What is land pollution? Land pollution is the deterioration (destruction) of the earth’s land surfaces‚ often directly or indirectly as a result of man’s activities and their misuse of land resources. It occurs when waste is not disposed off properly‚ or can occur when humans throw chemicals unto the soil in the form of pesticides‚ insecticides and fertilizers during agricultural practices. Exploitation of minerals (mining activities) has also contributed to the destruction of the earth’s surface
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future and how? 5. What is your analysis of the firm business strategy? 6. What would you recommend to Joem Titel? Case: Coral River Divers 1. What external factors affect Coral Divers’ competitive position? 2. How do these factors affect Coral Divers’ strategy? 3. What are Coral Divers resources? Can any of them be considered a competitive advantage? 4. How is Coral Divers’ strategy affected by its strategy? 5. What would you recommend to Greywell? Case: Meubles Canadel 1. What is Meubles
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from a series of disasters in the past few years including the coral bleaching wrought by el Niño and the horror of the 2004 tsunami. Indeed‚ so superior are its beaches‚ so cobalt blue its waters and so warm its welcome that the country has become a byword for paradise whether it be for honeymooners‚ sun worshippers or divers. A geological eccentricity nestled in the middle of the Indian Ocean‚ the Maldives are a series of ancient coral reefs that grew up around the sides of towering prehistoric volcanoes
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breathing apparatus"‚ Allows divers to dive deeper and stay submerged longer. Scuba comes a long way from other forms of diving by using an air-tank and regulator. This is what allows them to stay under longer and dive deeper. Scuba originally began with military and commercial applications‚ where it is still used today. But now‚ by far the largest group of divers is "Recreational Divers". These dives are practiced at depths of less than 130 feet‚ from these depths‚ divers can make a straight ascent
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MURO- AMI Muro-Ami Fishing‚ otherwise known as reef-hunting‚ is one of the cruelest‚ most cataclysmic forms of illegal fishing that destroys the coral reefs and exploits children. This practice consequently destroys corals which take whole lifetimes to form and causes the deaths of some of these unfortunate children. For casualties ensuing from these practices (either a kid gets caught in the big net that they use‚ or the bomb explodes before the children assigned to handle the bomb could leave
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beautiful as the top. Unfortunately if something isn’t done soon this beauty of nature will be destroyed. In Meera Dolasia’s article “Ingenious Coralbots May Help Restore Coral Reefs” she develops the use of technology to save the coral reefs as a strong central idea. To begin‚ the use of technology to help lower the risk of these coral reefs being destroyed is a
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UNAWATUNA BEACH RESORT IN SRI LANKA I. SUMMARY Unawatuna Beach is lovely and picturesque‚ semi-circular stretch of golden sands boarder with coconut palm trees located 4km’s southward around the coast of Galle where is paradise for all who desire to listen to the silence of the sea and dive deep into the blue waters of the ocean. There is a reef protecting the beach‚ which makes it perfectly safe for bathing and this beach is voted as one of the "top 10 most beautiful beaches in the world"
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The Great Barrier Reef | Koh Yi Shing 2013.03.19 | The world’s largest coral reef system‚ The Great Barrier Reef‚ is shrinking at an incredibly rapid rate (Environmental Threats). Over the past 27 years‚ it has lost approximately half of its coral (Happening to GBR). This is due to many reasons; it includes oil spills‚ poor water quality‚ shipping‚ climate change etc. (Environmental Threats). One of the main reasons is overfishing (Environmental Threats). For example‚ the species of Crown-of-thorns
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main categories: 1. Permanent environmental restructuring (major constructions such as highways‚ airports‚ resorts) 2. Waste product generation (biological and non-biological waste which can damage fish production‚ create health hazards and detract from the attractiveness of a tourist destination). 3. Direct environmental stress caused by tourist activities (destruction of coral reefs‚ vegetation etc. by
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Travel is the movement of people or objects (such as airplanes‚ boats‚ trains and other conveyances) between relatively distant geographical locations. ’Travel’ can also include relatively short stays between successive movements. The term "travel" originates from the Middle English word travail. The term also covers all the activities performed during a travel (movement). A person who travels is spelled "traveler". Reasons for traveling include recreation‚ tourism or vacationing research travel
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