Homework 6 – Siovhan Tan Referring to examples‚ discuss the threats to biodiversity hotspots and why these threats could prove critical (15 marks) Biodiversity hotspots are areas in the natural environment that contain some of the biggest concentration of flora and fauna in the world‚ often containing many rare and endangered species. However many of these ecosystems are threatened by the likes of climate change‚ increased urbanisation/land use and tourism developments which can prove critical
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Challenges Facing Mega-cities Access to Formal and Informal Employment There are high levels of unemployment and under-employment in all the mega-cities of the developing world. This is because there just aren’t enough jobs in urban markets to account for the vast number of people requiring them. It is estimated by the International Labour Organisation (ILO) that 20-25% of adults in urban areas of developing world cities are without regular employment. Jobs are desperately needed for people
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(2003) describes an entrepreneurial opportunity as: “...a situation in which a person can create a new means-end framework for recombining resources that the entrepreneur believes will yield a profit. This definition of an entrepreneurial opportunity is useful in that entrepreneurial opportunities are about two things: something happening in the environment (resources) and something to do with the individual (creation‚ beliefs‚ recombination). Since opportunities are not always profitable the key word
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Facing the Facebook “Response” I’ve realized technology is very helpful now days but in the classrooms it’s more distracting than anything else. As Michael J. Bugeja stated in “Facing the Facebook”‚ Academics assessing learning outcomes often discover that technology is as much a distraction in the classroom as a tool. I catch myself checking my phone in class every now and then but when I do I miss out on what the instructor is teaching. Technology is a great tool for us to learn and gather information
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EMERGING DYNAMICS OF INTERNAL THREATS TO NATIONAL SECURITY Introduction 1. The multifarious threats to the security of Pakistan whether external or internal‚ have intensified in the 21st century. Unfortunately‚ no threat posed to the security of this country since the time of her inception has ever been fully controlled or eradicated. According to Quaid-e-Azam‚ “Pakistan was a cyclic revolution without parallel or precedence in history”. He wanted to make it a State that was united and powerful
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America‚ there was enough economic opportunity for a poor European to want to take the long boat journey across the Atlantic Ocean to start a new life. Europeans began immigrating to America creating colonies in the mid-eighteenth century. There were thirteen original colonies. A variety of religions and classes of people such as rich merchants‚ poor famers‚ and slaves moved to colonial America. Most‚ but not all were able to benefit from the economic opportunity in the new land. This essay will prove
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Land of Opportunities I’ve been here for almost two months. Observing and listening to other people’s advice.. Back in the Philippines‚ I worked in the Government for about 8 ½ years.. being the chief of political affairs of our Mayor in the City‚ I have the opportunity in dealing with different kinds of people‚ from rich to the poorest‚ from (few only) kind politicians to (too much) corrupt Politicians. And most of the problems that I encounter are in Legal aspects. From land issue‚ to accidents
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Executive Summary For industry sectors the threat of globalisation to their local market has increased competition which in turn has lead to price cutting and increased spending to maintain a competitive advantage over the opposition. In New Zealand the wine industry has been on to benefit from globalisation as it has lead to expansion of their target markets‚ effectively leading higher returns as they are can expand production. The increase in the supply of wine has lead many wine producing countries
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The Career Opportunities for BSHRM Graduates The research aims to determine the performance of the Hotel and Restaurant Management graduated students particularly in University of Caloocan City – Camarin Campus. The researchers would like to know whether they excel on their chosen career. They decided to take on this study to know and understand different opinions from the BSHRM graduating and non- graduating students. As we all know‚ as we all know‚ the Bachelor of
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The threat of entry into an industry depends on the barriers of entry that are present with the reaction from existing competitors that the entrant can expect. Next hold a strong piece of the market share even though it’s not a large amount. It would be difficult for a new competitor to enter the retail clothing industry in Dublin as there are already a number of key players such as Next‚ River Island‚ Topman‚ Penneys and Dunne’s Stores. There are six major sources of barriers to entry‚ looking at
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