the city’s doorstep. They are mostly accessible by buses and minibuses. Hiking‚ swimming‚ scubas-diving and sailing are all possible just a short journey from urban area. A total of 24 country parks have been designated for the purposes of nature conservation‚ countryside recreation and outdoor education. There are 22 special areas created mainly for the purpose of nature
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ENERGY MANAGEMENT “Re-thinking Your Relationship with Energy‚” Jose Rinu Roll no-5769 Energy management-an overview Management is a process involving planning‚ directing and controlling the various activities to maximize the productivity. In the same context Energy Management is the science involving planning‚ directing and controlling the supply and consumption of energy to maximize productivity and comforts and minimize the energy cost and pollution with conscious
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STATUS OF FOREST INVASIVE SPECIES IN SRILANKA N.D.R. Weerawardane Forest Department‚ Sri Lanka Country Background Introduction Sri Lanka is a tropical island with a land area of About 6.5 million hectares. This country lies between 50 52’ North and 79o 41’ and 81o 54’ east. The country has a tropical climate with monsoon dominated rainfall. Total land area is about 65‚610 sq km. The island consists of a mountainous area in the southcentral parts and a vast coastal plain‚ which surrounds it.
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Matter and Energy Learning Objectives Understand the general concepts of matter and energy-why are these entities important to environmental scientists? Be able to define and give examples of the three laws governing matter and energy-how do these laws affect our understanding of matter/energy quantity and quality Be able to differentiate between potential and kinetic energy Be able to discuss the concept of entropy and how this process affects all living things Check out the chemistry review
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Loss of irreplaceable genetic material and associated bio-chemicals The endangered species of the Indian Wildlife are identified by the different international organizations like World Wildlife Fund (WWF)‚ International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) and the Wildlife Institute of India (WII). There are many reasons that have been on the Verge of extinction in India. The reasons for it are: India is so varied and rich in the wildlife
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year. The VISION 2030 Goal of ‘Ensuring a healthy environment’ is that which I will be focusing my community service project on. As previously asserted‚ this goal is‚ for me‚ the most important goal of this development plan. The conservation of the environment is important‚ as the environment is not a renewable entity‚ although some aspects may be renewable‚ aspects such as the Ozone Layer‚ are not and continue to deteriorate because of bad environmental
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Poaching affects animals all over the world‚ but it has taken many cultures too long to realize what is happening to our wildlife population. For example‚ “Over the past 40 years alone‚ nearly 52 percent of the world’s wildlife have been wiped out of existence.”("10 Shocking Facts About How the Illegal Wildlife Trade Drives Species Extinction." One Green Planet. May. 22‚ 2016). Some species that are being killed by this terrible act include‚ but are not excluded to elephants‚ tigers‚ sharks‚ rhinos
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Zoo Essay Reasoning for animal extinction There are many reasons for animal extinction in the wild‚ here are some of them: Some animals due to adaptive radiation can become more effective in hunting and reproducing which increases their chance of survival and their ammount of offspring which means the other animals become more prone to decline in numbers. However‚ there are reasons for animal extinction as a result of human action: Habitat Destruction – Animal Habitats are
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Water Problem and its implications on Mexico City In what was once lake Texcoco now stands the 3rd most populous city in the world. "Ciudad de los Palacios" ("City of Palaces")‚ or as we know it Mexico City‚ is home to more then 20 million (2003) people and serves as the governing capital of Mexico. Like many other metropolis D.F. (as known by the Mexican people) post enormous water sanitation and distribution problems. Ironically enough‚ the waters once known as lake Texcoco‚ in which the city
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Environmental Ethics Essay Following the beginning of the industrial revolution‚ various environmentalists and philosophers began to speak out about our relationship with nature‚ and how we should treat it. Each person views differ but there is no doubt that all impacted the environmentalists of the future. This essay will look at three main players in environmental ethics: Immanuel Kant‚ Aldo Leopold and John Muir. All three of these men had different arguments for preserving the earth‚ and
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