planet are being depleted at a very fast rate. According to some estimates‚ more than 50 percent of the tree cover has disappeared due to human activity. Although humans have been practicing deforestation since ages‚ it was in the mid-1800s that forests began to be destroyed at an unprecedented rate. As a matter of fact‚ throughout the earlier part of the medieval age‚ Europeans used to live amongst vast areas of forested land. But later‚ they began deforestation at such a high rate that they started
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Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon and its Causes Deforestation is the removal of a forest or stand of trees where the land is thereafter converted to a non rural use. Examples of deforestation consist of conversion of forestland to farms‚ ranches‚ or urban use. Between May 2000 and August 2006‚ Brazil lost nearly 150‚000 square kilometres of forest—an area bigger than Greece—and since 1970‚ more than 600‚000 square kilometres of the Amazon rainforest has been ruined. In quite a lot of tropical
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health impacts‚ loss of property damage‚ loss of livelihoods and services‚ social and economic disruption‚ or environmental damage. It had been divided into many types. The two main types of man-made geological hazards are collapsing of buildings and forest fire which happening recently. Now‚ I’m going to talk about the collapsing of buildings first. The structure of a building actually is fundamental to ensuring the safety of people in or around the existing buildings. However‚ human’s ignorance‚ negligence
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Deforestation is the elimination of forest and woodland areas on the large scale. Deforestation emerged as a major problem because of large scale losses evident particularly in tropical regions. Evidence of deforestation dates back much further than modern times‚ owing to the fact that deforestation is also a natural process. Uganda is a small African country located in East Africa and is crossed by equator in the south. The location in the equatorial region‚ a number of lakes in the country
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or biological materials that cause harm or discomfort to humans or other living organisms‚ or cause damage to the natural environment or built environment‚ into the atmosphere. The atmosphere is a complex dynamic natural gaseous system that is essential to support life on planet Earth. Stratospheric ozone depletion due to air pollution has long been recognized as a threat to human health as well as to the Earth’s ecosystems. Indoor air pollution and urban air quality are listed as two of the
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The Essential Guide to Online Learning provides information on assisting online students with options to allow for a successful learning experience. Below are some strategies that I feel can be beneficial as a student. Planning- The pre-reading strategy can be a great asset as an online student. It can allow for you to prepare for assignments in a timely manner. As an online learner‚ planning ahead prevents stress that can happen when waiting until the due date of a project to read and it gives
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Host communities’ perception of the availability of forest resources and products over time The study revealed that the response ratio and the total forest product availability index of each host community had been on a downward trend in the availability of forest resources and products over time in Pendjari National Park. Resource scarcity due to over-utilization of forest resources could be responsible for the downward trend. Thus‚ the benefits accrued to a host community and their level of involvement
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1. Where Are The Worlds Rainforests Located? Tropical rainforests are located around the equator. The weather is bright and sunny for about the same time every year‚ the reason for this being is because they’re located between the tropics of Capricorn and Cancer‚ were sun consistently shines. On a yearly basis approximately 160-400 inches (4‚064mm-10‚160mm) of rainfall is recorded on average for each rainforest‚ surprisingly these sunny and wet conditions are quite stable. The top 5 countries with
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Running head: Advantages of retaining forest reserve Advantages of Retaining Forest Reserve in Cities International Islamic University Malaysia Abstract The research paper argues about the issue of development at Air Hitam forest reserve near Puchong. The arguments will elaborate about why forest reserve should be retained in cities to suit the current issue relating to this problem. This research was conducted through library research by using newspaper‚ journal‚ and internet articles
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that exists today in the tropical forest? a tropical rain forest represents a closed system using insect or animal pollination in which species evolve independently of other ecosystems 2.) An examination of biodiversity in tropical rain forest indicates that this habitat occupies ____ of the earth’s surface and contains ______ of all plants and animals on earth. 7% 50% 3.) Tropical rain forests soils are said be poor essentials minerals‚ but growth in these forest lands is lush so one can only conclude
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