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    Environmental Ethics

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    Environmental Ethics “Environmental ethics is the discipline in philosophy that studies the moral relationship of human beings to‚ and also the value and moral status of‚ the environment and its nonhuman contents” (Brennan‚ 1). We as human beings depend on our surrounding environments in order thrive‚ and so it is necessary to make choices on how to keep our environment healthy. With the advancement of technology and the global economy‚ our lifestyles have shifted from a purely agricultural

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    The Deforestation of the Brazilian Amazon region Throughout the years‚ the Amazon region of Brazil has become the focus of many controversial issues involving deforestation. One of the main concerns within this region is the cutting and distribution of trees‚ otherwise‚ known as logging. The forest industry surrounding the area has relied on sufficient lumber volume and growth in healthy forests. The conditions and outcome of logged forests in the Brazilian Amazon is associated with widespread high-resolution

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    Deforestation

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    My Greatest Nature Concern Is Global Deforestation Deforestation is a big issue worldwide that people do not put attention to‚ but it will be a future concern for humanity. For example‚ we the people are destroying forests‚ rain and tropical forests‚ jungles‚ mountains‚ and grasslands by cutting down lots of trees for personal use. Of course‚ we used the trees to build houses‚ buildings‚ farms‚ etc‚ and for some other different types of useful things‚ but we are not measuring the consequences

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    What Is Haiti In Haiti

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    Haiti possesses the western third of the Caribbean island of Hispaniola‚ which it offers with the Dominican Republic. Haiti is marginally littler than the condition of Maryland and lies only southeast of Cuba. Haiti is exceptionally uneven. Truth be told‚ the word Ayiti was a Taino (the first occupants of Haiti) word for place where there is mountains. The capital of Haiti is Port–au–Prince‚ which lies in the focal point of the nation‚ on the coast. Other essential urban communities incorporate Cap

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    Moringa oleifera is a deciduous tree species. it is fast-growing‚ small in size but can grow attaining a height of 10 – 12m. The crown are usually spreading and open with dropping fragile branches‚ the leaves are tripinnate in nature with feathery foliage and thick‚ corky‚ whitish bark (Parrotta‚1993). It is an important tree species that is highly valued for it medicinal and nutritional ability (Anwar‚ et al.‚ 2007). Soil has different characteristics such as texture and structure‚ these characteristics

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    Swift Parrot Essay

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    The animal the group got was the swift parrot. The swift parrot is a slim‚ medium-sized parrot with green wings and long pointed purple-red tail. The body is mostly bright green‚ with a dark blue patch on the top of the head. The forehead to throat is red and there is a red patch at the top of the wing. The female is slightly duller. The bright green body‚ dark feathers and red under the wing. They are noisy‚ active and showy‚ with a very fast flight. This species is also known as the Red-faced or

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    Illegal activity is proven to take place in this large jungle as (articles.latimes.com) writer Vincent Bevins of L.A Times speculates in the concept clarifying that ‘Brutal conditions and a culture of impunity across the 1.5 million square mile Amazon -region persist in the background of Brazil’s economic growth’ letting us know the accordance of deplorable actions and the affluence of the government. Such massive amount of land could be foreseen anot easy to control(projects.aljazeera.com/2015/07/slavery-brazil/)

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    Dappled Grackle

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    The writer of the editorial claims that hunting is the only cause of the decline in the population of dappled grackle in the Big Dark Swamp and Gordon Act should not be reauthorized unless it includes the same provisions of the Wayne County. Firstly‚ the Gordon Act prohibits the building of roads and cutting of old grown trees in the swamp but permits hunting.The editor blames the logging activities for the decline in the population of the dappled grackle. The editors claims are unsubstantiated

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    Deforestation In Brazil

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    This paper aims to highlight the legal and fiscal policies of the Brazilian government which directly encourage deforestation of the Amazon forest. It focuses on five key aspects of government policy: - Taxes on agricultural income - Rules of land allocation - Land taxes - Tax credit schemes - Subsidized credits Furthermore‚ it the author suggests several provisions such as increased incentives for forest guards in order to curb the deforestation practices. Brazil’s income tax laws for agriculture

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    Kayapo: Out Of The Forest

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    Samantha Hass Cultural Snapshot Thursday May 3‚ 2012 Kayapo: Out of the Forest The documentary Kayapo: Out of the Forest is about Kayapo tribes in Brazil. These tribes come together to unite against an architectural project that may take place on the Xingu River. This architectural project is the building of a dam. The Kayapo are very much against the project because the dam will end up flooding their land. In order to protest the dam‚ the Kayapo come out of the forest and go to Altamira to protest

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