Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)‚ ‘the Philippines is one of the few countries in the world that is both a mega-diversity country and a biodiversity hotspot. It has fragile tropical ecosystems and is an outstanding biodiversity hotspot. The DENR has described the Philippines as the ‘hottest of hotspots’ in the world in terms of threats to its ‘mega diverse’ biodiversity. It highlighted the ‘urgent need to properly manage natural resources and protect the environment’. In a once
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Saving the Environment – Every little steps count "Why hasn’t anyone done careful environmental measurement before? Businessmen always say‚ ‘what matters gets measured’. Social scientists started quantitative measurement 30 years ago‚ and even political science turned to hard numbers 15 years ago. Yet look at environmental policy‚ and the data are lousy." Nor is this dearth of reliable and unequivocal information likely to end soon. Even the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment‚ supported by numerous
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There has been a gradual change in the mode of packaging for last years.For instance‚ earlier fruits and vegetables were used to be transported in wooden boxes but today cardboard crates are used .This is mainly to reduce the cost. Obviously‚a cardboard crate would cost less than wooden crate. Moreover‚using cardboard crates is more eco friendly than cutting trees and making wooden boxes and supporting an environmental cause helps firms improve their goodwill and eventually their sales. Similarly
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Think back to the first time you ever heard of nature. At one stage or another‚ every man woman or child will be faced with the issue of nature. Remarkably nature is heralded by shopkeepers and investment bankers alike‚ leading many to state that it is impossible to overestimate its impact on modern thought. The juxtaposition of nature with fundamental economic‚ social and political strategic conflict draws criticism from global commercial enterprises‚ many of whom blame the influence of television
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Environmental problems Everyone has heard about global problems. Television and the press often writes about 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
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The relationship between humans and environment has varied from the early periods of human settlement on the earth to the present day. The relationship between environment and human beings has also being varying from place to place at any given period of time. For example‚ early humans considered the environment to be dominant. They were afraid of lightning and thunder‚ dense forests‚ wild animals‚ vast oceans and large rivers‚ to name a few. The environment has considerably affected human beings
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GOING GREEN: A PAPER ON ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS Members: David‚ Ann Carmel Dolor‚ Catherine Ann Landayan‚ Maria Angelica Neri‚ Rhea Maureen PREFACE The plight of the environment has never been as critical as it is today. Recent events such as the flooding in Australia‚ China‚ India‚ and the Philippines‚ extreme heat waves in the USA and in Europe‚ wild fires in California‚ extreme winters and blizzards‚ massive oil spills‚ has made us experience real‚ tangible consequences of mankind’s
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Environment and the Media In this world‚ the human population consists of 7 billion people who are varying in location to 7 separate continents‚ with 196 different countries among them. One thing that we all have in common is that we all share one single world. With a net population of growth this year‚ thus far‚ of 77 million people and counting (Real Time World Statistics)‚ there is one common‚ underlying problem; the care of the environment. Some problems may seem insignificant
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However‚ we already face difficulties with dwindling natural resources and environmentalpollution. There is growing evidence that somenatural disastersaredue to our behavior. We already face tremendous changes caused by carbon emissions and deforestation. Glaciers are melting‚ and sea levels rise continuously. Our hunger for more gas‚ oil and water even induced earthquakes.These 1 are enough experiences to wake us up! Environmental protection H. H. the14thDalai Lama (the spiritual leader of
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AND EFFECTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS Environmental problem is the biggest menace to the human race on the planet nowadays. Although environmental problems cannot be coped hundred percent‚ we should contribute our efforts to minimize the environmental problems. This essay attempts to examine the causes and effects of environmental problems that happened in Malaysia. Firstly‚ let me look at deforestation that is the main cause of environmental problems. Deforestation is an activity of cutting down
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