Land Pollution Land pollution is pollution of the Earth’s natural land surface by industrial‚ commercial‚ domestic and agricultural activities. Causes of Land Pollution 1. Degenerative Actions Degenerative Actions encompass a lot of human actions‚ including - deforestation‚ overuse of pesticides and chemical fertilizers‚ desertification‚ mining‚ inefficient and / or inadequate waste treatment‚ landfill‚ litter‚ etc. 2. Misuse of Land Misuse of Land mainly refers to felling of trees to
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extinction as a result of human action: Habitat Destruction – Animal Habitats are often destroyed in construction of homes‚ roads etc. Tree’s (deforestation)‚ ponds and other types of habitats are removed in order to make room for this type of construction. Pollution – Pollution and climate change have seen a lot of animals become endangered. Acid rain has caused many marine animals to become extinct due to the change in pH of their habitat. Melting ice caps due to changes in C02 levels
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and naïve to assume that our creek can be maintained as we constantly introduce new species into foreign ecosystems‚ and destroy biodiversity with the detrimental effects of human integration which many environments and habitats simply cannot withstand. “Habitat destruction‚ habitat fragmentation‚ overkill‚ invasive species‚ and secondary effects are five causal factors that account for most extinctions” (Robert M. May 1995). And today‚ five of five can be attributed to human beings. These factors
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damage‚ because of the unusually fast rate of extinction. The current rate of extinction in Australia is 100 times the background rate (naturally occurring rate of extinction). There are many things that cause extinction‚ some of these are: * Habitat loss * Natural causes (flood‚ fire‚ drought) * Introduced species Picture Caption: This image shows the crisis that Australian flora and fauna are presently in. In this
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social service organization) I choose to research Habitat for Humanity for a “faith-based” social service organization. I was much uninformed of this organization‚ but thought I knew the services they provided. For example‚ I thought this organization gave away houses‚ but instead they provide reasonable mortgage loans. I also didn’t know this organization was Christian based. This organization also receives funding from the government. Habitat for Humanity provides many families with roofs over
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Over-consumption/excessive or unnecessary use of resources: Non-equitable distribution of resources Overpopulation Slash and burn agricultural practices‚ currently occurring in many developing countries Technological and industrial development Erosion Habitat degradation leads to the loss of Biodiversity (i.e. species and ecosystems with its ecosystem services). Irrigation Mining for oil and minerals Aquifer depletion Forestry Forest Reserves within a particular country Pollution or contamination
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factors‚ which are the nonliving things in the eco-column‚ include the water used in the aquatic habitat‚ soil used in the decomposition habitat‚ air‚ and some rocks that were used in the decomposition habitat. The biotic factors‚ which are the living things in the eco-column‚ include the grass and/or the terrestrial plants used in the terrestrial habitat‚ the fish (guppies) used in the aquatic habitat‚ and finally the worms that were used to feed the fishes once. Those are all the factors‚ abiotic
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animal is under verge of extinction. Body 1 Firstly‚ change and habitat destruction by human activities is a major cause of animal extinctions. Changed or degraded habitat through several processes such as logging‚ swamps dried‚ sea cliffs reclaimed‚ rivers constrained to make dams‚ forest areas are opened up for agriculture and settlements and pollution occur due to certain activities. The impact of this change and habitat destruction sometimes cannot be discovered in a short time. Sometimes
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changes in land use and destruction of habitats‚ there has been gradual loss of habitats and species. Recent surveys indicate significant decrease in wildlife numbers both in and outside protected areas during the last three decades. About 65% of the country’s biodiversity is found outside protected areas. Steep decline in wildlife populations has occurred in rangelands outside protected areas due to rapid changes in land use leading to wildlife habitat loss through essentially land fragmentation
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It has a very limited mountain range habitat. Because their mountain range habitat is very limited in water supplies. They are dying from thirst just as much as starvation. Most of their population is put in protected places. If the Ethiopian wolf dies‚ the mouse population will rise rapidly(they eat mice) and
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