Ecosystem: Stony Creek Metro Park My pick for this park was based on the fact that this was made in to a natural ecosystem in 1964. A plan was drawn to make this park by making a dam and creating a 500 acre lake in the center of a 4‚461 acre land section from the stony creek (a tributary of the Clinton River). Once the dam was formed the lake was made‚ and the park came together. There are many plants and wildlife in this park‚ and fish in the lake. This park is a great place to go for any relaxation
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same dams could cause a flood or prevent a drought because these ideas had to be inferred in weren’t literally in the videos. • How well were the lesson’s student performance objectives attained? The learning target for this lesson is “I can observe
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Groups Condemn Government for Awarding ECC of SMI/Xtrata: TAMPAKAN MINING WILL WORSEN CLIMATE RISK IN MINDANAO In a recent development that will worsen the vulnerability of the country‚ particularly Mindanao‚ climate justice and environmental groups strongly denounce the P-Noy Administration for recently awarding the Environmental Compliance Certificate (ECC) of SMI/Xtrata and pursuing the construction of the mining project in Tampakan‚ South Cotabato amidst strong protest. “We strongly condemn
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WATER RESOURCES What are water resources? Water resources are sources of water that are useful or potentially useful to humans. It is important because it is needed for life to exist. Many uses of water include agricultural‚ industrial‚ household‚ recreational and environmental activities. Virtually all of these human uses require fresh water. Only 2.7% of water on the Earth is fresh water‚ and over two thirds of this is frozen in glaciers and polar ice caps‚ leaving only
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Amod kumar Saini Matriculate - M.Sc. Forest Ecology and Management Albert-Ludwig University‚ Freiburg‚ Germany Problem/major issue Degradation of Wetland due to drought conditions/ Decreasing No. of Migratory Birds in the Ghana National Bird Sanctuary‚ India Issue Degradation of Ghana wetland due to droughts and scanty rainfall in the region and decreasing number of migratory birds in Keoladeo Ghana National Park in India. Problem was more severe in the year 2000‚2002‚ 2003‚ 2005 and 2008
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strike On 28th March‚ 2006‚ Medha went on a hunger strike‚ in protest of the decision taken by the authorities‚ to increase the height of the Narmada dam. The strike continued for a long period of 20 days and finally came to an end on April 17‚ 2006. The Supreme Court rejected the plea of Narmada Bachao Andolan to stop the construction of the dam. To know the complete life history of Medha Patkar‚ read on. Detainment by Police On December 2‚ 2006‚ Medha was arrested by the police at Singur
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implement. The alternative of detention basin or monkey cheek will be taken into government consideration that its feasibility assessment will be conduct before implementing the project. To put it more precisely‚ the construction of the dams‚ upper Yom Dam‚ and lower Yom Dam will degrade the environment‚ relocate great number of families‚ and their storage capacity are lesser when compare with numerous detention basin. Detention basin will be built in many area of Yom river Basin‚ thus when counting all
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and non-biodegradable waste into it. It is this sheer volume of pollutants released into the river every day that are causing irreparable damage to the ecosystem and contributing to significant sanitation issues. Dams Built in 1854 during the British colonization of India‚ the Haridwar dam has led to
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water bodies and built structures. From the macro environmental impact point of view‚ such change will reduce the capacity of the area as a carbon sink. Man-made structures (dams and ancillary structures) will also permanently change the visual setting of the area with the consequential impacts on natural aesthetics. This dam in particular‚ is relatively huge and will in a significant way intrude into the natural setting of the area. As a consequence of the various development components‚ the existing
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inland lakes and man made dams; both these landforms provide the essential water needs to the vast areas of the dry Australian continent. The natural water bodies are large inland lakes‚ which collect rainfall from the many widespread river systems throughout Australia. The man made water bodies are the large dams built to hold large volumes of water so necessary for food production and human consumption. Australia’s man made water bodies are called dams. These are concrete walls
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