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    today 31 million hectares of rain forests are destroyed every year which corresponds to area that is bigger than Poland (2003). Deforestation appears to be a significant issue and activated by following factors: shifting cultivation‚ commercial logging and clear-cutting. The first major reason for deforestation appears to be shifting cultivation. Shifting cultivation is a type of land-usage system in which fields are farmed temporarily. To begin with‚ people continually affect the forests in

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    Orangutans are an endangered mammal species that lives on Indonesia and Malaysia. These majestic creatures are endangered for many reasons. The main reason the orangutans have become endangered because of the excessive logging in their habitat. These animals are one of the most important species in the rainforest environment. Orangutans are an essential part of keeping the rainforest alive because they spread seeds throughout the entire area where they live. This animal eat foods that contain

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    Officer Chief Technology Officer Integrigy Corporation Integrigy Corporation Phil Reimann Director of Business Development Integrigy Corporation Agenda Best Practices Overview 1 2 EBS Privileged Accounts 3 Q&A 4 Logging Auditing & Monitoring 5 About Integrigy ERP Applications Databases Oracle E-Business Suite Oracle‚ SQL Server‚ MySQL Products AppSentry Services Validates Security ERP Application and Database Security Auditing Tool

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    student. 1.2 Scope This system can be used as an application for the TPO of the college to manage the student information with regards to placement. Students logging should be able to upload their information in the form of a CV. Visitors/Company representatives logging in may also access/search any information put up by Students. 1.3 Overview It provides an only online platform to fill

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    DEFORESTATION AND SPECIES LOSS 1.0 WHAT IS DEFORESTATION? Deforestation is the process whereby natural forests are cleared through logging and/or burning‚ either to use the timber or to replace the area for alternative uses. 2.0 WHAT IS THE EXTENT OF DEFORESTATION? 12-15 million hectares of forest are lost each year‚ the equivalent of 36 football fields per minute. 3.0 WHAT ARE THE MAJOR CAUSES OF DEFORESTATION? Deforestation can happen quickly‚ such as when a fire sweeps through the

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    forest area‚ with most damage occurring in the last 200 years. Many of the main causes of the rainforest destruction include: logging‚ agriculture-shifted‚ cultivators‚ agricultures-cash‚ crops and cattle‚ ranching‚ fuelwood‚ large dams‚ mining and industry‚ colonization schemes‚ and tourism. In most cases‚ this is untrue due to the nature of rainforests and of logging practices. Large areas of rainforest are destroyed in order to remove only a few logs. The heavy machinery used to penetrate

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    Causes and mechanisms of water resources degradation Logging of forest Logging is the cutting‚ skidding‚ on-site processing‚ and loading of trees or logs onto trucks. Logging and the subsequent denudation of the forest cover increases surface runoff since there is less oppurtunity for rainwater to sink into the ground. .Retarded or supressed infiltration accelerates overland flow production‚hastening delivery of rainwater into streams and rivers‚ the oftentimes the water ends up as floodwater

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    In this essay‚ it will talk about why the logger uses of the rainforest are important and what they use the rainforest for. Loggers wants to make a living. They rely on the Amazon Rainforest to support their way of life. Logging bring jobs to the poor. Without people being able to log‚ poverty would have grown throughout Latin America. Loggers creates more lands for agriculture and roads. When having more land for agriculture‚ there are more and better abundant production of food and materials.

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    Natural Vegetation Tropical Rainforests 10º North and South of the Equator High rainfall and temperatures (over 1500 mm yearly; about 27º) Typically located in the Amazon Basin in South America‚ Congo Basin in Africa and parts of Southeast Asia such as Indonesia and Malaysia. ~400 species per hectare 5 distinct layers: Emergent: 30m to 50m; tall thick straight trunks Canopy: 15m to 30m; wide‚ shallow‚ umbrella-shaped crowns form a continuous leaf cover‚ preventing sunlight from penetrating

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    most bountiful rainforest ecosystem‚ the Congo basin‚ has began significant deforestation and degradation‚ every since 1980 the Congo rainforest has had the largest rate of deforestation of any tropical region in the world. With the connections of logging and clearing way for agriculture‚ mining‚ and civil wars has ruined much of the forest. According to (Wildlife.org) Humans have been around the forest of the Congo for tens of thousands of years. The Congo basin is great in providing food‚ medicine

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