human activity. Deforestation is the destruction of forests and woodlands. The term does not include the removal of industrial forests such as plantations of gums or pines. Deforestation has led to the reduction of forests to four-fifths of their pre-agricultural area. Forests now cover only 21% of the earth’s land surface. The rate at which deforestation is occurring is of great concern. Currently‚ 12 million hectares of forests are cleared annually! Almost all of this deforestation occurs in the
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Abstract Deforestation is occurring around the world at an unprecedented pace. It is a vast and widespread phenomenon. Throughout the forests of virtually every continent‚ people are destroying valuable forests either for purposes of living or trade. Housing and urbanization‚ conversion to cropland and pasture‚ and illegal logging are causing rapid deforestation. As a result of deforestation‚ the ecosystem has been loss‚ precipitation also occurs and it increasing the global warming. To overcome
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PRELIMINARY REPORT # 2 OVERPOPULATION IN THE PHILIPPINES I. Identify the problem Overpopulation is a generally undesirable condition where an organism ’s numbers exceed the carrying capacity of its habitat. Overpopulation can result from an increase in births‚ a decline in mortality rates‚ an increase in immigration‚ or an unsustainable biome and depletion of resources. (Wikipedia) II. Why is it a problem? It’s a problem because the people are suffering and forced to live in
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The aim of this essay is to give an overview of the issue what threats does overpopulation opposes? First let us first know what does overpopulation mean. It generally means the condition where the organism’s number exceeds the carrying capacity of the habitat‚ which will cause a population crash. The population is growing by approximately 74 million people per year. This is one of the most important issues in the world that not many people or concerning and caring about. The most important thing
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It is a well-known fact that overpopulation has become a crucial case all over the world. Many researches have been done about results of population growth so far and they bring questions in their wake such as “What are the effects of overpopulation to sustainable resources and how to prevent from its results to the future?” Researchers consider about the main needs of people because population growth is an unignarable case for many years. Although‚ natural resources would be used for several decades
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health and increasing crime rates are not just related to living in a bad neighborhood‚ they are the result of overpopulation. There are many factors leading to this population explosion. This problem can only be reduced by lower birth rate and higher death rate. Illiteracy is the major reason of overpopulation. Those who lack education are unable to realize the risky effects that overpopulation has and fail to understand the need to reduce the population growth. This is not just an individual problem
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DEFORESTATION INTRODUCTION: Deforestation refers to the cutting‚ clearing‚ and removal of rainforest or related ecosystems into less bio-diverse ecosystems such as pasture‚ cropland‚ or plantations. Examples of deforestation include conversion of forestland to farms‚ ranches‚ or urban use. Thus‚ deforestation is an important issue to be discussed. It has adverse effects on each living beings’ life. Deforestation has become a huge concern in today’s life as there has been a rise in the decline
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Deforestation Table of Contents Introduction 1 Important Facts 1 Historical Background 1-2 Background Law 2 Causes of Deforestation 2 The Green House Effect 2-3 Reducing Deforestation 3 Case Studies 3-4 Pros and Cons 4-5 Conclusion 5 Bibliography 6 Ninety
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What is Overpopulation? Overpopulation is growth of population that will lead to inadequate of food‚ space‚ and other resources. It can also cause people to starve and die. Over population in these times is an enormous situation that requires a solution. It is a major problem that the world is facing nowadays. Every second of the day an average of 4.3 babies are born in the world. This problem could affect our lives and could tear our mother earth apart. As of today most of the people can’t even
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Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon and its Causes Deforestation is the removal of a forest or stand of trees where the land is thereafter converted to a non rural use. Examples of deforestation consist of conversion of forestland to farms‚ ranches‚ or urban use. Between May 2000 and August 2006‚ Brazil lost nearly 150‚000 square kilometres of forest—an area bigger than Greece—and since 1970‚ more than 600‚000 square kilometres of the Amazon rainforest has been ruined. In quite a lot of tropical
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