Name: Maricar A. Magale Section & Schedule: A3; MTh 10:30am-12pm Threats of Biodiversity “The loss of biological diversity is second only to nuclear warfare in its threat to human and other life on this planet.” - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Biodiversity is the variability among living organisms from all sources‚ including inter alia [among other things]‚ terrestrial‚ marine and other aquatic ecosystems and the ecological complexes of which they are a part; this includes diversity
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Contemporary Issues Environmental threats Overpopulation Every 20 minutes‚ the world adds another 3‚500 human lives but loses one or more entire species of animal or plant life - at least 27‚000 species per year. ZGP July 1999 World population growth peaked at about two percent per year in the early 1960s. Latest population figures indicate that the rate of growth has slowed to 1.33 percent annually‚ equivalent to 78 million people a year. UNFPA 1999 The highest world population growth
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Categorizing Vulnerabilities Eddie Wilmore Western International University HHS 350 September 10 ‚ 2006 Hollie Kopp Toppel There are quite a few vulnerabilities that can affect organizations productivity. These vulnerabilities can be environmental‚ utilities & service‚ criminal behavior‚ equipment failure‚ and information security issues. To protect the organization against loss of productivity and data loss we have created an assessment of the potential danger each
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Name of the village: …………. Date of assessment: …………. VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT FORMAT HISTORICAL BACKGROUND: 1) When was the previous occurrence recorded in this area? a) 1st Occurrence: Year …………………………… Month …………………………… Date b) 2nd Occurrence: Year …………………………… Month …………………………… Date c) 3rd Occurrence: Year …………………………… Month …………………………… Date STUDY OF SOCIO-ECONOMIC‚ CULTURAL‚ POLITICAL BACKGROUND OF THE AREA 2) What is the basis of family economy of this area? a) Business
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Advancing Statewide Spatial Data Infrastructures in Support of the National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI) Strategic Planning Process Map For use by all Stakeholders in the Geospatial Community Produced by NSGIC for the Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC) March 2006 Advancing Statewide Spatial Data Infrastructures in Support of the National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI) Strategic Planning Process Map For use by all Stakeholders in the Geospatial Community This
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INDIA ECONOMY & INFRASR+TRUCTURE OVERVIEW India is rich in natural resources and manpower and has made significant economic progress since attaining independence in 1947. India’s economy encompasses traditional village farming‚ forestry‚ fishing‚ modern agriculture‚ handicrafts‚ a wide range of modern industries‚ and a multitude of support services. Economy transformed from primarily agriculture‚ forestry‚ fishing‚ and textile manufacturing in 1947 to major heavy industry‚ transportation‚ and telecommunications
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Threats may be created by a broad range of relationships and circumstances. When a relationship or circumstances creates a threat‚ such a threat could compromise‚ or could be perceived to compromise‚ a professional accountant’s compliance with the fundamental principles. A circumstance or relationship may create more than one threat‚ and a threat may affect compliance with more than fundamental principle. Threats fall into one or more of the following categories: (a) Self-interest threat – the threat
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nditions‚ in 2008‚ Best Buy Co. asked its employees toseparate from the company on voluntary basis (ecoustics‚ 2008). This strategy allowed thecompany to settle down in the market to some extent. By the end of fiscal year 2008‚ its revenueshowed remarkable stability and consistency proving the decision of cutting down work forcewas right (ecoustics‚ 2008).Corporate partnership with C P W has helped the company to perform better in the adverseconditions of the economy and markets. Early this year
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The Threats of Cyber Crime How Cyber Crime is the Most Dangerous Crime and how it Affects our Society Today The Threats of Cyber Crime In today’s society‚ where everything is done online‚ around the world governments and businesses are losing billions upon billions of dollars every day. People ranging anywhere from teenagers to adults make cyber-crime the most threatening crime‚ just googling the term “hacking” can create an instant hacker. In the past‚ the worst thing that could happen
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can survive in peace. Steps should also be taken towards afforestation. We should get into the habit of using recycled paper and eco-friendly objects and mustn’t waste paper. We have created this problem and now it’s up to us find a solution to it. Each one of us can make some contribution to save our Planet Earth from the apocalyptic global warming. Man needs to think reasonably before using the available resources just to flaunt his wealth. Instead of fast depleting petroleum‚ technology should
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