environment. Rainforests have evolved over millions of years to turn into the incredibly complex environments they are today. They represent a store of living and breathing renewable natural resources that for millions of years have contributed a wealth of resources for the survivaland well being of humans. Rainforests have given us basic foodsupplies‚ clothing‚ shelter‚ fuel‚ spices‚ industrial raw materials‚ and medicine to all those who have lived there. Everything in the rainforest is extremely
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Biomes Tropical Rain Forest & Boreal Forest Locations Tropical Rain Forest • Tropic of Capricorn- 23.5° S latitude • Amazon Rainforest – Latitude above 15°N Boreal Forest • Boreal Taiga- 50° N latitude • Boreal Siberia- 34°N Latitude Abiotic Factors Tropical Rain Forest • Weather‚ climate‚ rain‚ sunlight‚ clouds‚ and soil is very poor in these areas. The Amazon river rises a lot its water is absorbed in plants for nutrients. Boreal Forest • Weather‚ Climate‚ and soil
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Table of Contents Introduction Page 3 Problem Identification Page 4 Literature Review Page 5 - 7 Objective of the Study Page 8 - 9 Research Plan Page 10 Time Line and Resources Page 11 - 12 References Page 13 A RESEARCH PROPOSAL To: Director Climate Change Project Prime Minister Office Project Putrajaya 52100 Malaysia From: Zaimah Hassan Date: 1st Jan 2010 Subject: A Research Proposal on the Climate Change
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Australia ’s Involvement in the Vietnam War‚ the Political Dimension Part 1 © Brian Ross‚ 1995 Introduction This is the second post promised analysing why Australia entered the Vietnam War. American readers should be warned that because it looks primarily at the domestic political scene in Australia at the time‚ it does as a consequence refer to characters and events which most of you will not be aware of. However‚ I have included a short preface‚ attempting to identify most of the major players
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The Jewels of the Rainforests Many people refer to the poison frog as the “jewels of the Rainforest‚” because of their peculiar colors‚ but beware these frogs can be very deadly. Their main habitat is the bottom of tropical rainforests‚ yet the some live high in the canopy and never come down. They have amazingly bright colors and fantastic patterns to warn other rainforest animals that they are poisonous‚ but occasionally they are swallowed‚ and the consumer might die depending on the type of poison
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Introduction of Sabah Sabah‚ the second largest state in Malaysia‚ located on the northern island of Borneo‚ the third largest island in the world. Sabah covers an area of 72‚500 square kilometers with a coastline of 14.400 kilometers of the South China Sea on the west coast‚ Sulu Sea in the northeast and Selebes Sea to the south. Broadly speaking‚ the size of the state is about the size of Ireland in Europe. The capital of Sabah is Kota Kinabalu formerly known as Jesselton during the time
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Enzo Tan 1-D 26 Paleolithic Era: * Greek in origin: * Palaios: old * Lithos: stone * Literal translation: Old Age Of The Stone * 2.6 m.y.a until 10‚000 Before Present * (In which Present is Jan. 1‚ 1950) * Distinguished by the primary use of stone as tools for hunting‚ and building. * Men also used bone and wood as material for tools. * Men hunted in small groups or bands. * A rich source of Paleolithic artifacts is the Euphrates river.
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BUSINESS ETHICS ASSIGNMENT – TASK 3 CONTENTS Introduction………………………………………………………………………………………………………….…Pg 3 Background on Asia Pulp and Paper Co’…….………………………………………………….……..Pg 4 Question of Ethics – Deforestation and Illegal logging……………………………………….…Pg 5 Wildlife Extinction…………………………………………………………………………….……………………Pg 6 APP becoming sustainable…………………………………………………………………….……………….Pg 8 Recommendations to live and operate sustainably ……………………….…………………….Pg 9 Ethical code for APP……………………………………….……………………………
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Sustainability at Mars Chocolate The Company Mars Chocolate is one of the world’s leading chocolate manufacturers and employs more than 13‚000 people across 110 sites worldwide. Mars is a private‚ family owned company and is governed by a Board of Directors. The Directors are members of the Mars family. The Mars Board of Directors receives independent advice from four external Board Advisors. The parent company‚ Mars‚ Incorporated is run by a global management team that oversees the day to day
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Group 7: Malaysian Environment Policy Group Members: 1) YEE JIN KIAT 2) CHAN KEEN KEET 3) LEE KANG WEI 4) LAU HONG YONG 5) SHAHUL HAMEED 6) LIM WAI MUN Lecturer Name: SURESH A/L S.SAMINATHAN Table of Contents Abstract 3 Introduction 4 Analysis of Content 5 Conclusion 10 References 11 Abstract The following report is about the Malaysian Environmental Policy which was made to safeguard our environment and to promote sustainability as its prime objective. This report comprises of a brief introduction
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