Sustainability at Mars Chocolate The Company Mars Chocolate is one of the world’s leading chocolate manufacturers and employs more than 13‚000 people across 110 sites worldwide. Mars is a private‚ family owned company and is governed by a Board of Directors. The Directors are members of the Mars family. The Mars Board of Directors receives independent advice from four external Board Advisors. The parent company‚ Mars‚ Incorporated is run by a global management team that oversees the day to day
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The women make a wide range products from beaded bracelets‚ belts‚ pencils cases‚ necklaces‚ laptop bags‚ wallets among others. Besides offering access to equipment and materials‚ the Basecamp Masai Brand workshop has become an important social hub for the women. Basecamp Explorer views beading as an important means for the women to substantiate their incomes and to achieve a measure of economic independence. This platform sought to provide local
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safaris. The major ecotourist attraction in Africa is one of the 40 national parks in Kenya that offer an insight into the lives of animals and their habitat. Unfortunately‚ 70% of national parks and game reserves are on pastoral lands‚ particularly Masai land. Ecotourism is a major contributor to Kenya’s economy. There are 55 000 people employed in the wildlife industry alone. And the wildlife market generates half of the country’s foreign exchange earnings. Therefore‚ the wildlife market is the biggest
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National Parks (Amboseli National Park‚ East and West Tsavo National Park) views of Mount Kilimanjaro Mosques at Mombasa Wildlife (wildebeest‚ lions‚ hippos‚ elephants) Safari’s (Masai Mara) Beaches along the Indian Ocean (Mombassa Beach) Mountain climbing/hiking Active/semi active volcanoes Game reserves (Masai Mara) Hot springs Cultures and traditions of Kenya (eg‚ traditional dance‚ food‚ language) Lakes (Bogoria‚ Nakuru‚ Magadi‚ Turkana) Resorts on the beach (Diani Beach) Tana River (longest
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The Endangerment of the Cheetah The cheetah‚ one of gods best creations. They are best known for living in the grasslands of East Africa‚ in vast national parks like the Serengeti or Masai Mara. However‚ cheetahs can range throughout any open country‚ from savannah to scrubland to desert‚ wherever there is adequate prey for them to survive. Today the Southwestern African country of Namibia is home to one of the largest populations of cheetah in all of Africa. Cheetahs were once found all throughout
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CHAPTER ONE 1.1 Introduction This chapter comprises of the background‚ statement of the problem‚ objectives of the study‚ research questions‚ significance of the study‚ the scope of the study and the conceptual framework. 1.2 Background to the problem Every 10 years‚ the IUCN World Parks Congress (WPC) brings together conservation experts from around the world to share information and ideas‚ and set a global policy agenda for protected areas. The 5th IUCN World Parks Congress was held
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short grasses and can’t go long without water. Wildebeests live in grassy plains because they like to eat the short grasses. Wildebeests have a very interesting migration route. Wildebeests start their migration in the Serengeti and finish in Masai Mara. Wildebeests migrate in the months in the months of April to November in search of better grazing and water. Wildebeests migrate for 8 months in a year‚ only staying in one place for 4 months. Wildebeests have a very long migration. Wildebeests
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Origin of clothing Dr. Nidhi L Sharda‚ NIFT‚ Bangalore Clothing‚ need.. Clothing protects the vulnerable nude human body from the extremes of weather‚ other features of our environment‚ and for safety reasons. Every article of clothing also carries a cultural and social meaning. Human beings are the only creatures known to wear clothing Dr. Nidhi L Sharda‚ NIFT‚ Bangalore The first biblical reference to clothes appears in Genesis 3… Shortly after Adam and Eve ate the fruit
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Pulishing. page 51. Sindiga‚ I. (1999) Tourism and African Development: change and challenge of tourism in Kenya. African Studies Centre‚ Lieden. Walpole‚ M.J.‚ Karanja‚ G.G.‚ Sitati‚ N.W.. (2003). Wildlife and People: Conflict & Conservation in Masai Mara‚ Kenya. Available: http://www.peopleandwildlife.org.uk/publications/CONFLICT%20w_and_p_masaimara.pdf. Last accessed 22.03.2012.
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CLASSIFICATION Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Carnivora Family: Felidae Genus: Acinonyx Species: jubatus Cheetahs: Physical Characteristics Cheetahs are the fastest animals in the world they are able to reach speeds of 112kmph but only for short distances.The average cheetah weighs around 50 to 60kg. Also has a height of 70-90 cm and a length of 112-135cm. The cheetah is light brown and its covered with round
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