ecosystem and Riverine ecosystem. We also covered our task by identifying surrounding biodiversity characteristics‚ different animal and plant species‚ present management system etc. We started for Dhaka at 5:30 pm. 2. Background Bangladesh is a small country comparing to adjacent countries but ecologically very diversified so is in terms of Biodiversity too. It is known riverine country. There were more then 800 rivers but many of them
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Biodiversity is a necessity to sustain life on Earth‚ each species playing an important role in the various cycles which maintain and sustain life on the planet. Without one species another species who depends on it could go extinct or over-populate without the other to control it‚ causing a domino effect that disrupts the balance of life as a whole and the overall biodiversity of this planet. The Alligator Snapping Turtle is one of those various species which helps to promote life and maintain a
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diminishing forests and wetlands‚ erosion of soil and coral reefs‚ depleting underground water‚ regular shortage of fresh drinking water‚ vanishing plants‚ salinization in Africa‚ Asia‚ Latin America and Middle East. Some other issues are loss of biodiversity‚ rapid extinction of some important animal species‚
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ECOTOURISM Ecotourism is a form of tourism involving visiting fragile‚ pristine‚ and relatively undisturbed natural areas‚ intended as a low-impact and often small scale alternative to standard commercial (mass) tourism. Its purpose may be to educate the traveler‚ to provide funds for ecological conservation‚ to directly benefit the economic development and political empowerment of local communities‚ or to foster respect for different cultures and for human rights. Since the 1980s ecotourism has
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Environment Deforestation can cause many societal and environmental problems which can make our lives on earth even more challenging. Some of these challenges include: loss of biodiversity‚ the destruction of forest- based societies and climatic disruption. According to the 1992 United Nations Earth Summit in Rio Janeiro‚ biodiversity may be defined as‚ “the variability among living organisms from all sources including‚ inter alia‚ terrestrial‚ marine and other aquatic ecosystems and the ecological complexes
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IBAs are extremely important for bird and general biodiversity protection and should be included in the PA network system. Similarly‚ the Wildlife Trust of India along with the Asian Elephant Research and the Conservation Centre have identified 88 elephant corridors that also need protection and lie outside the PA network Besides the official PAs‚ there are numerous sacred groves‚ scattered all over the country‚ that are important for biodiversity conservation. Some sacred groves represent forest
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Your Majesty‚ ladies and gentlemen‚ dear eco-tourists‚ Welcome to Oslo. And welcome to this Conference (on global ecotourism) Norway is famous for its beautiful fjords‚ mountains and scenery. They are major tourist attractions. In fact‚ some of the Norwegian fjord landscapes are on the World Heritage List. Ours is therefore a precious heritage. A heritage that belongs not just to present day tourists and Norwegians‚ but to future generations as well. It is our duty to take good care of
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Everglades National Park is the largest subtropical wilderness in the U.S‚ and it protects an unrivaled landscape that provides vital habitat for many rare‚ exotic‚ and endangered species‚ which includes including the American Crocodile‚ the Florida Panther‚ and the West Indian Manatee. This national treasure and designated World Heritage Site‚ and International Biosphere Reserve‚ and Wetland of International Importance is an expansive area of land in South Florida‚ consisting of 1.5 million acres
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unique heritage of the individuals of Trinidad and Tobago. It was noted that sustainable development and the long term affluence of the nation is dependent upon the conservation and proper management of the biological assets. Trinidad and Tobago’s biodiversity is recognised nationally and internationally as being rich and diverse and as such critical to the country’s economic development‚ its agriculture‚ water supply‚ tourism potential‚ quality of life and the recreation of its people (Ministry Of Legal
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3. Tankwa Karoo National Park (Northern Cape) In 1986 the Tankwa Karoo National Park (TKNP)‚ situated within the Succulent Karoo‚ was acknowledged as a national park (Bester et al.‚ 2012; Rubin‚ 1998; Van der Merwe et al.‚ 2015). It is therefore seen as a youngster amongst South Africa’s other National Parks (Bester et al.‚ 2012). The vision of the TKNP is to “endeavour towards the conservation of the TKNP through the integrated‚ effective and adaptive management of ecological systems‚ cultural heritage
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