drought. We‚ as people‚ must think of not only how this will affect us. But how it will affect our children- and even grandchildren. I would not like to merely "ask" people to conserve water; I would like to enforce them to do so. Without water conservation‚ our limited water supply will diminish over time. What is a Drought?Drought‚ like a destructing earthquake or flood‚ is a natural disaster. Drought is an insidious hazard to nature.
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Soil Erosion Erosion is a natural process by which rock and soil are broken loose from the earth’s surface at one location and moved to another. Soil erosion forms and changes land by wearing down mountains filling valleys‚ and making rivers appear and disappear. Erosion is usually a slow and gradual process that occurs over the course of thousands or millions of years. However the rate of erosion can be speeded up by such human activities as mining. How erosion occurs? Ero0sion begins with
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Wildlife Conservation in India What is Wildlife? Wildlife means all the flora and fauna‚ which are not domesticated by humans. It includes animals‚ plants and microorganisms. Wildlife tours in India is your chance to explore some of the well known tiger reserves and national parks sprinkled across different parts of the country. Wildlife in India India is a home to rich and diverse wildlife tours because of her wide range of climate‚ soil‚ weather and other such factors. Owing to such diversity
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CONSERVATION OF forest is certainly a necessity that requires to be addressed as a priority. For the survival of human beings‚ a holistic approach is required to be adopted as regards protection of the plant kingdom as well as the wildlife with regard to the peaceful and mutually beneficial co-existence of all. To prevent any kind of ecological imbalance a very pragmatic action plan has to be formulated. Towards achieving this many legislation have been enacted in India and elsewhere. At the
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defined as soil. Soils come in an almost infinite variety of vertical structures and textures. Most soils are hundreds of years old and change very slowly. The work ability of the soil is the ease in which a soil can be cultivated and is determined by the soil texture. There are distinct layers of soil that are not always visible to eye but are made up of different horizons. O horizon/Humus is the decomposing plant matter. A Horizon/Topsoil is the mixed humus and leached mineral soil. E Horizon/
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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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ENVIRONMENT CONSERVATION: ENVIRONMENT CONSERVATION -SAVE TODAY & SERVIVE TOMORROW CONTENTS: CONTENTS INTRODUCTION The 3 R’s TYPES OF CONSERVATION Energy conservation Water conservation Plant conservation Soil conversation Mineral resources conversation. Why Conservation? How To Conserve? INTRODUTION: INTRODUTION Conservation is an ethic of resource use‚ allocation‚ and protection. Its primary focus is upon maintaining the health of the natural world: its‚ fisheries‚ habitats‚ and biological
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SOIL POLLUTION INTRODUCTION Soil is the thin layer of organic and inorganic materials that covers the Earth’s rocky surface. The organic portion‚ which is derived from the decayed remains of plants and animals‚ is concentrated in the dark uppermost topsoil. The inorganic portion made up of rock fragments‚ was formed over thousands of years by physical and chemical weathering of bedrock. Productive soils are necessary for agriculture to supply the world with sufficient
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Wildlife Conservation is essential to the protection of endangered species and potentially saving humans and the ecosystem because scientists don’t know all of the affects that the extinction of certain species may have on the ecosystem and people. There is an ongoing battle between people who think that they are helpful and people that think that they aren’t doing anything. As the population of humans grows we have to expand so that we can all live comfortably. Unfortunately a lot of people believe
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When I was researching for this essay explaining what soil and water conservation means to me‚ I found two quotes that really stuck out to me. One written by Franklin D. Roosevelt stated‚ “A nation that destroys its soils destroys itself. Forests are the lungs of our land‚ purifying the air and giving fresh strength to our people.”‚ and another that was written by an unknown author read‚ “Water is life’s mater and matrix‚ mother and medium. There is no life without water.” I am not sure about you
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