IMPACT OF URBANISATION ON BIODIVERSITY Case Studies From India WWF-India sees its role in urban work as an attempt to reduce the impact of cities on biodiversity and ecological footprint‚ both of which have implications for the overall conservation goals of the organisation. Further‚ given the experience and expertise in dealing with footprint issues‚ WWF feels there is a greater need to engage with planners‚ developers and policy makers involved in dealing with urban issues. Author Kiran Rajashekariah/WWF-India
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Action Plan Launched For Central Belize Corridor Details Parent Category: BelizeDC Bulletin Category: BelizeDC Bulletin - 05-09-2013 Written by BelizeDC Hits: 73 Belize Real Estate Development News Love FM The Government of Belize through the Ministry of Forestry‚ Fisheries and Sustainable and the University of Belize through its Environmental Research Institute will initiate Management Action Planning for the Central Belize Corridor though a launch event from 10 a.m. to 12 noon at the
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Sundarban : An Overview Sundarbans National Park Sundarbans National Park covers 10‚000 km2 of land and water (more than half of it in India‚ the rest in Bangladesh) in the Ganges delta. It contains the world’s largest area of mangrove forests. A number of rare or endangered species live in the park‚ including tigers‚ aquatic mammals‚ birds and reptiles Outstanding Universal Value Brief synthesis: The Sundarban contain the world’s largest mangrove forests and one of the most biologically productive
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Wildlife Conservation Introduction Favoured with a unique geographical location and varied landforms‚ India is home to about one third of known life forms in the world. There are over 500 species of mammals and 2060 species of birds that are truly Indian. Rapid growth of human and livestock population since the turn of the century and the consequent pressure on land due to development have taken an increasingly heavy toll on the country wilderness. One of the major threats facing wildlife is the
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Chapter 3 Study Guide I.Key Terms Sudanic societies: agriculture took root in Sudan first. The region used to be grassy with lakes‚ rivers‚ and streams. They domesticated cattle and became nomadic herders. After 7500 B.C.E they established permanent settlements. Around 5000 B.C.E Sudanic people had formed small monarchies and developed religious beliefs. “Gifts of the Nile”: Herodotus said Egypt was “the gift of the Nile” because of Egypt’s advantages over the floods from the Nile. With the floods
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Chapter 22 Descent with Modification: Darwinian View of Life Overview: Darwin Introduces a Revolutionary Theory On November 24‚ 1859‚ Charles Darwin published On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection. Darwin’s book drew a cohesive picture of life by connecting what had once seemed a bewildering array of unrelated facts. Darwin made two major points in The Origin of Species: I. Today’s organisms descended from ancestral species that were different from modern species. II. Natural
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SOCIO ECONOMIC ANALYSIS ON INHABITANTS OF WESTERN GHATS WITH REFERNCE TO TAMILNADU Abstract The aspect of biodiversity‚ without significant resource use changes‚ the trajectory toward further ecosystem collapse and continued extinctions will likely continue in most of the forests and it would be significantly effected in countries where the environmental regulations were not implemented with a serious concern. Both endogenous and exogenous actions and policies are undoubtedly driving
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Introduction to B I O L O G I C A L S C I E N C E A Simplified Approach 05.29.2013 RICHARD M. ADRIANO‚ RN 0261849 ------------------------------------------------- NATURAL SCIENCE 1 CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION TO BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE Biological science is the study of living things. In this context we may ask: What are living things? We humans‚ ourselves are living things. How do living things differ from non-living things? To answer these questions‚ we must first define the word life
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Eco-degradation AND PHYTODIVERSITY OF PULICAT LAGOON‚ EASTCOAST OF SOUTHREN INDIA S.K.M.BHASHA‚ M. JOHNPAUL‚P.SIVA KUMAR REDDY NBKR Medicinal Plants Research Institute‚ SPSP Nellore (DT)‚ Bharathiyar University‚ Coimbatore. drskmbasha@gmail.com ABSTRACT: Pulicat Lake is the second largest brackish water lagoon after Chilika Lake of Orissa along the east coast of India. Estuaries and lagoons have brackish water which shows high biological productivity
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