size of the United States. Yet‚ it has a population that is more than three times larger (more than 1.1 billion). As a result‚ the environment faces many critical issues‚ such as: • water shortages; • unclean water sources; • air pollution; • deforestation; • natural disasters from earthquakes‚ floods‚ and typhoons; • soil erosion from unwise agricultural methods. An ever-growing population naturally results in more pollution. As the industrial sector grows and more people drive cars‚ air pollution
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non-governmental organization that takes a holistic approach to development by focusing on environmental conservation‚ community development and capacity building. The Green Belt Movement organizes women in rural Kenya to plant trees‚ combat deforestation‚ restore their main source of fuel for cooking‚ generate income‚ and stop soil erosion. Professor Maathai incorporated advocacy and empowerment for women‚ eco-tourism‚ and economic development into the Green Belt Movement. Most of the people
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Assessment Design and carry out an investigation into rainforest deforestation. According to the United Nations‚ at least 37.5 million acres of rainforest are lost each year – an area the size of Portugal. Tropical rainforest deforestation is now widely recognized as one of the most critical environmental problems facing the world today‚ with serious long-term consequences. In this task you will ask one question about deforestation and investigate it using the format below. Choose question
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corn increases population of the region. -Traders of the region utilize the monsoon winds in order to navigate across the Indian Ocean. -Silver mining causes deforestation and erosion. -Slaves in the region are used to harvest and plant crops for agriculture. -Coastlines are leveled in order to increase trade over the seas. -Deforestation occurs in large areas in order to make space for sugar crops. -Few ports and small passageways allowed for many pirate raids on trading ships. -Animals brought
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database with several topical areas under analysis by independent individuals. A considerable number of content is attributable to environmentalist and their agendas. One of the videos covering critical issues on deforestation has made a detailed analysis of the extent of damage that deforestation is causing on our environment. In another video‚ a proponent for mitigation of environmental damage presents his case using a perceivably obvious yet overlooked front of environmental damage because of the lack
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The main debate on this topic is how correlation exists between the increase in deforestation‚ and increased industrial production and the rise in general global temperature. The rise in temperature not only is caused by those affairs but also by the melting of the ice caps in both the
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included supply of Palm oil which was cultivated majority in Indonesia. The palm oil industry brought a negative environmental effect to Indonesia and Malaysia. Many developers cut down the virgin forest for palm oil plantation which resulted in fast deforestation and impacted social life of locals as their livelihood was depended on this forest. As a result small organization named sumofUS.org launched a campaign criticizing the partnership between the two firms. Thus Kellogg’s brand image was negatively
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FOREST IS A VULNERABLE NATURAL RESOURCE SAVE OUR FOREST The poster is expressing concern about one of the most important resource: forest. It is one of the most vulnerable resources on our planet. The poster shows how humans are destroying this natural resource through cutting down trees and burning forests. This in turn is affecting the wildlife. The habitats of the wildlife are destroyed due to which some species become endangered and others die because they are not able to adapt to the new
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Indonesia‚ where palm oil farming has caused severe deforestation. In order to combat this problem‚ General Mills joined the Round Table for Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) and fully supports the RSPO
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reading a story like The Lorax or an article about deforestation? Well‚ everyone perceives things differently however‚ how do you see an main idea or theme in a passage? Furthermore‚ I could have a story and article that are giving out the same theme and main idea in different ways. For example‚ I know the theme of the story The Lorax is to respect nature because it talks about respecting the animals‚ pollution‚ and how trees are a big part in deforestation. Not only this‚ this story portrays how people
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