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    INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS AND GLOBAL SEARCH FOR SOLUTIONS. Global environmental problems involve one or more of the following: 1. Deforestation 2. Desertification 3. Rapid Population Growth 4. Food Production and Equitable Distribution 5. Global Warming 6. Depletion of the Atmospheric Ozone 7. Acid Precipitation and Air Pollution 8. Ocean Pollution Characteristics of International Environmental Problems: 1. Many of the international problems involve the use

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    2. (A) Two environmental problems that are associated with water diversion are decrease sediment downstream of dam and decreased water volume in waterways down/upstream. The decrease in sediments downstream of dams causes nutrients not to transfer so without valuable nutrients plant and animal growth is decreasing. The decrease in water volume in waterways is interfering with the reproductive cycle of plants and animals downstream. For example‚ the Chinook salmon aren’t able to spawn since there

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    Environmental impact of mining The environmental impact of mining includes erosion‚ formation of sinkholes‚ loss of biodiversity‚ and contamination of soil‚ groundwater and surface water by chemicals from mining processes. In some cases‚ additional forest logging is done in the vicinity of mines to increase the available room for the storage of the created debris and soil. Besides creating environmental damage‚ the contamination resulting from leakage of chemicals also affect the health of the

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    such restaurants as well as all other to solve this problem. In this respect‚ a mandatory food safety training requirement for all restaurants employees seems to be the most effective way of the solution of the problem. First of all‚ it should be said that the alternative solutions‚ such as a stronger enforcement program by the local health department seems to be ineffective in a long run since this program rather implies the implementation of some restrictive measures and thorough control from the

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    4. Global environmental issues. I’m going to speak about the problems of the environment which the world is facing at the moment and what we should do to protect our Earth. Nowadays‚ environmental problems are the most burning for the society. Air‚ water‚ land and nuclear pollution badly damage the nature. People cut down trees and destroy the habitat of thousands of animals. As a result‚ many species are in danger of extinction. Factories pollute our rivers and lakes with dangerous chemicals.

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    INTRODUCTION Environmental issues are attributed to natural or human activities‚ which lead to deterioration of environmental quality or ecological system disorders‚ and adversely affect industrial production and humans’ daily life. Environmental issues may also result in detrimental effects on human health. There are a variety of environmental issues‚ which can be divided into two categories. One is the environmental problems caused by natural evolution and disasters‚ also called the first environmental

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    Environmental issues are a major problem in our world‚ and all people need to recognize the need for our social obligations. The effect of humans on our planet has increased significantly over the years. Not only is the population constantly growing‚ there is “new technical power to dig deeper‚ cut faster‚ build larger‚ and traverse more quickly great distances in automobiles‚ trucks‚ and planes” (Brown‚ 2001). Severe environmental issues have appeared throughout the world as a result. It is

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    The environmental problems in India are growing rapidly. The increasing economic development and a rapidly growing population that has taken the country from 300 million people in 1947 to more than one billion people today is putting a strain on the environment‚ infrastructure‚ and the country’s natural resources. Industrial pollution‚ soil erosion‚ deforestation‚ rapid industrialization‚  urbanization‚ and land degradation are all worsening problems. Overexploitation of the country’s resources be

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    Global Problems and Non-Governmental Organizations Paper Women’s Issues By Georgia Roth The topic that I chose for this paper is women’s issues. Throughout history women have been struggling for equality and recognition. Today we have just about reached our goal. In order to maintain this equality‚ organizations were created to keep women and men involved in the issues that pertain to women today. In my essay I will discuss the actions of two large non-governmental organizations that deal

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    IROATU‚ GODSON C.S. ENVIRONMENTAL REPORTING ASSIGNMENT QUESTION: List 10 different environmental problems we have vis-à-vis the Causes‚ Impact and Solution LIST OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS 1 CLIMATE CHANGE Climate change is a significant and lasting change in the statistical distribution of weather patterns over periods ranging from decades to millions of years. It may be a change in average weather conditions‚ or in the distribution of weather around the average conditions (i.e.‚ more

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