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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In today’s world‚ most of us know that it is important to turn off lights and other electrical appliances to conserve energy‚ but not everyone understands that the reason for the emphasis on cutting back on the use of energy is due to the inevitable depletion of our environment’s nonrenewable resources. Of course‚ electric power is not the only factor that has lead to our supply of nonrenewable resources declining in recent decades. The overdependence on natural gas and oil to fuel our cars and
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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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Did the Conservation Movement of the Early Twentieth Century Successfully Preserve the American Environment? T.H. Watkins argues that the movement did preserve the environment because of Gifford Pinchot’s role with the forest. Watkins states‚ “President Roosevelt would establish the first federal wildlife refuge” (158)‚ and the forest will be handed to Pinchot’s care. He became the first the nation’s first chief forester and divided land with rangers in charge of each land to make sure laws were
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Wildlife Conservation Wildlife is a vital part of our ecosystem. Wildlife includes all animals and other organisms. Many animals are in the danger of extinction and strongly need to be saved. Animals add to the natural beauty of the earth. Humans’ activities become a big threat to the animals. Hunting and fishing is a sport or recreation for some people. Animals get killed indiscriminately. Some people kill animals for making profits by selling their skins‚ meat etc. Poaching is done in some of
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Importance for Wildlife Conservation * Maintains ecological balance & the organisms have their unique positions in food chains‚ food webs which keep ecological balance. * Wild life contributes to the maintenance of material cycles such as carbon and nitrogen cycles. * For improvement and progress in agriculture‚ animal husbandry and fisheries the genes from wild life preserved as gene bank are utilised in breeding programmes. * Wild life provides a number of useful products like food‚ medicine
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10 URBAN ENVIRONMENT Suneel Pandey‚ Shaleen Singhal‚ Pragya Jaswal‚ and Manraj Guliani Great cities are planned and grow without any regard for the fact that they are parasites on the countryside‚ which must somehow supply food‚ water‚ air‚ and degrade huge quantities of wastes. —Eugene Odum Six to seven million people are added annually to urban India. At the beginning of this millennium‚ 285 million Indians lived in its nearly 4400 towns and cities (Census 2001)
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biodiversity exists. India has two out of the 18 biodiversity hot spots in the world. India has rich traditional knowledge and wisdom in the conservation of nature and natural resources. Religious beliefs‚ culture and folklore have together treated nature and environment with sanctity. Conservation and protection of environment and love for nature have always been part and parcel of Indian ethos and culture. Independent India has traveled a long way on the path of progress and industrialization
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Soil Erosion And Conservation SOIL EROSION AND CONSERVATION Erosion Erosion is the removal of soil particles by the motion of wind or water. Soil erosion is one of the major concerns of modern agriculture throughout the world. The fallowing contributes to soil erosion: Misuse of land‚ Mismanagement of arable land‚ Indiscriminate felling of trees‚ Overgrazing‚ Poor soil and water management Erosion causes or Results in a: Decline in soil fertility‚ Water supply‚
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