September 2011. TOTAL MARKS 100 = 15% OF FINAL GRADE. DUE DATE: FRIDAY 28 OCTOBER 2011 I. VITI LEVU – MAJOR ESSAY 1 Write an 8-page essay on “Viti Levu: A Case Study of Island Biodiversity”. Your essay should focus on the different natural and cultural terrestrial and freshwater ecosystems and biodiversity that are found on Viti Levu‚ with focus on dominant species (plants and animals) and crops in different areas. The essay should be based on what you have learned in the past and your personal
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CRITIQUE OF THE ‘BIODIVERSITY ACT’ NAME: SUBHALAGNA CHOUDHURY EDUCATION: DEPARTMENT OF LAW‚ CALCUTTA UNIVERSITY CONTACT NUMBER: 9874916277 “BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY ACT‚2002” was passed by the Lok Sabha on 2nd December‚ 2002 and by the Rajya Sabha on 11th December‚2002. It primarily focuses on regulating the access to biological resources of the country‚ the sustainable conservation of biodiversity‚ to create national
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1. Enumerate and discuss the direct and indirect threats to Philippine biodiversity. Direct Threats • Illegal logging • Mining • Pollution • Oils spill • Introduction of invasive species • Overexploitation Indirect Threats • Infrastructure development • Rapidly increasing human population against a limited land base ➢ Indiscriminate logging literally changes the forest landscape. Although there has been a
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Grace Hennessy Science 1 Biodiversity Project The values that biodiversity offer are more kinds and types of food for us and animals‚ sufficient amounts of it‚ more jobs depending on the surroundings‚ enables more research(which can cause health benefits)‚ inspiration for art and music‚ and so much more. Some factors that affect biodiversity of species are what are around the biomes‚ the unnatural species living there‚ extreme climate changes (in general)‚ pollution‚ unusual weather changes(drought
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Intrinsic value is the value that an entity has in itself‚ for what it is‚ or as an end Intrinsic Values of Biodiversity * All life has inherent worth – Every species has a value and role in nature. It has a right to exist‚ whether or not it is known to be useful to humans. All life is sacred and must be protected. Humans are no more important than other species. They all have a good of their own and both deserve to be valued.Thus everything has an equal right to exist simply because it already
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Conserving Biodiversity in the Himalayan Rangelands A term paper Nawraj Sapkota Roll no. 25 Tribhuvan university Central Department of Environmental Science Kathmandu‚ Kirtipur 2010 Supervisor: Mr. Prabin kishor Sharma Contents Chapters Page no. Executive summary 1 Introduction
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rich biodiversity‚ elegant environment‚ beautiful hill ranges and perennial streams and water falls since times immemorial. This area is not properly explored due to prohibition because the holy shrine of Lord Sri Venkateswara or Balaji situated here. Present study aims at the detailed survey of flora and fauna of Seshachalam Hill Range for the assessment of Biodiversity which is important to formulate appropriate conservation strategies. Key Words - Seshachalam Hill Range – Biodiversity – Conservation
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Chapter 12 Sustaining Aquatic Biodiversity Notes Key Terms (Terms are listed in the same font style as they appear in the text.) Asian carp (p. 266) Asian swamp eel (p. 252) baleen whales (p. 257) bycatch (p.253) cetaceans (p. 257) comanagement (p. 262) commercial extinction (p. 253) exclusive economic zones (p. 259) high seas (p. 259) integrated coastal management (p. 260) large marine systems (p. 262) marine protected areas (p. 259) marine reserves (p. 259) maximum sustained yield
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How the plantation affect biodiversity? The positive impacts to biodiversity of plantation Trees used in plantations may have more conservation value than existing vegetation such as pasture‚ also it may improve downstream water quality and provide habitat for aquatic biota. Moreover‚ it will sequester carbon and hence contribute to mitigating or reducing climate change. The plantation may lead to reduced pressure on the harvest of rainforests elsewhere. Most importantly‚ Biopact (2008) explained
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Causes of recent declines in biodiversity The major causes of biodiversity decline are land use changes‚ pollution‚ changes in atmospheric CO2 concentrations‚ changes in the nitrogen cycle and acid rain‚ climate alterations‚ and the introduction of exotic species‚ all coincident to human population growth. For rainforests‚ the primary factor is land conversion. Climate will probably change least in tropical regions‚ and nitrogen problems are not as important because growth in rainforests is usually
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