the very place they call home. There are charities such as the World Wide Fund for Nature with the motive to halt and reverse the annihilation of the environment. The international organization World Wide Fund for Nature works on issues regarding conservation‚ research‚ and restoration of the environment. The WWF was formed on April 26‚ 1961‚ when a small group of passionate individuals had the idea of building a future where humans live in harmony with nature. Their mission was to preserve the planet’s
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Jim Robbins wrote “America’s Gray Ghosts: The Disappearing Caribou” for The New York Times in order to raise the issue of struggling caribou populations in North America and encourage a government response. Robbin advocates for the protection of caribou by referencing experts on the topic in order to establish his authority and statistics that support his argument on a logical level. In order to establish his credibility‚ Robbins uses the knowledge of experts on caribou biology. Robbin establishes
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1.2 How have environmental cycles changed? The capacity of ecosystems to provide benefits to humans‚ that is to provide ecosystem services‚ derives from environmental cycles of water‚ nitrogen‚ carbon‚ and phosphorus. These processes have in some cases been significantly modified by human activity. Changes have been more rapid in the second half of the 20th century than at any other time in recorded human history. Water cycle: Water withdrawals from rivers and lakes for irrigation‚ urban uses‚
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variety of mammals and over 585 species of birds‚ India’s first national park‚ the Corbett was established in the foothills of Himalayas. Wildlife lovers will be excited to see magnificent Bird Sanctuary at Bharatpur‚ Rajasthan as it is the second habitat in the world that is visited by the Siberian Cranes in winter and it provides a vast breeding area for the native water birds. In the Indian deserts‚ the most discussed bird is the Great Indian bustard. In western Himalayas‚ one can see birds like
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Settlements Geography MYP5A Uzaifa Sheikh 09/02/2012 Many problems exist for Less Economically Developed Countries’ cities all around the world. These may range from the favelas of South America to shanty towns present in Asia. Haphazard growth is one of the greatest difficulty for these slums and governments are striving to find practical and efficient solutions for shanty towns‚ such as the Rocinha in Rio de Janeiro. The UN needs to assist LEDCs in diminishing the issue at hand. There are
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Wetland: Forests burning before seed planting and trees as hedgerows. Before the planting season‚ I could see the leafless remnants of burnt trees still standing. The burning of pristine forests destroys both the habitats and countless species which depend on and thrive in these habitats. The few remaining bare‚ scarred trees silently convey the cost to our natural resources of pursuing our economic interests. Some forests are preserved by government edict issued in response to international pressure
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Wildlife conservation efforts in India The Wildlife in India is a mix of species of different types of organisms. Apart from a handful of the major farm animals such as cows‚ buffaloes‚ goats‚ poultry and sheep‚ India has an amazingly wide variety of animals native to the country. It is home to tigers‚lions‚Leopards‚ pythons‚ wolves‚ foxes‚ bears‚ crocodiles‚ rhinoceroses‚ camels‚ wild dogs‚monkeys‚ snakes‚ antelope species‚ deer species‚ varieties of bison and not to mention the mighty Asian
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Water Conservation Methods / Conserving is No Longer an Option Water conservation should not be considered an option any longer. Current circumstances require our full attention if we hope to thrive as a civilization. If these statements sound dramatic‚ it is because much of the world is currently suffering due to a lack of clean water. Statistics around the reveal that our fresh water supply is practically nonexistent. That is why it is so important to seek out‚ find and start using all the
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agencies that enhance the ecological corridor for the Bornean Elephant at the Lower Kinabatangan? The agencies that enhance the ecological corridor for the Borean Elephant at the Lower Kinabatangan are Sabah Wildlife Department and the Borneo Conservation Trust (BCT). 6. What is the hope from Datuk Masidi Manjun with this programme? Datuk Masidi Manjun hopes with this programme‚ it will provide protection for the land from any threats such as encroachments of plantation activities and subsequently
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in the world‚ it concentrates on Tigers only. This image focuses on the ideas of tiger conservation‚ family‚ and poaching in hopes of pulling at people’s heart strings to raise money. The main way they do this is by focusing on your family and connecting the viewer to the advertisement by manipulating their emotions. By manipulating the viewer’s emotions they cause them to donate money to the tiger conservation effort. If poaching continues the beautiful tigers of the world may become extinct.
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