Some of the major effects of deforestation include biodiversity loss‚ local climate change and global warming. Farmers often have trouble raising crops‚ which typically results in more problems‚ such as an increase in food prices. Soil erosion and cultural displacement also can occur. Those who want to address the problem have a variety of options‚ however. Biodiversity Loss A loss of biodiversity often follows a reduction in the amount of forested land. Trees‚ shrubs and other plants provide shelter
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According to the Asian Development Bank (ADB)‚ there has been a drop of 90% in the quantity of marine organisms that can be trawled in some traditional fishing areas of the Philippines. This isn’t just a question of declining fish stocks and biodiversity‚ but also of social impacts and economic losses. Mismanagement of fisheries resources is estimated to cost US$ 420 million annually in lost revenues. At the root of the overfishing problem is weak fisheries management‚ ineffective policies and
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comments and appraisals of his political rivals and critics‚ is a political idol without a shadow of doubt. The nature of respect he commands throughout Gujarat is awe-inspiring. And after the end of Vajpayee era‚ he is the lone warrior standing tall in the NDA camp‚ often giving sleepless nights to the UPA government. He can retain the chair of CM of Gujarat as long as he wishes and presumably there is no one in the state who can give him even a close fight. But that’s not the point. The point is‚ can
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TOURISM PLAN FOR NINOY AQUINO PARKS AND WILDLIFE CENTER I. INTRODUCTION The Philippines is one of the dream destinations for many ecotourists all over the world. Enveloped within an otherworldly landscape of sea and jungle‚ where large number of magnificent floras and faunas can be found‚ it truly is one of the few places of its kind. In that‚ it contains all of the major ecosystems that warm weather or tropical tourists look for when deciding on a vacation spot. It could be argued that pretty
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proponents maintain that biotechnology can ease world hunger‚ scientists and consumers alike express their concern for its potential harms to the environment. Biodiversity • Earth contains ecosystems whose health depends on a balance‚ known as biodiversity‚ of different plant and animal species. Biotechnology potentially threatens biodiversity by introducing a single type of organism‚ such as a genetically modified seed‚ across a wide area. In an article published in 2001‚ renown agricultural ecologist
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The Sipsey wilderness fits two of the ten UNESCO criteria for international heritage status. It fits criteria nine and ten. “(ix) to be outstanding examples representing significant on-going ecological and biological processes in the evolution and development of terrestrial‚ fresh water‚ coastal and marine ecosystems and communities of plants and animals. And (x) to contain the most important and significant natural habitats for in-situ conservation of biological diversity‚ including those containing
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Disappearing Diversity Politics‚ Population‚ & Practices The Tropical Andes hotspot is located on the western coast of South America‚ from western Venezuela to Northern Chile and Argentina‚ and includes portions of Columbia‚ Ecuador‚ Peru and Bolivia. The focus country will here will be Peru‚ a developing country in Latin America. This country is special because it became the latest developing country to enact a domestic climate change initiative with a goal of lowering carbon emissions in its
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that live there benefit from the Everglades‚ but humans do too. It is important that the Florida Everglades remains a healthy ecosystem. The Florida Everglades has biodiversity‚ it benefits humans‚ and it houses many endangered species. Biodiversity means that there are many different species in an ecosystem. The Everglades has biodiversity‚ which is good for food chains. According to "Are the Everglades Forever?"‚ "Having many different kinds of plants and animals
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the operation so much pollution is being distributed into our atmosphere‚ that it has become one of the biggest reasons why our earth is dying. Mountaintop mining is horrible because it destroys ecosystems and damages biodiversity over an extreme scale. Too many acres of biodiversity has been damaged. 724+ miles of streams have been completely buried because of mountaintop mining between 1985-2001. The land that is being destroyed are homes to animals. These animals no longer have homes because
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"offensive" against his nature‚ that some of the problems of environmental protection and conservation have become universal. Ozone depletion‚ greenhouse effect amplification‚ submitting desert‚ the Amazon forest destruction‚ impoverishment of biodiversity‚ both interested in all peoples and countries of the world‚ calling into question the future of human civilization. More than ever‚ such universal problems require global solutions! The concept of "sustainable development" refers to a process
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