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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What is illegal logging ***Illegal logging is not always a clearly defined term‚ but can be described as forestry practices or activities connected with wood harvesting‚ processing and trade that do not conform to law. Illegalities occur right through the chain from source to consumer‚ the harvesting procedure itself may be illegal‚ including corrupt means to gain access to forests‚ extraction without permission or from a protected area‚ cutting of protected species or extraction of timber in excess
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. 1 Definition of Terms ………………………………………………….. 1 Chapter I: The Problem and its Setting ………………………….. 2 A. Statement of the Problem ……………………………… 2 B. Hypothesis ………………………………………………... 2 C. Significance of the Study ………………………………. 3 D. Limitation of the Study …………………………………. 3 E. Conceptual Framework ………………………………… 3 Chapter II: Study of the Related Literature ……………………... 4 I. Illegal Logging………………………………………. 4 II. Causes of Illegal Logging ……….………………… 4 III. Effects of Illegal
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areas leave the soil vulnerable to erosion by wind and water. The human practices that contribute to desertification include: · Overgrazing · Improper soil and water resource management · Cultivation of land with unsuitable terrain or soils · Deforestation without adequate replanting One of the main
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Chapter 11 : Soil: The Foundation for Land Ecosystem Chapter 11 Brooke Settles Chapter 11 discusses three major practices that expose soil erosion and how they can be corrected . The three are Over- cultivation‚ Overgrazing and Deforestation. These are each all major problems in creating an unsustainable society. The good thing is that each of these causes of erosion can be corrected to create a more sustainable society. First there is Overcultivation which is the practice of repeatedly
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forest ecosystems. There was a time when the Deciduous forests covered about half of the land on earth‚ but it’s how reduced to one-third due to the forest clearing. Humans also incidentally harm these forests through burning fossil fuels and deforestation by burning the land. The forests in North America had been
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pollutants like carbon monoxide and sulphur dioxide. They also help to lower temperatures. They give shade during the summer and act as windbreaks during winter if they are located on the windward side. They also prevent soil erosion. In times when deforestation has led to global warming‚ acid rain and the greenhouse effect; ‘saving trees’ has become an issue we have to address. Environment degradation has occurred almost everywhere thanks to man’s need to capture more and more land either for agriculture
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square miles. The land of Benin is mostly flat plains with some hills and low mountains. The tallest mountain is just over one thousand feet in height. Some environmental concerns that Benin is facing is the issue of clean water‚ poaching‚ and deforestation. There are many endangered species in Benin due to habitat destruction.
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The Borneo Rainforest is located in Borneo which is the third largest island in the world and is located north of Java‚ Indonesia‚ at the geographic centre of Maritime Southeast Asia. The Rainforest is 130 million years old‚ which makes it the oldest rainforest in the world. The Borneo rainforest is one of the only remaining natural habitats for the endangered Bornean Orangutan. It is an important refuge for many endemic forest species‚ including the Asian Elephant‚ the Sumatran Rhinoceros‚ the
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