Sustainable Tourism in Kumarakom – A Case Study Background kumarakom is situated on the banks of the Vembanad Kayal (backwater)‚ 10 km. west of the Kottayam District Head Quarters in Kerala. Kumarakom‚ a backwater tourism hub is gaining strategic place in on the tourist map due to its natural charm and aesthetic beauty. Tourism development in Kumarakom started with the lease of KTDC land in the bird sanctuary area to Taj Kerala Resorts Limited in the 1989. Tourism has developed rapidly in the area
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Productivity Enhancement Program - Fish Seeding & Dispersal - Maintenance of Mariculture Zones (Padre Burgos‚ Tagkawayan) - Distribution of Seaweed Seedlings Research and Development Services - - Effect of stocking density on the culture of mangrove snapper in cages Growth performance
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a challenge and not as an apocalyptic event‚ there are many ways that could help us to live in a warmer world and even learn to use a warmer world to our advantage as a species‚ we could start by ending deforestation‚ preserving and propagating Mangroves and start the plantation of Redwood trees using Terra Preta(3) as a way to increase the lands fertility. Deforestation is one of the biggest ways in which we are depleting the earth of the lungs that uses to purify the atmosphere and clean the environment
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attack the enemies. The military also sprayed a chemical mixture on the crops that were used to feed the Vietnamese army and population. The original problem that the U.S. military was trying to solve with the “Rainbow Chemicals” was to eliminate the mangroves and to expose the Vietnamese soldiers. Agent Orange was the main chemical used to try and solve the military’s problem. Along with Agent Orange there was also Agent White‚ Purple‚ Pink‚ Green‚ and Blue. All of these
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Park is located within Homebush Bay (33 51’ S‚ 115 33’ E) and is approximately 12 kilometres west of Sydney’s CBD. The intertidal wetland has formed along the southern edge of the Parramatta River. The 58 ha intertidal wetland is made up of 40 ha of mangrove forest‚ 10 ha of open‚ shallow water- the waterbird refuge and 8 ha of saltmarsh. The wetlands are the largest residual intertidal wetland located on the Parramatta River. Over 135 species of birds have been recorded at the park‚ including 5
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possible. India is a land of great variety of natural vegetation. Himalayan heights are marked with temperate vegetation; the Western Ghats and the Andaman Nicobar Islands have tropical rain forests‚ the deltaic regions have tropical forests and mangroves; the desert and semi desert areas of Rajasthan are known for cactii‚ a wide variety of bushes and thorny vegetation. Depending upon the variations in the climate and the soil‚ the vegetation of India changes from one region to another. On the basis
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Description: The rainbow parrotfish is the largest fish in the Atlantic to eat plants. Males can grow to lengths of 1.2 meters‚ or almost 4 feet long. There are two forms of males. “Initial phase” is the phase when males are drab in color and have a similar appearance to females. In the “terminal phase”‚ males are neon and rainbow colored; this is where their name comes from. The fins are orange with streaks of green branching towards the back and tail. They have teeth that are merged to form a tough
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Everglades National Park 1 Everglades National Park Name University of Phoenix SCI/230 September 23‚ 2010 Everglades National Park 2 When it comes to one of the biggest national parks in the world‚ with beautiful animals‚ some on the verge of extinction and also all of the beautiful landforms it possesses a name that come to mind is the Everglades National Park located in the southern section of the Florida peninsula. The Everglades National park covers about 1‚506‚539
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(http://www.skwirk.com) Causes and Effects of Coastal Degradation (http://wwf.panda.org) 1. Excess amount of sediments -many large rivers along the coast of the ecoregion carry vital nutrients and sediments that are important to plankton‚ mangroves‚ and seagrass beds. 2. Climate change and its serious impacts -changes to the coastlines caused by human activity have exacerbated the effects of climate change. 3. Threats to marine animals -marine mammals were hunted to the edge of extinction
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In 2008‚ the world experienced one of the greatest numbers of deaths from natural disasters. Some of the contributing factors included extreme weather brought about by climate change‚ as well as urbanization in vulnerable areas. The urbanisation phenomenon is a feature that is being shared by all cultures across all continents on the globe‚ it not so much a result of higher birth rates in urban areas as it is of the continuous migration of people across regions as they are lured into urban areas
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