A Biosphere Reserve and a World Heritage Site‚ Sinharaja Forest Reserve is certainly one of the most popular tourist attractions in Sri Lanka. If you are one who always gets attracted to greens‚ wildlife and its heritage‚ and most importantly the birds‚ Sinharaja Forest Reserve is certainly going to be your place. A virgin rainforest in Sri Lanka is an amazing land of a number of endemic species including trees‚ insects‚ amphibians‚ mammals‚ reptiles and of course the birds. In fact‚ it is the variety
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Affected the Antarctic Food Web Team E University of Phoenix Environmental Issues and Ethics SCI/362 April 19‚ 2011 How humans have affected the Antarctic food web The purpose of our team paper is to prepare a comprehensive paper on how humans have affected the Antarctic food web. The icy Antarctic water is very deceiving‚ not only is it home too many sea animals but also in theses icy waters live a multifaceted food web that feeds many animals. The foundation of the food web consists of photosynthetic
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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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FOREST FIRES A forestfire is any uncontrolled fire in combustible vegetation that occurs in the countryside or a wilderness area.[1][2] Other names such as brush fire‚ bushfire‚ forest fire‚ grass fire‚ hill fire‚ peat fire‚ vegetation fire‚ veldfire‚ and wildland fire may be used to describe the same phenomenon depending on the type of vegetation being burned. A wildfire differs from other fires by its extensive size‚ the speed at which it can spread out from its original source‚ its potential to
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are few legal and business practices which have caused as much controversy and public outcry‚ as privatization of forests. Other than the Ocean‚ forests are maybe the most important system to sustain life on this planet. Forests regulate weather‚ neutralize ecosystems and sustain life to the cellular level. So why would anyone privatize forests? In a nutshell‚ proponents of forest privatization argue that the resources are not being fully exploited. They argue‚ many neighboring nations and people
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step into the forest‚ I notice at first the trees‚ stretching high above the ground‚ as if in competition with one another‚ to see who will reach the sky first. Their roots are long and strong‚ going deep under the ground‚ indicating that they have lived in the area for a long time‚ for centuries. As I look up‚ I notice first their leaves. Although they are green‚ they have a tinge of gold reflected in the sun making them bright and radiating their light around the forest. Looking down
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Preservation of Forests resources Several measures have been prescribed for the preservation of the forests. They are as follows: The trees cut down for timber or other uses‚ should be matched with planting of more trees‚ so that‚ there is no scarcity. The use of fuel wood and wood charcoal should be discouraged. The conventional sources of energy should be tapped. Biogas should be employed for cooking‚ to lessen the consumption of fuel wood. Modern methods of forest management should be
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increases the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. The carbon dioxide in our world’s atmosphere acts like a sheet of glass on a greenhouse. It lets the sunlight through but does not let all the heats back out. The continued degradation of our forest heightens the threat of global warming because the trees and other plants that take up carbon dioxide from the atmosphere to be used for photosynthesis are gone. The burning of wood or its decay contributes to the release of more carbon which combines
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The Drama of Existence: Myths and Rituals in Wole Soyinka’s Theatre Rosa Figueiredo‚ Polytecnic of Guarda‚ Portugal Abstract: The citation for Soyinka’s 1986 Nobel prize for literature reads: “Who in a wide cultural perspective and with poetic overtones‚ fashions the drama of existence”. The “wide cultural perspective” mentioned refers to the fact that Soyinka’s writings‚ especially the dramas for which he is best known‚ are at once deeply rooted in traditional African expressive and performance
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Forest Logging on the Environment Ethics and Social Responsibility Monday‚ November 24‚ 2008 The McGraw Hill Online Learning Center defines the term environmental ethicsas a search for moral values and ethical principles in human relations with the natural world. The branch of philosophy that deals with values in general is known as axiology‚ and ethics‚ a subdivision of axiology‚ is more or less concerned with moral values‚ or non- moral values as they relate to moral values. Environmental
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