Dr. Ramachandra Guha‚ a leading Indian historian‚ is internationally acclaimed for having pioneered the new horizons of environmental history‚ viewed from the varied perspectives of the public. His most celebrated work in the field of environmental history is The Unquiet Woods: Ecological Change and Peasant Resistance in the Himalaya (1989). In The Unquiet Woods‚ he studies the (then still current) Chipko movement where villagers from a region in Uttarakhand opposed the profitable exploitation of
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Wildlife conservation Wildlife Conservation includes all human efforts to perserve wild animals from extinction. It involves the protection and wise management of wild species and their environment. Some species have become extinct due to natural causes‚ but the greatest danger to wildlife results from human activities. Thus‚ we ourselves have created this need for wildlife conservation. The progress of man throughout has been beneficial for the human race but it is the wildlife that has suffered
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Solutions to ecological problems Ecology is a very important and urgent issue today. This word means the relation of plants and living creatures to each other and to their environment. Nowadays‚ this relation is damaged. Our environment suffers from ecological problems‚such as: air and water pollution‚ rainforest destruction‚ extinction of plants and animals.If there is a problem – there should be some solutions as well. To begin with‚ one of the biggest ecological problem is water pollution
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environmentally sustainable development? Living More Sustainably 1-1 What Is the Difference between Environment‚ Ecology‚ and Environmental Science? Defining Some Basic Terms • Environmental science is a study of how the earth works‚ how we interact with the earth‚ and how to deal with environmental problems. • Environment – everything that affects a living organism (any unique form of life) • Ecology – a biological science that studies the relationships between living organisms and their environment •
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Conserving Biodiversity in the Himalayan Rangelands A term paper Nawraj Sapkota Roll no. 25 Tribhuvan university Central Department of Environmental Science Kathmandu‚ Kirtipur 2010 Supervisor: Mr. Prabin kishor Sharma Contents Chapters Page no. Executive summary 1 Introduction
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all sizes‚ from microscopic to many tonnes - from cyanobacteria togiant redwoods‚ and from viruses and bdellovibrio to blue whales. Charles Elton pioneered the concept of food cycles‚ food chains‚ and food size in his classical 1927 book "Animal Ecology"; Elton’s ’food cycle’ was replaced by ’food web’
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Chapter 7 Multiple Choice Questions Name: ____________________________________________________________ 1) Any network of relationships among a group of components‚ which interact with and influence one another through exchange of matter and/or information‚ is referred to as ________. A) an interchange B) a system C) an ecosystem D) an environmental collaboration E) hierarchy Diff: 1 Objective: 7.1 Systems‚ ecosystems‚ biotic‚ and abiotic
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The organisation and the environment in which it operates in are not closed systems because they influence each other. The organisation thus cannot be successful if it is not in step with its environment. The simple fact that the organisation interacts with the environment means that the organisation is is acting in an open system and will be both affected by the environment and also impact on the environment. This means that the organisation draws its inputs such as human‚ financial and informational
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Unit 4 Ecosystems Background Introduction The abundance of a species and species diversity affect how natural resources are processed within an ecosystem. This pattern of processing contributes to functional and compositional characteristics of an ecosystem. But many ecosystems around the world are currently experiencing significant changes in species composition‚ abundance‚ and diversity due to the influence of human activity. These changes have‚ more often than not‚ led to a reduction in species
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Kaczynski. (June 25‚ 2007). “Environmental Correlates of Physical Activity: A Review of Evidence about Parks and Recreation.” Leisure Sciences: An Interdisciplinary Journal‚ Volume 29‚ (Issue 4)‚ pages 315-354. * Liddle‚ M. J. (1997) Recreation ecology: the ecological impact of outdoor recreation and ecotourism. Chapman and Hall: New York. * “Seven Biggest Causes of Stress.” The 6 healthy habits.com. 2010-2012. < http://www.the6healthyhabits.com/biggest-causes-of-stress-2.html > --------------------------------------------
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