indigenous to the rainforests -home to half of all the living animal and plant species on the planet. Two-thirds of all flowering plants can be found in rainforests -A single hectare of rainforest may contain 42‚000 different species of insect‚ up to 807 trees of 313 species and 1‚500 species of higher plants. -over one quarter of natural medicines have been discovered within them. -many millions of species of plants‚ insects and microorganisms still undiscovered in tropical rainforests. -most threatened
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industries‚ and soybean farmers’ expansion into the rainforest. The effects are also important as well‚ some effects of Deforestation are the change in climate‚ the impact on the global hydro climate‚ and scattered rainfall; whether it be increased or decreased. The Amazon is threatened by many factors one of them being the oil industries continuous search for the oil reserves held within the amazon. As stated within an article; “The Amazon rainforest and its surviving native communities
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Fenestration as the effective strategies to achieve thermal comfort and reduce heat gain in Phase l of Belum Rainforest Resort‚ Pulau Banding‚ Perak. Asian Architecture [ARC 2213/2234] PROJECT 1: CASE STUDY Fenestration as the effective strategies to achieve thermal comfort and reduce heat gain in Phase l of Belum Rainforest Resort‚ Pulau Banding‚ Perak. NAME: KEE TING TING STUDENT ID: 0310019 LECTURER: MS. SHARIANNE MOHD. SHAH SUBMISSION DATE: 11 NOVEMBER 2014 ARC 2213/2234 Asian Architecture
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agriculture‚ clearing land for livestock grazing‚ oil extraction‚ and many others. Deforestation is considered to be one of the contributing factors to global climate change. It can occur around the world‚ even though it’s more common in tropical rainforests. Countries with significant deforestation currently or in the recent years include Brazil‚ Indonesia‚ Thailand‚ and parts of Eastern Europe. Though deforestation has increased rapidly in the last fifty years‚ it has been known to be practiced through
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Jungles are overgrown with wild tangles of vegetation and dense forest. Jungles and rainforests are similar‚ but while rainforests have thick canopies of tall trees that block out light‚ jungles allow more light in‚ making it easier for plants to grow. The extra light creates dense areas of plants and vegetation that can be difficult to navigate. Jungles are often found surrounding rainforests. Jungles are home to a wide range of plants and animals. Over half of the world’s species
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Essay on The Importance of Degradation to the Environment "Jimmy‚ let’s see if you know the creatures of the rainforest. What sound does this one make?" "That’s right‚ a chainsaw goes RRRRRRRRR." A simple cartoon in a magazine‚ that’s all people see it as. There is constantly talk about the environment being destroyed and we’ve become immune to the topic. It just washes over us‚ without the idea actually sinking in. Everything that is being done on this planet somehow affects someone‚ something
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that cacao will improve economic‚ environmental‚ and social statuses as well as lift many out of poverty (176). Frydenborg believes that not only will this help areas in poverty‚ but it will provide means to fully stopping the deforestation of the rainforests. Frydenborg gives information from sources that her audience would believe to be reliable‚ because they are from members of companies that are involved in the chocolate industry. Through the use of this method‚ Frydenborg convinces her audience
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Dear President of Brazil I am writing to inform you of how worries i am about the rainforest. It is getting cut down at a rate which the rainforests hasn’t got enough time to grow back. This means they are going to be totally gone in future time. This is being cause by the following... .Miners .Tree loggers .illegal tree loggers .Farmers .Tourism and cultural interests Rates of deforestation What do the miners want? South America is rich in natural resources and mining and minerals
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of grizzly bears and black bears rare white “Spirit” bears and wild salmon. In the Great Bear Rainforest the towering trees‚ fjords‚ islands‚ mountain slopes and estuaries support a rich diversity of plants and wildlife. Bears‚ wolves‚ mountain goats‚ Sitka deer‚ salmon and six million migratory birds are found here. Stretching up the coast of British Columbia to Alaska‚ Canada’s Great Bear Rainforest is a stunning wilderness; it’s the kind of place that takes your breath away.
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March. It looks different from tropical rainforest in that it looks drier and there is less moisture. The next one is the tropical rainforest. This area has lots of rain and there is sunshine all the time. The temperature is also high which last all year. This is an ideal place for plants to grow because the atmosphere is humid. Humid means that blank. All different types of things grow such as flora and blank. There is also lots of flora in the tropical rainforests. Next there is mangrove swamps. There
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