speaking on our planet and the dangers that we are facing everyday and have no clue about it. Our planet is in major crises economically and physically. Everyday we hear more bad news about our planet. Reports tell us that wildlife and forests are disappearing at an alarming rate. Newscasts give the latest word on how quickly earth is losing its protective shield and warming up. Newspapers grieve over the pollution of our air‚ water‚ and soil. What can we do in the face of such widespread gloom? Natural
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Globalisation is the process whereby different countries in the world become interconnected and intergrated. Transportation is the movement of goods or people from one place to another. Improved transportation technology has reduced the time taken to transport‚ goods‚ materials‚ people and products from one place to another. Countries have built efficient transportation infrastructures such as highways‚ railways‚ seaports and airports to make it more efficient for goods and people to move around
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that exist currently and only 1.5 million have been identified (Sherry‚ 2). Scientists classify species into six different groups: plants‚ animals‚ insects‚ algae‚ fungi‚ and microorganisms (Today’s Situation). In the tropical rainforest alone‚ most species are disappearing at the rate of 1% a year (Sherry‚ 6). If the current trend continues‚ at least 50% of all currently existing species will be either extinct or endangered by the year 2050 (Today’s Situation). For this reason endangered species
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(Endangered Species 34). This directly correlates with the Allee effect‚ in that the population may not be viable enough for the density of the habitat any longer (The Allee Effect). One big example of this is the loss of tropical rainforest habitat. Tropical Rainforests add up to about 50% of the world ’s plants and animals lives being reduced to nearly half of their area. In Benin‚ Cote d ’Ivoire‚ Western Ecuador‚ El Salvador‚ Ghana‚ Haiti‚ Nigeria‚ and Togo‚ forests have all but disappeared. The
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concentrations‚ changes in the nitrogen cycle and acid rain‚ climate alterations‚ and the introduction of exotic species‚ all coincident to human population growth. For rainforests‚ the primary factor is land conversion. Climate will probably change least in tropical regions‚ and nitrogen problems are not as important because growth in rainforests is usually limited more by low phosphorus levels than by nitrogen insufficiency. The introduction of exotic species is also less of a problem than in temperate
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Wildlife Conservation in My Country In Malaysia‚ just like elsewhere the modern world‚ many species of wildlife are disappearing fast‚ and conservation measures are needed to prevent animals and plants from vanishing for good. Habitat destruction is a main part of the problem but many animals are being killed and taken by hunters and poachers too. Many rare animals are hunted for food and even for sport. Some are caught alive and then sold on to collectors. One of the saddest and sickest reasons
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Natural resources occur naturally within environments that exist relatively undisturbed by mankind‚ in a natural form. A natural resource is often characterized by amounts of biodiversity and geodiversity existent in various ecosystems. Natural resources are derived from the environment. Many of them are essential for our survival while others are used for satisfying our wants. Natural resources may be further classified in different ways. Methods of Conservation The challenge of conservation
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this book review‚ I would like to preface it by saying that before beginning this class I had an idea of what was happening around the globe. I was not so uninformed as to say that I didn’t know the climate was changing and species were gradually disappearing‚ but rather I was unaware as to just how quickly this was taking place. I can say that in the back of my mind there has
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Environmental Issues: Environmental issues are negative aspects of human activity on the biophysical environment. Environmentalism‚ a social and environmental movement that started in the 1960s‚ addresses environmental issues through advocacy‚ education and activism. Deforestation Worldwide consumption of paper has risen by 400 percent in the past 40 years with 35 percent of harvested trees being used for paper manufacture. Logging of old growth forests accounts for less than 10% of wood pulp
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com/od/faqglobalwarming/f/globalwarming.htm What is ethics? (Section I-A Guide to teaching the ethical dimensions of science) July 11). National Academy of Engineering. Retrieved July 30‚ 2009‚ from http://www.onlineethics.org/CMS/edu/precol/scienceclass/sectone/chapt2.aspx World Rainforest Movement Retrieved July 30‚ 2009‚ from http://www.wrm.org.uy/deforestation/indirect.html
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