most neglected commodity on the earth. Shifting cultivation on the hill slopes‚ non-adoption of soil conservation techniques‚ and over exploitation of land for crop production due to population stress‚ leads to enormous soil erosion. It will take hundreds of years to form an inch of soil‚ but in no time it gets washed away down the slope due to erosion. SOIL CONSERVATION Soil Conservation is the process by which the loss of soil is checked‚ reducing the velocity of run-off through erosion
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WATER CONSERVATION INTRODUCTION: Water is essential for life on earth. Water is needed for growing food‚ keeping ourselves clean‚ generating power‚ controlling fire and most importantly to stay alive! This list is simply non-ending. This shows that water is an integral part of our daily life and we are heavily dependent on it. Water conservation – Refers to reducing the usage of water and recycling of waste water for different purposes such as cleaning‚ manufacturing‚ and agricultural irrigation
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less heeded. The importance of soil conservation is relatively less talked about as compared to the conservation of water and other natural resources. The almost-omnipresent soil is mostly taken for granted. Its omnipresence is ironically the reason behind us‚ human beings‚ taking it for a ride. We rarely even think of it as a natural resource that needs to be conserved‚ a part of the natural wealth that needs to be preserved. The concept of the conservation of soil takes into account‚ the strategies
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Water Conservation Will there be enough water for a more crowded world? The adult human uses on average about 100 gallons of water a day. Only about 2.5% of earth’s water is fresh and only 1% is actually attainable for usage. The available water on earth has not changed. The same water we have today has been recycled for millions of years‚ we are not gaining any more. The time to do something is now. In this essay I would like to remark on the past‚ present‚ and future of water conservation.
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GREAT INDIAN BUSTARD 06 Bustards‚ a Conservation Dateline 15 While bringing out this publication‚ we also reflect that it is unfortunate how many such meetings on endangered species have been The Great Indian Bustard in Bellary District‚ Karnataka 20 conducted in the last 30 years with little or no action on the recommendations. It is especially telling in the case of the Great Indian Community and Landscape Level Approach to Conservation 23 THE LESSER FLORICAN 28
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Conservation of the Environment Conservation means the saving and protection of our environment. The environment is facing numerous problems due to the caresless way people are using and abusing it. One of the main problems is pollution which means dirtying destruction of the environment. Another major environmental problem is deforestation which is excessive cutting of forests. All these have led to global warming which is a result of poor environmental conservation. Because of
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Soil conservation includes all such measures which protect the soil from erosion and restore its fertility. These measures are of two types-(a) small measures to check soil erosion at local or even individual level‚ and (b) large measures at government level involving larger area and heavy investment. (a) Small Measures-These include afforestation‚ regularised land strip cultivation or contour farming or terrace farming in hilly areas‚ use of stubble mulch system‚ increasing cohesiveness of the
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Energy Conservation Jessica Goode Axia College of University of Phoenix We all use energy each and every day. We use energy for entertainment‚ cooking‚ transportation‚ lighting‚ heating‚ cooling‚ manufacturing‚ as well as many other things. According to the Webster Dictionary (2009)‚ energy is defined as just being active. If that is truly the case‚ then anytime we are doing anything we are being active and using up energy. Shouldn’t we try to conserve more energy if that is the case? According
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WATERGY: A Water and Energy Conservation Model for Federal Facilities By Dr. Sharon deMonsabert‚ P.E. Associate Professor‚ Urban Systems Engineering George Mason University Fairfax‚ VA 22030-4444 Phone: 703-993-1747 Fax: 703-993-1706 Barry L. Liner Consultant - Management Practice Water Research Center (WRc inc.) 7700 Leesburg Pike‚ Suite 400 Falls Church‚ VA 22043 Phone: 703-918-9573 Fax: 703-749-7962 Presented At CONSERV’96 Orlando‚ Florida January 6‚ 1996 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS: The
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WATER CONSERVATION Water conservation encompasses the policies‚ strategies and activities to manage fresh water as a sustainable resource to protect the water environment and to meet current and future human demand. Population‚ household size and growth and affluence all affect how much water is used. Factors such as climate change will increase pressures on natural water resources especially in manufacturing and agricultural irrigation. The goals of water conservation efforts include as follows:
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