Courtney Lennon Semester Assignment Rough Draft Sea Turtle Conservation Introduction Sea turtles are one of the Earth ’s most ancient creatures‚ having appeared on earth millions of years before humans. The sea turtle ’s shell‚ or "carapace" is streamlined for swimming through the water. Unlike other turtles‚ sea turtles cannot retract their legs and head into their shells. Their color varies between yellow‚ greenish and black depending on the species. Sea turtles are found in all warm and
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Ecosystem Preservation versus Conservation Earth is composed of many different ecosystems and each one is a "dynamic complex of plant‚ animal‚ and micro-organism communities interacting with the non-living environment as a functional unit" (Protecting Threatened Ecosystems‚ 2004). These ecosystems are an intricate part of the human lifecycle as they provide us with our water‚ food and energy. Since mankind is in a take and take some more relationship with the ecosystems‚ many of them have had their
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Forest (Conservation) Act‚ 1980 (with amendments made in 1988) I. Forest (Conservation) Act‚ 1980 with Amendments Made in 1988 An Act to provide for the conservation of forests and for matters connected therewith or ancillary or incidental thereto. Be it enacted by Parliament in the Thirty-first Year of the Republic of India as follows:1. Short title‚ extent and commencement. (1) (2) (3) 2. This Act may be called the Forest (Conservation) Act‚ 1980. It extends to the whole of India except the
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60-70% of the world’s total biodiversity exists. India has two out of the 18 biodiversity hot spots in the world. India has rich traditional knowledge and wisdom in the conservation of nature and natural resources. Religious beliefs‚ culture and folklore have together treated nature and environment with sanctity. Conservation and protection of environment and love for nature have always been part and parcel of Indian ethos and culture. Independent India has traveled a long way on the path
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Environmental Science Lab ENV 116 - Online – Fall 2011 Water Conservation in the Home (page 1- 8) 20 Points This assignment is due November 6 It can be submitted for late credit through November 13 A photo of your project must be included with your assignment to receive full credit for this exercise. Introduction Providing adequate water supplies for domestic use‚ industry‚ irrigation‚ fish and wildlife habitat and navigation is one of many key environmental issues facing the world
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The birth and growth of human civilization and culture has been very intimately connected with the forests. Forests have had a great influence on human thought and way of living. For example‚ the Vedas and Upanishads‚ the oldest known religious‚ philosophical and literary monuments of mankind are the direct products of forest-life in ancient India. The Aranyakas or the Forest Texts form an integral part of these oldest testaments of human wisdom and philosophy. They are called so because they were
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d GBook Review: History‚ Performance and Conservation by Barry Bridgwood‚ Lindsay Lennie Gayatri Saoji (UD 7912)‚ UD‚ CEPT‚ Ahmedabad. 2012 The book History‚ Performance and Conservation by Barry Bridgwood and Lindsay Lennie written in 2009 provides a base for the construction of old heritage and its appropriate conservation today‚ considering the overview of history since ancient period with the help of a wealth of examples to support the same. The authors intend to focus on the understanding
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the most cost effective means for establishing national and global conservation priorities.” Conservationists are challenged with the problem of protecting a range of species at minimal costs. As such conservationists have to prioritize to help those in most need of assistance or trouble (Myers et al. 2000). Therefore‚ many conservationists have adopted the surrogate species approach as a shortcut to aid with the conservation priority decision (Caro and O’ Doherty 1999). The surrogate species
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Conservation of matter and energy Introduction to conservation of matter and energy The conservation of matter and energy means that the total amount of energy and the total amount of matter is always constant in a given closed‚ isolated system. In other words‚ neither energy nor mass can be created or destroyed in any physical or chemical process. Formation of the law of conservation of matter and energy Until the discovery of mass - energy equivalence by Albert Einstein in 1905‚ conservation
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Conservation & Preservation The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI)‚ as an attached office under the Department of Culture‚ Ministry of Tourism and Culture‚ is the premier organization for the archaeological researches and protection of the cultural heritage of the nation. Maintenance of ancient monuments and archaeological sites and remains of national importance is the prime concern of the ASI. Besides it regulate all archaeological activities in the country as per the provisions of the Ancient
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