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    Illegal Logging

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    perpetrators by reducing the cost of legal and regulatory compliance of timber harvesting‚ sometimes resulting in higher profits. Illegal logging in protected areas can lead to degraded forest ecosystems‚ loss of biodiversity‚ and indirectly to deforestation and the spread of agrarian activity in some developing countries. Several relevant multilateral and international agreements address illegal logging and illegal timber trade. These range from voluntary agreements that‚ for example‚ allow consumer

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    All these activities may have damaging environmental impacts. For example‚ land clearing for agriculture is the largest single cause of deforestation; chemical fertilisers and pesticides may contaminate water supplies; more intensive farming and the abandonment of fallow periods tend to exacerbate soil erosion; and the spread of monoculture and use of highyielding varieties of crops have been accompanied by the disappearance of old varieties of food plants which might have provided some insurance

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    Conservation of Forests

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    Forests are one of the most important natural resources that have been gifted to mankind for its sustained existence on earth. Conservation of forests is therefore a necessity that requires to be addressed as a priority. Forests provide us with huge amounts of tangible and intangible benefits‚ without which human existence would be threatened. Hence‚ for the survival of human beings‚ a holistic approach is required to be adopted towards a sustainable way to maintain our forests and meet our needs

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    John have this attribute‚ but also he took action with these intentions. John Muir became a popular man throughout America because of his good deeds and unique‚ naturalist perspective. For instance‚ most of the Sierras would have suffered from deforestation without John Muir’s efforts. Its beautiful landscape would have been torn down‚ all because of the want of greedy‚ short-sided people. John intended to keep this forest fully alive the way nature intended it.

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    Tropical Rainforest

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    developing countries‚ meaning more sources are needed. Developments taking place: Belo Monte Dam – Brazil Designed to divert 80% of the Xingu River’s flow – Will devastate an area of 1500 square KM of Brazillian rainforest‚ displace 40‚000 people Deforestation occurring to increase standard of living – More timber needed‚ more space needed for houses and roads. Location – Brazil‚ Southern Hemisphere. Near to the equator to the south of Tropic of Capricorn Biodiversity: The variety of plant and animal

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    The Kenyan Natural Resource Management project The project location is an area called Cherangany Hills‚ an area covered by rich forest and includes numerous national parks‚ swamps‚ lakes and conservation areas. A large indigenous population known as the Sengwer People‚ also called Cherangany or Dorobo by some are also from this area. This project that was intended for financial and industrial improvement of the native people of Cherangany Hills actually caused a lot of chaos and heartbreak and displacement

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    Briquette

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    conclude‚ more trees will be cut to sustain the demands of the people and the diminishing number of trees will result to less oxygen produced and more carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. In addition to that‚ charcoal production is one of the causes of deforestation in the world. To lessen the production of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere and to protect the environment‚ the researchers decided to produce briquettes from algae and waste papers. An unnaturally high abundance of algae blocks sunlight from

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    The Lorax vs. Jabberwocky Compare and Contrast Essay The Lorax and the Jabberwocky are two stories told in completely different universes yet they have many things in common as well as many things that are as close as not. The two stories take place in mystical worlds where common day things are distorted and transformed such as the Jabberwocky and the Lorax themselves. Both the stories take place in a mystical world and that is just one of the things that these two stories compare and differ in

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    consider themselves a part of the Korean nation. Regardless of that‚ the countries do have their differences. The entire peninsula is cut off from Northeast China by rugged mountains and sizable rivers (Rowntree 365). The north suffers from heavy deforestation‚ however it has more natural resources. The south has made extensive reforestation efforts post WWII and so they have more greenery. In terms of culture‚ there are more intense differences. In the South‚ k-pop and Korean drams have gone global

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    Deuteronomy Essay

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    destruction. Wasteful destruction of rubber shoes‚ moreover‚ leads to an increase in harvesting of latex and eventual destruction of the environment. The planet is suffering‚ take an example of Africa‚ the continent faces environmental crisis. Rapid deforestation is leading to land degradation‚ pollution‚ climate change‚ and the loss of bio-diversity. This threatens the future of the people of Africa. In other words‚ an impoverished land is leading to impoverished people. In this case poverty is linked

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