Stakeholder: Paul McDonald Organization: Friends of the Great Bear Rainforest Position: - present development of the Great Bear Rainforest is unsustainable - clear cutting destroys wildlife habitat - not against forestry‚ but there needs to be a land protection plan Argument: examples‚ quotes‚ that support the stakeholder’s position - 60% of the Great Bear needs to be protected—key watersheds and habitats - remaining 40% of the rainforest needs sustainable forestry practice - conservation-based economy
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Central Congo Basin Moist Forests “The Congo Basin makes up one of the most important wilderness areas left on Earth. At 500 million acres‚ it is larger than the state of Alaska and stands as the world’s second largest tropical forest” (Congo Basin). The Amazon is the only moist tropical forest that is bigger than the Congo Basin moist forest. The Congo Basin moist forest is four times the size of France and contains about one fourth of the closed canopy forest left on Earth (Managing Congo Basin
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Deforestation is simply the means of removing trees and forests‚ generally through burning or cutting. In this paper I will cover South America where deforestation mainly takes place as needs in agriculture rise requiring more land. In the tropical regions there are mainly three types of deforestation that take place. Firstly‚ in poor economy countries such as South America‚ poor citizens turn to agriculture for feeding their families. Farmers use agricultural settlements and then cut down acres
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What Is a Forest Ecosystem? Forests are important ecosystems that provide environmental and economic benefits. Forest ecosystems are unique environments and are categorized based on the types and ages of trees‚ climate and soil. They impact the environment at scales ranging from local to regional‚ by influencing climate‚ nutrient dynamics and water movement. Forests are found all over the world‚ and they provide valuable economic and environmental services. Information About a Forest Ecosystem
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To The Mayor Municipal Corporation Muhammad Bin Awang Teh ‚ No. 72 ‚ Jalan Mawar‚ 22000 Jerteh‚ Terengganu. Dear Sir‚ Sub: Environment – Air Pollution in Jerteh I would like to draw your attention to the dismal state of environment in Jerteh . Increased vehicular traffic and chimney smoke has made air polluted. Citizens find difficult to breathe. Dumping of hazardous chemicals in river has polluted the drinking and ground water. Encroachments on both the sides of the road have made walking
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1. Where are the Yanamamo located? They are located in South America‚ between the countries of Venezuela and Brazil. 2. What is the environment? The Yanamami live in the tropical rainforest of the Amazon 3. What is the subsistence system practiced by the Yanamamo? The Yanamamo rely on foraging‚ horticulture‚ and hunting to subsist. 4. How are villages organized by kinship? Internally? Between villages? The Yanamami live in small-scale‚ kin-based communities. Each village seems to be relatively
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Palm Oil is a natural commodity that is obtained from the deforestation of tropical rainforests. Palm Oil is found in many products ranging from Soap and detergent‚ to cooking oil and edibles such as chocolate; it can also be used as biodiesel for automobiles. Though the uses of Palm Oil ranges for over half of everyday consumer products; the use of the oil carries many detrimental and concerning issues in the Environmental aspect. The article pertaining to the topic of Palm Oil; reveals the negative
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It is said‚ that forests cover 31% of the land area on our planet (WWF). Reducing the number of trees and the surface area of a forest is called deforestation. Deforestation is one of the biggest problems in today’s economic system. There may be a lot of positives behind the idea of cutting down trees; however they are all outnumbered by the negatives. If one is not careful with the removal of a forest‚ it may lead to more deserted areas. First of all‚ deforestation is one of the reasons for the
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The Sugar Glider‚ also commonly known as the Sugar bear or Honey Glider ‚ refers to the Australian marsupial mammal that is a part of the Pertauridae family. The Glider’s scientific name Petaurus breviceps is Latin and translates into ‘short-headed rope dancer’ describing the animal’s 15-21cm length and 95-160g body covered in light blue-grey fur with a white underside. It is naturally found in Northern and Eastern Australia‚ sections of midland Australia‚ Tasmania‚ Papua New Guinea‚ Indonesia
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uses‚ such as urban development or agriculture‚ transforming a forest into cleared land (“Deforestation and Afforestation”). When thinking about deforestation‚ the first place that comes in anyone’s mind is Brazil‚ because that is where the Amazon rainforest is located and it was once known to have the highest deforestation rate in the world. However‚ Canada‚ which accounts for “10 percent of the world’s forests…now accounts for 21 percent of all deforestation in the world” (Okolo). Due
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