The birth and growth of human civilization and culture has been very intimately connected with the forests. Forests have had a great influence on human thought and way of living. For example‚ the Vedas and Upanishads‚ the oldest known religious‚ philosophical and literary monuments of mankind are the direct products of forest-life in ancient India. The Aranyakas or the Forest Texts form an integral part of these oldest testaments of human wisdom and philosophy. They are called so because they were
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Water is an integral part of land/soil productivity. Its misuse can cause both degradation and erosion of soils. Management of water resource is considered to necessary for well being of human life as well as crop yields. There is a gap between the seasonal availability of water and its equitable supply throughout the year. Accordingly the storage of water and passage through soils is very important. It is well known that about 70% area in this country is subject to varying degree of water stress
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WATER CONSERVATION IN CHILE How often do we think about water? By Cristián Bravo Galarce Have you ever wondered how long you can live without drinking water? It is not a difficult question if you know a little bit about yourself. When it is hot‚ you need to drink water; when you eat‚ you need to drink water. However‚ you can live without having a shower; let us make it clear‚ you are going to be the one who is there‚ alone‚ nobody is going to like you but you can survive anyway. Water is the
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What are we doing to protect our surroundings? Garbage heaps are increasing and disposal of waste seems an alarming task. People are becoming insensitive towards plants and animals thereby harming our ecosystem. As a student‚ what have you done to protect our environment? Do you know why we need to conserve our wildlife? We must make a conscious effort to conserve the world’s plants and animals. Plants are essential for our own survival. Plants use the sun’s energy to make food—a process called
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Energy Resource Plan As the power bill is nearing to be three times as much as it has been‚ one thing on every household’s mind is‚ how are we going to conserve energy? Conserving energy is more than just “saving the planet”. It is preserving earth for future generations‚ your kids‚ your grandkids‚ and your lineage. We need to treat the earth like a precious family heirloom that is nearing its breaking point. There are two categories of energy: renewable and nonrenewable. Renewable energy comes
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How to Conserve Water Conserving water is an easy way to help me and the environment. It helps me because it gives me some money and it helps save the world. Saving water is very important because even though water does not run out we are limited of what people can use. So keep reading to learn how to conserve water at home. I enjoy taking long 20 minute showers. Well did you know that if the world takes 20 minute showers that we are wasting over 150‚000
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Conservation of Mass Lab Author: Aubrey Bryant Team Members: Elianna Chavez‚ Berkley BresemannDate of Experiment: Date Report Submitted: September 30‚ 2014 Instructor: Josh GeisingerClass: Chemistry Purpose: The purpose of this experiment was to use the Law of Conservation of Mass and the Law of Definite Proportions to determine the quantity of zinc chloride that is produced in a chemical change from a given amount of zinc. Background: We used two important laws of chemistry in this lab
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as it does astride the typhoon belt‚ in the active volcanic region known as the “Pacific Ring of Fire‚” and in the geologically unstable region between the Pacific and Eurasian tectonic plates. The Philippines also suffers major human-caused environmental degradation aggravated by a high annual population growth rate‚ including loss of agricultural lands‚ deforestation‚ soil erosion‚ air and water pollution‚ improper disposal of solid and toxic wastes‚ loss of coral reefs‚ mismanagement and abuse
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sleep I looked on the bed-stand to find an old article that dated back to my third year of elementary school. After rereading this article thirteen years later‚ with a smile‚ I recognized my destiny is and has always been devoting my career to the conservation and preservation of our ecosystems. In my third grade class we attempted to introduce higher biodiversity along a creek through adding plants‚ which in turn attracts other organisms. Some of the older teenagers had rampaged through and stole our
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Effects of Pollution 1. Environment Degradation : Environment is the first casualty for increase in pollution weather in air or water. The increase in the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere leads to smog which can restrict sunlight from reaching the earth. Thus‚ preventing plants in the process of photosynthesis. Gases like Sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide can cause acid rain. Water pollution in terms of Oil spill may lead to death of several wildlife species. 2. Human Health : The decrease in quality
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