ and Environmental Group. The first group’s that I will talk about are the groups that is causing the deforestation in the Amazon. These
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Explain the Importance of Maintaining the Biodiversity of Tropical Rain Forests Biodiversity is the variation of plant and animal life in a certain habitat‚ in other words it is the variation of life forms within a particular ecosystem. All the living species depend on each other and this is where biodiversity comes into play. According to some research 90 percent of all plant and insect and animal species exists in the tropical rain forests. Biodiversity in tropical rain forests is vital since
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lands helps promote the fast propagation of specific types of trees for the wood industry. With the increasing demand for wood fuels and building materials‚ this process helps to meet these demands without cutting down the natural forests. Deforestation can lead to the depletion of trees in water catchments and riverside zones. Afforestation ensures trees and plants
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