2. Mangroves Mangroves are various types of trees up to medium height and shrubs that grow in saline coastal sediment habitats in the tropics and subtropics – mainly between latitudes 25° N and 25° S. Importance of Mangroves a. Buffer Zone between the land and sea. b. Protect the land from erosion. c. Play an invaluable role as nature’s shield against cyclones‚ ecological disasters and as protector of shorelines. d. Breeding and nursery grounds for a variety of marine animals
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------------------------------------------------- INDEX Sr. No. | Title | Page No. | 1 | Environment | 1 | 2 | Atmosphere | 3 | 3 | Hydrosphere | 8 | 4 | Lithosphere | 13 | 5 | Biosphere | 21 | 6 | Interdependence Between The Four Spheres | 26 | 7 | Human Impact On The Environment | 32 | ------------------------------------------------- ENVIRONMENT The geographical conditions that surrounds the man on the earth is known as environment. The landforms‚ water‚ climate‚ natural vegetation‚ minerals‚ etc
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A 529 savings plan is a plan in which the student invests some money that they have in order to gain more in the future with those investments (Hopkins‚ 2011). The negative is that if someone was to invest and start a 529 plan‚ they would have to start early. Infact
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world pollution is at the unhealthy level. A single person cannot be blamed for the wolrd pollution‚ however every person should be responsible to take care of our Mother Nature. There are trivial things that we can do to save our beloved Earth. First and foremost‚ we should plant more more trees around our homes. We can encourage our friends or relatives to join us. Choose an area to plant the tress. As you know‚ trees absorb carbon dioxide and release oxygen during their photosynthesis process
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Environmental problems in the Philippines There are few signs today of the Philippines’ once sprawling rainforests. With a growing trend in human population‚ it is hoped that the country’s marine environment will not suffer the same fate. Overfishing and destructive fishing Fishers in the Philippines are increasingly coming home with pitiful catches. Of a number of factors which have led to this situation‚ one stands out: over-fishing in many areas. According to the Asian Development Bank
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Environment Culture influences an individual’s attitude towards environment. Environment in this context refers to our physical surroundings and nature. Man’s attitude towards his immediate environment is largely based upon his cultural upbringings. Trompenar’s concept of attitude towards environment highlights how man controls nature by imposing his will upon it (reference). Large organizations impact the nature and environment in many ways. Corporate Social responsibility has become
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Self Help Guide File Management and Storage: saving your work You should always save and backup your work and run a virus check regularly to ensure your work does not become corrupt or lost. You should also store your saved work in at least two places. See also UPR SA12 Section 8.2.5. Saving your work Save your work at regular intervals so that if there are any problems with the computer‚ network‚ disk or USB device you are using‚ you do not lose your work in its entirety. Use the Save or Save
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resources have adversely affected environmental balance. Environmental pollution in India has increased manifold‚ One of the greatest problems confronting the modern civilized world is pollution‚ which literally means fouling the natural habitat and environment. Air pollution‚ water pollution‚ land pollution‚ noise pollution are some types of pollution. Nearly 175 million hectares of land (35% of India’s total land area) is subject to serious environmental degradation. Hardly 10.12 per cent of the total
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PROTECTING LAWS HISTORY Environmental concerns and conflicts have surfaced throughout human history‚ from the earliest settlements to the latest headlines. This comes as a surprise to many people because our emphasis in history has all too often been on war and politics‚ rather than environment‚ culture and development. The evidence for a longstanding concern for environmental issues has been readily available in manuscripts‚ publications and historical archives. It can be found under labels like
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Daylight Saving Time‚ or DST‚ is a very useful idea. There are many benefits of DST‚ but there are also some problems with it. Many people are for DST because it prevents vitamin D deficiency‚ conserves energy‚ and it helps reduce exposure to artificial lighting. Parents are all for their children being healthy. Especially when it means their kids will also be out of their hair. Parents want their kids to be healthy‚ and a good way for that to happen is for their kids to play outside after school
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