Animals found in the reserves are elephants‚ lions‚ cheetahs‚ leopards‚ giraffes‚ zebras‚ crocodiles‚ rhinoceroses and hippopotamuses. Kenya is a mega - biodiversity nation with both globally and nationally significant biodiversity in the wildlife‚ forest‚ fresh water and marine ecosystems. Wildlife plays a significant role in the socio-economic development of the country that it forms the basis for tourism‚ which is Kenya’s largest foreign exchange earner. Kenya’s wildlife consisting of large variety
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Wildfires can be very dangerous fires that are likely to burn down an entire forest. They spread very quickly‚ and they are very damaging and can throw an ecosystem off balance. These roaring fires are very destructive and can cause all lot of harm so it’s important that you take caution. Some of the extreme damage it can cause is not only burn down a forest‚ but destroy acres of land‚ that could be someone’s property and home. The highest number of Wildfires that have ever occurred in the U.S
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research included to back up the numbers that are provided. Several sources even state that the rainforests do not provide any of the Earth’s oxygen because it is absorbed by the organisms that are consuming the decaying plant and animal life on the forest floor. While the rainforest’s contribution to the oxygen supply is up for debate‚ there have been studies on how much carbon the rainforests consume helping to lessen the amount of buildup in the atmosphere. Carbon is assimilated by the biosphere
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species are found here. These forests cover two-thirds of the Malaysian land. It has about 250 species of reptiles‚ 150 species of snakes and a thousand species of insects. There are around 14‚500 species of flowering plants and trees. Besides the rainforests‚ Malaysia has 1‚ 425 sq km of mangroves. However‚ with the current rate of deforestation‚ it is believed that these forests will disappear by 2020. Deforestation can be defined as the cutting down of trees and forests through different methods
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Wangari Maathai’s Green Belt Movement Grantham University Written by: Christopher Jay Wangari Maathai’s Green Belt Movement has made tremendous changes for Kenya and surrounding areas. Her historical movement has developed and recreated a new life to the people as they stepped forward with such motivation and determination as challenges and poverty stood in her way. She was was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize‚ gained much love and respect from the people as she set forth to put an end to environmental
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In this article we have discuss on how we have influenced our natural environment. Our natural environment has being eg; Polluted with the mount of rubbish we have dumped in our ocean which cause water pollution. Deforestation has being a worst nightmare for the animals that live in that habitat. Recycling‚ is a good thing to help save the earth‚ from reducing; paper‚ bottles‚cardboard etc‚ without damaging it from polluting and cutting down trees. Pollution has been a very big concern in our
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THE CAUSES ‚ EFFECTS AND PREVENTION OF ILLEGAL LOGGING A Research paper in English IV In Partial Fulfillment of the Course in English IV Submitted to: Submitted by: ACKNOWLEDGEMENT: This research would not have been possible without the guidance and help of several individuals who in one way or another contributed and extend their valuable assistance in the preparation and completion of the study. First of all‚ I would like to thank
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is it being destroyed? An area the size of a football pitch is being destroyed every second. Structure of the Rainforest The rainforest is made up of 4 layers: Emergent Layer- The tallest trees are in this layer they can be 200 feet above the forest floor. These trees can also have trunks that are 16 feet round. Animals found here include eagles‚ bats‚ monkeys and butterflies. Canopy Layer- This layer forms a type of roof above the rest of the layers. There are many trees in this layer‚ many
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population against a limited land base ➢ Indiscriminate logging literally changes the forest landscape. Although there has been a decline in logging activities– due to the combined effects of a ban on logging old growth forests– illegal logging activities persist. The damage to the country’s forest areas and the biodiversity therein is exemplified by a 2.1% (100‚000 ha) annual loss in forest cover during the period 2000-2005‚ which is considered the second fastest in Southeast Asia (next
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decreasing because they are greatly dependent upon these very forests to provide them with food and nesting sites. For the last 100 years‚ over half the world’s tropical forests have been destroyed. And it is estimated that worldwide‚ 26 hectares of forest are lost every minute - that’s an area equivalent to 37 football pitches. Macaw Parrots nest high up in dead trees into which they gnaw a nesting hole. With the removal of trees from the forests‚ the competition for nesting sites becomes very great‚
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