ufeffName: Georgina Ximena Padilla Date: Thursday‚ September 26th 2013 English Composition Essay #2 Word Count: 504 words. El Salvador is on the most deforested countries in the region. Explain how and why this problem should be solved. Deforestation is the permanent devastation of forests. Deforestation happens in many ways: when trees are cut down to grow crops‚ logging so wood can be used for building things like houses‚ for roads and neighborhoods‚ and forest fires. Deforestation is
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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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How were plantations organized to maximize self sufficiency On a typical 18th century sugar plantation‚ self- sufficiency was promoted by the workers‚ fuel‚ water source‚ sugar works yard and sugar being on the plantation. The plantation was divided into three. One division was Cane Field and Cash Crops. Another was for Woodlands to provide timber for fuel to heat the boilers and for construction. The third was for farming to produces as much as possible for all who lived on the plantation
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Industrial Revolution through Michigan Lumbering When Michigan was first affected by the industrial revolution‚ it was with our lumber industry. Michigan is filled with different types of trees including White Pine. White Pine is very easy to handle and cut because it has a large base and its branches start at the top. It is very tall‚ straight‚ and there are a lot of them. It was first used for shelter and firewood but as the time moved on‚ its uses improved and expanded. When we first started
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THE CAUSES ‚ EFFECTS AND PREVENTION OF ILLEGAL LOGGING A Research paper in English IV In Partial Fulfillment of the Course in English IV Submitted to: Submitted by: ACKNOWLEDGEMENT: This research would not have been possible without the guidance and help of several individuals who in one way or another contributed and extend their valuable assistance in the preparation and completion of the study. First of all‚ I would like to thank
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The Wisconsin identity has been shaped and molded throughout its history largely due to the lumber industry. Lumbering‚ at one time‚ was the backbone of the Wisconsin economy. It brought forth other industries such as paper‚ leather‚ and furniture; it even brought hundreds of thousands of people to the state in search of occupation and opportunities. The development of this industry can be largely contributed to the geography and resources that Wisconsin has to offer. From the idea of honest work
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Tree Plantation Tree plantation means planting trees and plants. The purpose of tree plantation is save the endangered environment and to beautify our life. Trees are valuable gifts of nature. They are known as the best friends of human beings. They benefit us in various ways. The lives of men and other animals and insects are inconceivable without the existence of trees in the world. Trees absorb carbon dioxide and give us oxygen without which no living being can live. Trees give us shade‚ medicine
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Pros and Cons of Clearcutting There are many good and bad reasons to clear cut or not to clear cut and most people don’t understand that clear cutting isn’t bad per say but can be helpful in the long run. There are two versions of clear cutting‚ one called a commercial clear cut‚ where only the merchantable tree is cut‚ leaving the unmerchantable tree behind to be either left or burnt in the slash piles. The other is a plain old clear cut‚ where everything is cut‚ from the merchantable trees to
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WOLAITA SODO UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES DEPARTMENT OF GEOGRAPHY AND ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES ASSESSING THE ROLE OF AGRO FORESTRY IN RESTORING DEGRADED LANDS AT DAMOT WAJJA KEBELE‚ WOLAITA ZONE SOUTHERN ETHIOPIA. BY: OSMAN ENDRIS ADVISOR: KOYACHEW ENKUAHONE (M.A) MAY‚ 2014 E.C WOLIATA SODO‚ ETHIOPIA WOLAITA SODO UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES DEPARTMENT OF GEOGRAPHY AND ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
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present development of the Great Bear Rainforest is unsustainable - clear cutting destroys wildlife habitat - not against forestry‚ but there needs to be a land protection plan Argument: examples‚ quotes‚ that support the stakeholder’s position - 60% of the Great Bear needs to be protected—key watersheds and habitats - remaining 40% of the rainforest needs sustainable forestry practice - conservation-based economy for communities Analysis: your analysis and/or explanation of the argument In Paul’s
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