Soil Erosion And Conservation SOIL EROSION AND CONSERVATION Erosion Erosion is the removal of soil particles by the motion of wind or water. Soil erosion is one of the major concerns of modern agriculture throughout the world. The fallowing contributes to soil erosion: Misuse of land‚ Mismanagement of arable land‚ Indiscriminate felling of trees‚ Overgrazing‚ Poor soil and water management Erosion causes or Results in a: Decline in soil fertility‚ Water supply‚
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I HOLD THE FUTURE: PRESERVING THE PHILIPPINES BIODIVERSITY The sum of all the different species of animals‚ plants‚ fungi‚ and microbial organisms living on Earth and the variety of habitats in which they live is called Biological Diversity or also known as the Biodiversity. Scientists estimate that upwards of 10 million—and some suggest more than 100 million—different species inhabit the Earth. Each species is adapted to its unique niche in the environment‚ from the peaks of mountains to the depths
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visiting their site so an element of pursuation may be found which could just alter how the information is put across to the viewer. Nervertheless‚ further validity can be confirmed by comparing information from another source. The Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust states that‚ “In 1998 there were estimated to be only 875‚000 individuals” (water voles) and http://www.ptes.org/files/1232_water_voles_in_sussex-_final_report.pdf confirms this saying‚ “Water vole numbers dropped from an estimated 7.3 million
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government like the Project Tiger‚ Nature Camps and Jungle Lodges have been started to promote wildlife awareness among the common man. The projects besides preserving our natural heritage also encourage eco-tourism. Significance of Wildlife Conservation The wild creatures are a nature’s gifts which help embellish the natural beauty by their unique ways of existence. But due to growing deforestation and negligence‚ there is a threat to the wildlife and it will require special attention to save
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Agricultural Land Conservation The issues of land distribution and land conservation in agriculture attract more and more attention‚ especially when the expansion of cropland is hitting a limit since much more land is conserved for environmental purposes. Soil erosion is devastating the topsoil of land as chemical fertilizers are used to increase output within a limited amount of land. At the same time‚ livestock production expands at an ever-growing speed‚ worsening the land use situation.
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ADVANTAGES OF BIODIVERSITY By adopting a different‚ more positive‚ and more proactive approach to the challenges that environmental issues pose‚ Indian enterprises will greatly benefit in this millennium. The prevalent attitude today‚ with some exceptions‚ is that environmental concerns impose costs that are best avoided. This is natural since these are costs which can fairly readily be externalised and imposed on somebody else. Thus‚ when industrial effluents render river water unfit for drinking
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THE VALUE OF NATURAL ECOSYSTEMS The most important of the inherent values of natural ecosystems is that they contain within themselves creative powers‚ which‚ over large spans of time‚ have produced the stupendous array of biodiversity the world over. The presence of a species and the things that it can do have a powerful bearing on shaping the environment of all. Organisms help to make the world and then it makes them. Humans are among the most complex of the achievements of the natural forces
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think himself or himself as a world citizen. The whole world is a family and all are inter-dependant for a better life. The mother earth has given enough for all to satisfy minimum wants but not enough to utilize. Every individual has a role in the conservation of natural resource like in using water electricity woods‚ foods etc. water is life and every drop is precious similarly every chemical power saved is like it is produced. Woods should be used so has not to destroy the forest procurement of more
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thousands of elephants are being killed every year for their ivory tusks. The ivory is often carved into ornaments and jewellery – China is the biggest consumer market for such products.”("Threats to African Elephants." WWF Conserves Our Planet‚ Habitats‚ & Species like the Panda. May. 22‚ 2016). “All over the world there are over 100 million sharks being slaughtered by humans yet we depict them as vicious and blood-thirsty killers. These species are being slaughtered for shark liver oil and for
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Name Gayathri Year: 2012-13 Research project Water Conservation INDEX Sr.no | Description | Page no. | 1 | Introduction | | 2 | objective | | 3 | Examining school | | 4 | Data collection | | 5 | Adopting change | | 6 | Photo gallery | | 7 | Art posters to save water | | | | | | | | INTRODUCTION Increasingly industry‚ business and government organizations are adopting sustainable practices in their work place. Schools too have been taking action
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