Introduction There are many different biomes that cover the surface of the planet‚ but there is one that is of particular importance‚ the tropical rainforest of Africa‚ The Congo. This vast rainforest is home to almost half of Africa’s animal species and is the second largest rainforest in the world.(“pbs.org”‚ n.d.) The Congo plays an important role in climate regulation‚ both locally and globally‚ and contains a wealth of biodiversity‚ including thousands of endemic plants and
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There are two types of rainforest biomes: tropical and temperate. Tropical rainforests are found near the equator and are moist and hot all year round. The climate in this biome is very humid‚ maintaining a high humidity of 77% to 88% all year round‚ due to the frequent rainfall. The rainfall is all year round and receive annual precipitation amounts from 60 to 160 inches. There is little to no seasonal changes in weather. The average temperature in tropical rainforests range from 70 to 85°F (21
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Stakeholder marketing Reshma Patel Option two CIM STAKEHOLDER MARKETING Hi Reshma‚ many thanks for your full and final SM draft‚ I’ll provide feedback in lime green this time (wow!) You do seem to be mostly on the right lines but because many of your notes were not inserted into the structure we agreed previously‚ it is still difficult for me to understand what goes where. Once the structure is clear you can add more of the relevant theory‚ and then apply this theory to your chosen
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In the late nineteenth century is was very difficult for Americans to preserve wilderness and to sustain human prosperity. As American population grows‚ and its needs and expectations put greater pressure on the environment. As the industry continued to develop this was destroying its natural resources’. Farmers were draining the nutrients from the soil‚ miner’s workers were destroying the topsoil‚ which was causing the soil to wear away‚ forests were decreasing‚ wildlife was becoming extinct‚ and
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Amazon Rainforest Essay‚ I will be choosing the Rubber Tappers. Rubber tappers are a group of people who tap rubber trees for a living. They want to keep rubber tapping but‚ the loggers are cutting the trees down. All they want is protected areas where they can keep rubber tapping. Only the Brazilian government can approve of that. Rubber tappers first came to the Amazon rainforest in the 1870’s. Most rubber tappers live in Brazil‚ near the Amazon rainforest‚ or in the Amazon rainforest. Rubber
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Karipuna‚ the people who Salge has interviewed‚ is an Indigenous community in the state of Rondônia in Brazil with 58 members remaining‚ living in an officially protected area in the hear of the Amazon rainforest. Surrounded by numerous cattle farms and destroyed rainforest‚ they have become more and more vulnerable to constant death threats. With that being said‚ the Karipuna has constantly received death threats and blackmails from the logging industry. A colossal size of forest about
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There has been an ongoing debate on how the Amazon Rainforest should be exploited. The Forest is a vast 1.7 billion acre tropical rainforest located in South America. It covers 60% of Northwestern Brazil. Because of many resources the Rainforest possess‚ there are different views on how the forest should be harnessed. For example‚ some believe that the forest’s trees be used for rubber tapping or be extracted from tree sap to improve Brazil’s economy. Loggers believe that they should be able to continue
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Claudia Valdez Anthropology 1 M&W Coral Reef Destruction They can be found in all three of the Earth’s oceans‚ scattered throughout 109 countries. Ancient natural masterpieces formed by a variety of delicate lime secreting coral polyps. The oldest discovered reef was formed over 500 million years ago‚ which makes it one of the oldest ecosystems to exist. Little is known about the lifespan of coral colonies but they have been known to last
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job but a job with the benefits of having affordable healthcare for their whole family. Over the years the United States has came a long way in healthcare but I still do not believe that the help is targeted at the right people who need it. Stakeholders contribute to making the current health care system in the United States too
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Tropical Rainforest of Malaysia – Sarawak Introduction As we all know that deforestation sharply accelerated in these decades‚ more and more forests disappeared. Environmentally‚ it causes global warming‚ soil erosion‚ decline in biodiversity‚ degraded ecosystem and water- cycle.[1] Economically and ethically‚ the deforestation caused by logging and commercial agriculture by the developed countries‚ like the U.S. The people in developing countries lose their long term profits when the rainforests disappear
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