declaring it a “No Mans Land” in 1984. Eventually‚ 4‚367.44 hectares out of the 12‚438 hectares was proclaimed Taguibo River Watershed Forest Reserve under Presidential Proclamation No. 1075 dated September 4‚ 1997. According to the Cotabato-Agusan River Basin Development Project (CARBDP)‚ the Taguibo River has the channel length of 35 kilometers from downstream to upstream. Mount Hilong-hilong which is Caraga Region’s highest peak is the watershed’s highest portion at 2‚012 masl
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Some Live More Downstream than Others: Cancer‚ Gender‚ and Environmental Justice Jim Tarter In Jim Tarter’s essay of “Some Live More Downstream than Others: Cancer‚ Gender‚ and Environmental Justice”‚ he mainly talks about the relationship among cancer‚ environmental issues and social justice. And he inspires people to be involved and motivated to care about the environment as well. He was diagnosed with cancer at twenty-seven‚ but was cured after treatment. However‚ his friend‚ sister and aunt
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islands of the South Pacific and the Atlantic also covering the Amazon River. The company decided to offer these additional excursions to assist in defraying fixed business cost (Shaw & Hulland‚ 1999). EAI first began excursions through the Amazon River Basin during the high water season of March 1997. There were two options; option one was the upriver voyage from Belem‚ Brazil to the town of Iquitos‚ option two was a downstream voyage from Iquitos to Belem‚ Brazil (Shaw & Hulland‚ 1999). The company
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Tehri Dam The Tehri Dam is the highest dam in India‚ 2nd highest in Asia and 8th highest in world. It is a multi-purpose rock and earth-fill embankment dam on the Bhagirathi River near Tehri in Uttarakhand‚ India. It is the primary dam of the THDC India Ltd. and the Tehri hydroelectric complex. Phase 1 was completed in 2006‚ the Tehri Dam withholds a reservoir for irrigation‚ municipal water supply and the generation of 1‚000 MW of hydroelectricity. One more project of the installed capacity of
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in the natural sciences. As a young man he undertook a series of adventures through the Mississippi River valley. In 1855‚ he spent four months walking across Wisconsin. During 1856‚ he rowed the Mississippi from St. Anthony‚ Minnesota‚ to the sea. In 1857‚ he rowed down the Ohio River from Pittsburgh to St. Louis; and in 1858 down the Illinois River‚ then up the Mississippi and the Des Moines River to central Iowa. At age 25 he was elected to the Illinois Natural History Society in 1859. He was a
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installed a steam engine in a vessel that became known as the Clermont but was nicknamed Fulton’s Folly. One day in 1807‚ the little ship churned steadily from New York City up the Hudson River toward Albany which was 150 miles in 32 hours. The success was amazing. People could now defy wind‚ waves‚ tides‚ and downstream currents. Carrying capacity doubled. Keelboats went up the Mississippi at about 1 mph which was very expensive. The steamboats traveled over 10 mph against the current. By 1820 there
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ESSAY ON WATER & ENERGY CRISIS IN PAKISTAN 1. INTRODUCTION: “Water is precious‚ use it wisely” says a notice placed in the bathroom of a five star hotel in Karachi. There could not be a sounder piece of advice but it should be given not only to the guests of the five star hotels but also to the entire citizenry of Pakistan. Pakistan is rapidly moving to the situation when it will begin to be ranked among the countries that have severe shortages of fresh water. Wise use of this precious resource
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to the treaty‚ India is allowed to utilize water of Ravi and Beas where as Pakistan has rights over Indus‚ Jhelum and Chenab. However‚ India may tap the hydroelectric potential of the rivers specified for Pakistan with a condition that any such attempt would not affect the timings and flow of waters in these rivers. Since Pakistan and India have mistrust in bilateral relations therefore implementation of the treaty and subsequent monitoring has been a challenging task. With emerging demands of both
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The River as a Symbol in “A Bend in the River” Rivers within a well written novel are a representative of a great variety of things. Within the book “A Bend in the River” by V.S. Naipaul‚ as the name implies‚ the river is a very significant symbol throughout the novel that shows representation for many aspects of the plotline‚ ranging from an ever-changing lifestyle to the vitality of the country in which it resides and the people affected by its welfare. The town by the bend in the river is
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