the most cost effective means for establishing national and global conservation priorities.” Conservationists are challenged with the problem of protecting a range of species at minimal costs. As such conservationists have to prioritize to help those in most need of assistance or trouble (Myers et al. 2000). Therefore‚ many conservationists have adopted the surrogate species approach as a shortcut to aid with the conservation priority decision (Caro and O’ Doherty 1999). The surrogate species
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How bacteria can affect the lives of humans and other organisms Bacteria can enter the body in 3 different ways. Through the gas exchange system‚ by breathing in pathogens‚ most are trapped in the mucus lining in the lung epithelium. There are also cilia that move the mucus up the trachea and into the mouth where it is removed. However some bacteria is still able to reach the alveoli where they invade cells and cause damage. Another way it can enter the body is through the skin‚ if the skin is
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Ecosystem Preservation versus Conservation Earth is composed of many different ecosystems and each one is a "dynamic complex of plant‚ animal‚ and micro-organism communities interacting with the non-living environment as a functional unit" (Protecting Threatened Ecosystems‚ 2004). These ecosystems are an intricate part of the human lifecycle as they provide us with our water‚ food and energy. Since mankind is in a take and take some more relationship with the ecosystems‚ many of them have had their
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Energy Conservation SCI/275 Energy conservation is so important. Why you ask? Because of the limited amount of nonrenewable energy sources on Earth‚ it is important to conserve our current supply or to use renewable sources so that our natural resources will be available for future generations. Energy conservation is also important because consumption of nonrenewable sources impacts the environment. Specifically‚ our use of fossil fuels contributes to
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One problem with cultural conservation: To put it simply‚ and its not a problems that only conservatives very often confuse (or conflate ethics and aesthetics. When Gertrude Himmererfarf lambastes out (as she perceives it) ’amoral‚ ’sexually deviant’ and ’polymorpously perverse’ culture she is primarily responding to something that she finds culturally foreign and aesthetically threatening. I agree with her that values are oftentimes a good thing‚ but only when they are born of an ethical
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Conservation & Preservation The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI)‚ as an attached office under the Department of Culture‚ Ministry of Tourism and Culture‚ is the premier organization for the archaeological researches and protection of the cultural heritage of the nation. Maintenance of ancient monuments and archaeological sites and remains of national importance is the prime concern of the ASI. Besides it regulate all archaeological activities in the country as per the provisions of the Ancient
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Forest (Conservation) Act‚ 1980 (with amendments made in 1988) I. Forest (Conservation) Act‚ 1980 with Amendments Made in 1988 An Act to provide for the conservation of forests and for matters connected therewith or ancillary or incidental thereto. Be it enacted by Parliament in the Thirty-first Year of the Republic of India as follows:1. Short title‚ extent and commencement. (1) (2) (3) 2. This Act may be called the Forest (Conservation) Act‚ 1980. It extends to the whole of India except the
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Global Climate Change: Reality and Human Impact POL203 Position Paper M. Sharaput November 14th‚ 2012 Climate change is a widely discussed topic in recent history. It has been a topic of debate amongst educators‚ activists‚ and politicians. The debates have varied from its impact‚ importance‚ and existence. Environmental justice advocates have lobbied for change to be implemented to combat the impacts climate change. Organizations such as 350 (named after the targeted PPM for safe atmospheric
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60-70% of the world’s total biodiversity exists. India has two out of the 18 biodiversity hot spots in the world. India has rich traditional knowledge and wisdom in the conservation of nature and natural resources. Religious beliefs‚ culture and folklore have together treated nature and environment with sanctity. Conservation and protection of environment and love for nature have always been part and parcel of Indian ethos and culture. Independent India has traveled a long way on the path
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Conservation versus Preservation Dear editor in chief of the Central Kentucky News Journal‚ I am writing you this letter to inform you of how we must conserve the natural resources located in the Bridger Teton National Forest. If you are not aware of what the Bridger Teton National Forest is‚ it is a “3.4 million acres of public land located in western Wyoming.” (University of Phoenix‚ 2007) For the most part‚ “It has remained virtually untouched by human presence and is the largest contiguous
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