4.3.1 State the arguments for preserving species and habitats. Why conserve biodiversity? The values of biodiversity can be classified as either direct values or indirect values (see pp.119-120 in the IB ESS Course Companion): • Direct values - can be (relatively) easily calculated • goods harvested & destroyed for consumption (eating) or sale in a market • generally physical commodities of some sort • private goods - value accrues to the owner of the resource • Examples:
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Association and the American Federation of Labor – Congress of Industrial Organizations. Pharmaceutical companies have created interest groups to influence Congress to help them regulate prescription drug prices. There are public interest groups such as Greenpeace who focus on making the world a better place. There are popular single-issue interest groups that concentrate on one primary issue such for example the National Rifle Association and Mothers Against Drunk Driving. Finally there are ideological groups
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The main features of England’s ecosystem. England’s ecosystem is not very diverse‚ this is similar to all islands around the world‚ being and island it is unlikely that the ecosystem will change mainly because of the area. Islands usually also have their own specific and unique biome‚ England is no exception though it does share the Island with Wales and Scotland as well. Though England’s ecosystem and biome are unique they are very similar to that of near by countries. Frances northern coast (Normandy)
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POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES College of Engineering and Architecture Building. NDC Compound‚ Sta. Mesa‚ Manila Rise OF electric VEHICLES Submitted to: ENGR. DANTE GEDARIA Submitted by: ROMANO‚ MARK FRANCIS B. BSME IV-I 2009-01711-MN-0 Rise OF electric VEHICLES By Rissa Katrina M. Camongol Philippine Daily Inquirer First Posted 08:13:00 09/27/2009 Filed Under: Global Warming‚ Road Transport‚ Alternative energy MANILA‚ Philippines?There?s something about
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They are home to millions of animals and are located all over the world. They contain vital medicines and supply the majority of oxygen that is found in the atmosphere. Rainforests are one of the natural wonders of the world. However‚ they are enticing as they produce lucrative materials‚ as well as containing large amounts of unclaimed spaces. Many of these temptations are too much for people as about 18 million acres of forest are cut down every year (Rinkesh). Recently‚ rainforests have encountered
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Title: How did Fukushima change the World? Mission statement: Egy esetleges zéró nukleáris energia politika hatása Japán energia piacára I. Introduction Fukushima is a prefecture in the Tohoku region on the island of Honshu in Japan. On Friday 11 March 2011 the Great East Japan Earthquake hit the region with an epicentre 130 km away from the east cost of the island. The historic-high magnitude of 9.0 was followed by a major tsunami that inundated about 560 sq km and resulted in human death toll of
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Characteristics of Business Leadership-Anita Roddick Olympia Parker Professor David Fish Business Management 302 February 24‚ 2012 Introduction Anita was born in Littlehampton in 1942. As the child of an Italian immigrant couple in an English seaside town‚ Anita was a natural outsider‚ and was drawn to other outsiders and rebels. James Dean was Anita’s schoolgirl idol. Anita also had a strong sense of moral outrage‚ which was awakened when she found a book about
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339-354‚ (Accessed:19 April 2013). Sachs‚ J.‚ (2012)‚’The marketing monster’‚ The Conference Board Review‚ fall (Accessed: 15 April 2013). Tsoukas‚ H. (1999) ‘David and Goliath in the risk society: making sense of the conflict between Shell and Greenpeace in the North Sea’‚ Organization‚ 6 (3): 499-528(Accessed : 18 April 2013). Winter‚ S. (2003)‚ “Understanding dynamic capabilities”‚ Strategic Management Journal‚ Vol. 24‚ pp. S991-5 (Accessed: 13 April 2013).
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Washington‚ Business Wire‚ press release 14.06.2001 [57] The Global Market Place‚ 1987 [58] Belen Balanya…[et al.] (2000) ‘Europe Inc.‚ Regional & Global Restructuring and the Rise of Corporate Power’‚ Pluto Press‚ London‚ pg. 29 [59] Ibidem [62] Greenpeace press release‚ March 7‚ 2001 // see also: Multinational Monitor‚ April 2001‚ pg. 6-7 [63] Unilever Jaaroverzicht 2000‚ en verkorte jaarrekening (Unilever publication‚ Dutch version)
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The Amazon Rainforest is the largest tropical rainforest in the world. The majority of the rainforest is sited in Brazil with 60% of the rainforest contained there. It is also spread throughout other nations in South America such as Peru‚ Columbia‚ Venezuela‚ Ecuador‚ Bolivia‚ Guyana‚ Suriname‚ and French Guiana. (See Figure 1) Land clearing has become a major contributing factor in the destruction of Amazon Forest and the development of its land. This is predominantly due to human activities which
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