CHAPTER ONE 1.1 Introduction This chapter comprises of the background‚ statement of the problem‚ objectives of the study‚ research questions‚ significance of the study‚ the scope of the study and the conceptual framework. 1.2 Background to the problem Every 10 years‚ the IUCN World Parks Congress (WPC) brings together conservation experts from around the world to share information and ideas‚ and set a global policy agenda for protected areas. The 5th IUCN World Parks Congress was held
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cost of environmental degradation is considerably high. According to a recent assessment made by the World Bank (WB)1‚ the cost of environmental neglect and degradation to the economy has amounted to Rs. 365 billion during the current year. Biodiversity in Pakistan is also under serious threat due to excessive depletion of natural resources. 1 Pakistan: Strategic Country Environment Assessment by WB (Sep‚ 2007) The latest red-list of endangered species in Pakistan‚ released by the World Conservation
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Jethro Tull first coined the term “weed” in 1931 in the book “Horse Hoeing Husbandry”. A weed is a plant growing in a place where it is not desired (Buchholtz‚ 1967; Klingman and Noordhoff‚ 1961; Patil et al.‚ 2010). The plants growing in agricultural fields having more negative values and competing with the main crops for soil‚ water‚ nutrients etc. are known as weeds (Ali et al.‚ 2003; Muzik‚ 1970). Zimmerman (1976) believes that the term “weed” should be used to describe plants that have all the
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change‚ or catastrophic events like volcanic eruptions and earthquakes have driven species to endangerment and extinction. Some people may ask "why bother with conservation?" We now realise that it is important to maintain the planet’s biodiversity‚ that it is the richness (variety) of animal and plant life‚ its abundance and wild habitats. The more species disappear‚ the more entire eco-systems become vulnerable and would eventually fall apart as the links in the food chains become broken
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Trees are one of the most important aspects of the planet we live in . They are very important to the environment ‚ economy and of course for us humans. They are also important for the climate of the earth ‚ as they act as filters for carbon dioxide .However ‚ the trees on our planet are being depleted at a very fast rate and governments must take an action to make a change. To discuss deforestation we need to look at a role of
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A park ranger is an individual who works on park premises to aid visitors in enjoying the park to the fullest extent. The park ranger will prepare lectures‚ preserve park property and offer tours to park tourists. The role which a park ranger plays in presenting the park in the most favorable light is an important one. Within the park ranger job description‚ park rangers perform a range of duties throughout their careers. These include: • management of the natural habitat using known habitat conservation
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Florida is home to one of the most famous wetlands in the country‚ the Everglades. The diverse array of plants and animals create a truly remarkable site to behold. Its sheer beauty and awe-inspiring scenery make the Everglades one of the most sought after‚ and protected wetlands in the country. However‚ the Florida Everglades has not always received the respect it deserves. In the past‚ the Everglades has been mistreated in many ways‚ from being used as a dump site for pets and waste‚ to being rained
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The writer of the editorial claims that hunting is the only cause of the decline in the population of dappled grackle in the Big Dark Swamp and Gordon Act should not be reauthorized unless it includes the same provisions of the Wayne County. Firstly‚ the Gordon Act prohibits the building of roads and cutting of old grown trees in the swamp but permits hunting.The editor blames the logging activities for the decline in the population of the dappled grackle. The editors claims are unsubstantiated
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Biomes and Diversity Extinction is a natural selection process. Should humans strive to preserve a representative sample of all biomes or aquatic zones? Why should humans be concerned with the extinction rate? This is an interesting question. Lets consider the fact that it begins by stating extinction is a natural selection process. This seems to stifle one side of this argument.The side of the argument that rallies humans to be concerned with the extinction rate and strive to preserve a representation
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I am writing today to inform you about Globalism. I will begin with . “In 1962‚ the Canadian communications theorist Marshall McLuhan predicted the electronic transformation of the planet earth into a “global village”. In the global village‚ communication between geographically remote parts of the world would be almost instantaneous‚ and every important new development—technological‚ ecological‚ political‚ economic‚ and intellectual—would affect every villager to some degree. Social and geographic
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