Pradesh with growing awareness of rapid deforestation. It was the strong uprising against those people‚ who were destroying the natural resources of the forests and disturbing the whole ecological balance. “ "Maatuhamru‚ paanihamru‚ hamra hi chhanyibaunbhi... Pitronnalagaibaun‚ hamunahi ta bachonbhi" Soil ours‚ water ours‚ ours are these forests. Our forefathers raised them‚ it’s we who must protect them. -- Old Chipko Song (Garhwali language) ” Strategies used Chipko means tree hugging
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Yveneka Lestin Cobble Hill 9th December 1‚ 2014 Topic: Deforestation Argumentative Essay Deforestation is the process of cutting down trees and plants in an area‚ mainly in rain forest. Rain forest are home to 50 percent of its species‚ maintain the water cycle and protect against flood‚ drought‚ and erosion. Trees plays a significant role in the environment and deforestation is harmful to humans and our environment. Deforestation poses a threat to the biological
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The subject of deforestation and the effects that it has on the environment have been heavily debated for a long time; particularly over the last few years. Governments and large lumber companies see large profits in the mass deforestation of forests and state that their actions are having few‚ if any‚ harmful effects on the environment. Most people disagree with this and think that the environmental effects are devastating and will become irreversibly disastrous in the very near future. Whether
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My project was over the tropical rainforest biome. The tropical rain forest is a forest of tall trees in a region of year-round warmth. An average of 50-260 inches (125-660) cm of rain falls yearly. A tropical rain forest has more kinds of trees than any other area in the world. Scientists have counted about 100-300 species in one 2 ½ acre area in South America. Seventy percent of the plants in the rainforest are trees. There are a couple of topics that can be discussed within this biome such as
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Congo basin and other lowland regions in Africa‚ and they are both on the mainland and the islands off of Southeast Asia. What kinds of activities could people do in this location? There are variety of activities you could do in the rain forest‚ few common are; Swim‚ paddle and explore crystal-clear rivers‚ volcanic lakes‚ and spectacular waterfalls surrounded by Wet Tropics rainforests on the tropical. Most rainforest resorts‚ lodges and even B&Bs have day walks and evening tours for guests
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Earth’s forests. Each year‚ strips of forest equivalent to the size of Panama are cut down and cleared. If these mass clearings continue at the rate they have been‚ all of the rain forests across the globe could cease to exist within one century. One major cause of deforestation is agriculture. When farmers need more room to plant crops‚ or more space to graze their livestock‚ they cut acres of forests down to accommodate themselves. Sometimes‚ small farmers clear away trees in the forest to feed
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emergent layer which has giant trees growing from 100 to 240 feet tall. These trees have umbrella-shaped crowns that grow high above the rest of the forest. They have their own distinct plant and animal life. The next layer is called the canopy. These trees grow up to 130 feet tall‚ and they form a tight canopy‚ or covering‚ over the rest of the forest which allows very little sunlight to come down. The branches and trunks of these trees are covered with smaller plants and appear to be tied together
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habitat quality‚ water quality‚ shoreline protection and aesthetics (Twilley & Chen 1997). Mangrove communities are characterized by higher primary productivity compared to other terrestrial plant communities (Lugo and Snedaker‚ 1974). Though standing forest biomass is not a direct measurement of primary productivity‚ it is often used for comparison of the potential productivity (Clough and Attiwill‚ 1982; Hutchings and Saenger‚ 1987). Standing biomass provides information on primary productivity‚ storage
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FOREST CONSERVATION BOTSWANA Prepared by: Judith Nomvuyo Ndlovu 1.0 Introduction Forest Conservation Botswana (FCB) is a company registered under the Botswana’s companies’ Act and mandated to manage the Tropical Forest Conservation Fund (TFCF) in Botswana. The company is a non-profit making entity and is directed by the Ministry of Environment‚ Wildlife and Tourism on behalf of the Governments of Botswana and the United States of America. The main aim of the Tropical Forest Conservation
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this year’s (2014) Fire Prevention Month‚ the Bureau of Fire Protection recorded a number of 618 structural fire incidents. Fire incidents occur mostly due to carelessness. For the past years‚ numerous cases of houses and establishments were burned that led to high cases of death and property losses. Fires often occur during summer and hot season because there is a gradual increase in the temperature‚ which makes flammable objects become more prone to cause fires. And because fire produces smoke‚ it
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