Environment - how can you help protect it? Our planet is in trouble! Almost every day we seem to hear of yet another problem affecting the environment - and what a list of problems! - pollution‚ acid rain‚ climate change‚ the destruction of rainforests and other wild habitats‚ the decline and extinction of thousands of species of animals and plants....and so on. Nowadays‚ most of us know that these threats exist and that humans have caused them. Many of us are very worried about the future of our
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From the most well known Great Barrier reef‚ to other reefs that occupy seashores‚ coral reefs remain one of the world’s natural habitats that rival the rainforests in their longevity and life. Something that has seemingly been taken advantage of by tourists and nature lovers alike‚ the coral reefs may be disappearing faster than the rainforests (Scales). According to the Great Barrier Reef Outlook Report 2009 put out by the Australian Govt.‚ every major aspect of the Great Barrier Reef‚ from chemical
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2000). Now more than ever‚ people are becoming aware that the world’s natural resources are finite with previously pristine‚ natural environments shrinking at an alarming rate. Ironically‚ as our interests in these areas grow‚ they seem to be disappearing. Therein lays the challenge: how to manage a tourism industry to the most ecologically sensitive natural areas of the world‚ which are the most sensitive to outside entities‚ whilst ensuring sustainability? There has been extensive research
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possible. Shaped by oceans and rainforests that generate oxygen‚ absorb carbon dioxide‚ govern climate‚ weather and temperature‚ the planet earth is under siege. The alchemy of natural greenhouse gases that enables life has been augmented with chemicals from tail pipes and smoke stacks. For every truckload of product produced‚ many more truckloads of waste are created. The oceans have been flooded with mercury‚ heavy metals‚ and toxic chemicals. The forests are disappearing‚ deserts are widening‚ the
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destruction of large areas of forest or rainforest. Deforestation happens for many reasons‚ such as logging‚ agriculture‚ natural disasters‚ urbanization and mining. There are several ways to clear forest -- burning and clear-cutting the land are two methods. Although deforestation occurs worldwide‚ it’s a particularly critical issue in the Amazon rainforests of Brazil. There‚ the tropical forests‚ and the species of plants and animals within them‚ are disappearing at an alarming rate. In December 2007
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only involve human relations. Some companies face dilemmas because they must also look out for the environment. For instance‚ in The Lexus and the Olive Tree‚ the fate of the Amazon was discussed because it is gradually disappearing. Farmers are selling their portions of the rainforest to
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DEFORESTATION Forest is a habitat of many species of plants and animals. It also gives many advantages to human. Tropical forests include dense rainforests‚ where rainfall is abundant year-around‚ seasonally moist forests‚ where rainfall is abundant‚ but seasonal‚ drier and more open woodlands. Nowadays‚ tropical forests of all varieties are disappearing rapidly as humans clear the natural landscape to make room for farms and pastures‚ to harvest timber for construction and fuel‚ and to build roads
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people” (Payne‚ p.131). The Amazon River in Brazil‚ hold many indigenous people and many species that are unique to Brazil‚ f the trees keep getting cut down‚ there will be no forest and many will have lost their homes. The Amazon rainforest is estimated to be disappearing at the rate of 3 million acres a year” (Payne‚ p. 135). Technology needs to slow down and allow Earth to catch up‚ the environment is diminishing due to the technological advancements that
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Organism Physiology Paper Deborah Chase Biology 101 Professor Y. Henry March 9‚ 2015 Organism Physiology Paper (Chimpanzees) Chimpanzees are hominid species of apes native to Africa and the closest related to humans which they share 95-98% of human DNA. Earlier research reports that the oldest known primates are about 65 million years old with the chimpanzees emerging about 20 million years ago. It is thought that the chimpanzee’s level of intelligence has allowed it to survive
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species extinction. Some scientists predict as many as a third of all species will become extinct by 2050. Goble warming mess up the food chain. It cost many play to die off of drought. Polar bears rely heavily on Arctic sea ice‚ which is rapidly disappearing due to global warming. Climate change is altering key habitat elements that are critical to wildlife’s survival and putting natural resources in jeopardy. Many scientists believe the rate of climate change is too rapid for various species to keep
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