_____Cameron Kashani_____‚ a review of: Spicer‚ John I. 2009. Biodiversity. New York: Rosen Pub Biodiversity and its decline is a subject often overlooked when talking about the dangers facing our planets ecosystem. A main reason for this seclusion is the vague nature of the word biodiversity. It is a term that has so many different meanings because of people’s different subjective interpretations. However at the Convention on Biological Diversity at Rio de Janeiro‚ Brazil in 1992‚ the term was
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Rui: Hi! Ducain! Nice to meet you! Ducain: Hi! Rui Sheng! Nice to meet you too! R: Today I’m going to show you a funny photo of me. D: Wow‚ what kind of photo? R: " Chiadang!! " Hahaha‚ it is so funny right? D: Oh my God! What are your dog doing? Are you two sleeping together? R: Of course no‚ well at that time‚ I was napping soundly. I think that she felt alone‚ so she jump up to my bed and began to teasing me‚ hahaha! I think she just wanted to play with me. D: Oh I see‚ What’s her name
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sub-species of black Rhino‚ was declared extinct this week by the IUCN‚ five years after the last survey of its habitat in Cameroon turned up no evidence of surviving Black Rhinos. The western black Rhino was once widespread across the savannas of central-west Africa but it has decreased due to hunting in the early 20th century. The population rose again in the 1930s due to conservation efforts‚ but was to no avail as these slipped away. The population was in the hundreds by 1980 and decreased to
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’ Water! Water! Water! ’: These are the words of a person dying from thirst‚ which me or you might be hearing or even crying it out aloud in the near future‚ because human being’s most serious problem and dilemma in the 21st century might not be war or hunger or disease or the collapse of civic order‚ it may be the lack of Fresh Water‚ according to a United Nation’s (UNESCO) report. At present 1.1 billion people lack access to clean water‚ while 2.4 billion lack access to proper sanitation‚ nearly
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INFLUENCING HABITAT GEOGRAPGHY 1010 GEO 1010 TOPIC: FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE HABITAT What is habitat? What environmental factors limit the distribution of habitat? How do organisms interact with one another? How do habitat communities change with time if left undisturbed? Where do species come from? How do they change and evolve? These are question that will be discussed later. There are several factors that influence habitat: A habitat is a natural
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Making oil conservation a way of life is in truth a very simple concept. The simplest way to do this is to cut down on your use of cars. Bike‚ walk‚ rollerblade‚ skateboard‚ or run to your destination. Not only does it conserve oil but it gives you exercise as well. Another way to make oil conservation a part of life is to choose materials other than plastic which uses crude oil for household items; you should also use cloth or paper bags instead of plastic bags when shopping. One very simple way
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conservation of natural resources Introduction conservation of natural resources‚ the wise use of the earth’s resources by humanity. The term conservation came into use in the late 19th cent. and referred to the management‚ mainly for economic reasons‚ of such valuable natural resources as timber‚ fish‚ game‚ topsoil‚ pastureland‚ and minerals‚ and also to the preservation of forests (see forestry)‚ wildlife (see wildlife refuge)‚ parkland‚ wilderness‚ and watershed areas. In recent years the science
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Joe Garcia PTAC-1308 Energy Conservation It would be hard to imagine a life without the use of energy. So many of the products that we use on a daily basis are powered because of electricity‚ which in turn is generated because of energy. American’s use a mixture of different energy sources to cool and heat our homes‚ offices‚ and means of transportation. We also use energy sources to illuminate and power these same places. Oil has provided the United States with less than 50% of energy needs
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on Biological Diversity; Red Data Book; Red List; Vascular plants. Abstract In the light of important developments in biodiversity conservation in the global and national arenas over the last decade (2001-2010)‚ this paper appraises the progress in identifying threatened vascular plant species of Bangladesh as a primary step of species diversity conservation. It is argued that‚ as per the IUCN Red List categories and the Volume 1 of ‘Red Data Book of Vascular Plants of Bangladesh’ published in
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WATER CONSERVATION INTRODUCTION: Water is essential for life on earth. Water is needed for growing food‚ keeping ourselves clean‚ generating power‚ controlling fire and most importantly to stay alive! This list is simply non-ending. This shows that water is an integral part of our daily life and we are heavily dependent on it. Water conservation – Refers to reducing the usage of water and recycling of waste water for different purposes such as cleaning‚ manufacturing‚ and agricultural irrigation
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