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    Iyengar sanjay ! ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION AND ITS EFFECT ON INDIAN ECONOMY The environmental problems in India are growing rapidly. The increasing economic development and a rapidly growing population that has taken the country from 300 million people in 1947 to more than one billion people today is putting a strain on the environment‚ infrastructure‚ and the country’s natural resources. Industrial pollution‚ soil erosion‚ deforestation‚ rapid industrialization‚ urbanization‚ and land degradation

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    planet are being depleted at a very fast rate. According to some estimates‚ more than 50 percent of the tree cover has disappeared due to human activity. Although humans have been practicing deforestation since ages‚ it was in the mid-1800s that forests began to be destroyed at an unprecedented rate. As a matter of fact‚ throughout the earlier part of the medieval age‚ Europeans used to live amongst vast areas of forested land. But later‚ they began deforestation at such a high rate that they started

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    planet are being depleted at a very fast rate. According to some estimates‚ more than 50 percent of the tree cover has disappeared due to human activity. Although humans have been practicing deforestation since ages‚ it was in the mid-1800s that forests began to be destroyed at an unprecedented rate. As a matter of fact‚ throughout the earlier part of the medieval age‚ Europeans used to live amongst vast areas of forested land. But later‚ they began deforestation at such a high rate that they started

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    STATUS OF FOREST INVASIVE SPECIES IN SRILANKA N.D.R. Weerawardane Forest Department‚ Sri Lanka Country Background Introduction Sri Lanka is a tropical island with a land area of About 6.5 million hectares. This country lies between 50 52’ North and 79o 41’ and 81o 54’ east. The country has a tropical climate with monsoon dominated rainfall. Total land area is about 65‚610 sq km. The island consists of a mountainous area in the southcentral parts and a vast coastal plain‚ which surrounds it.

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    tropical rain forests by the hands of man in the name of progress. The only way to remedy this ominous hazard is to get people to view tropical rain forests as more than mere varieties of vegetation and wild animals. The key to solidifying the necessity of tropical rain forests lies deep within the intricate layers of biodiversity that culminates into life sustaining resources for human life. In general‚ in order to obtain a basic understanding of the importance of tropical rain forests‚ one needs

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    Laguage Faculty Name: TRAN THI THUY Campus: 28-30 Ngo Quyen‚ District 5 Student Code: 09072836 Module: US CULTURE Class: NN09-AV MID-TERM TEST Date 11/29/2012 TOPIC: Research both sides of the issue: the environmental value of the rain forests and the need of the people who are cutting them down. Also looking for what experts are recommending should be done. TROPICAL RAINFORESTS Tropical rainforests are important to everyone‚ not just to the plants and animals living there. Nowadays

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    Tropical rain forest is very important for our nature such as for ecosystem balance‚ earth temperature and flora and fauna habitat. In our country Malaysia‚ most of the forest are announced as a forest reserve to preserve our forest from destroyed. Not only important to flora and fauna but also to people. For some people‚ their lives depends on forest. However‚ deforestation activity by irresponsible people has led to imbalanced ecosystem. First of all‚ the effect of deforestation is pollution

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    activities connected with wood harvesting‚ processing and trade that do not conform to law. Illegalities occur right through the chain from source to consumer‚ the harvesting procedure itself may be illegal‚ including corrupt means to gain access to forests‚ extraction without permission or from a protected area‚ cutting of protected species or extraction of timber in excess of agreed limits. Illegalities may also occur during transport‚ including illegal processing and export as well as misdeclaration

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    know it is at stake. Forests‚ in particular‚ can be found all over the world and are a vitally important part of our planet because they cover much of its surface and are abundant with both animals and natural resources. From tropical forests to temperate forests‚ these habitats are all important. Humans exploit many of the products of these forests‚ particularly timber. Unfortunately‚ some do not harvest timber in a responsible‚ sustainable manner. Because of this‚ forests are shrinking‚ habitats

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    "lungs of our planet?" The reason is because the plants and tress there are a lot and the carry in carbon ioxide abd we breathe in oxygen. Which would be a good place to live. 5. Identify and discuss three causes of deforestation. Wipping out a forest and turning it into a cleared land. Whichs mean when making new bulding or new neighborhood. 6. What efforts are being made to address deforestation as a serious environmental issue? List at least one example of a group or organization that is

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