indigenous groups living in the forest‚ some who have no contact with the ’outside’ world and live in a harmonic environment. Rainforests are the most diverse ecosystems on the planet‚ as well as being the home to an estimated 50 million indigenous forest people. These people depend on the rainforest for their way of life. It provides them nearly everything from shelter and food to tools and medicine. The people living in the forest make practical and sustainable use of the forest. It also plays an important
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FOREST FIRES A forestfire is any uncontrolled fire in combustible vegetation that occurs in the countryside or a wilderness area.[1][2] Other names such as brush fire‚ bushfire‚ forest fire‚ grass fire‚ hill fire‚ peat fire‚ vegetation fire‚ veldfire‚ and wildland fire may be used to describe the same phenomenon depending on the type of vegetation being burned. A wildfire differs from other fires by its extensive size‚ the speed at which it can spread out from its original source‚ its potential to
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Vonany : * Vonany‚ a multi-media communication platform‚ helps friends‚ colleagues‚ and relatives to communicate seamlessly with a smartphone‚ tablet‚ laptop or personal computer. * It permits multiple-user conference on the mobile and can integrate into any business enterprise solution being used in an office or institution. * Developed by YGen Communications of Chennai and launched about three weeks ago‚ the net-based product has more than 3‚000 subscribers. Indee TV * Indee TV
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your own lifestyle. 1 Health: The Basics‚ Green Edition‚ Ninth Edition‚ by Rebecca J. Donatelle. Published by Benjamin Cummings. Copyright © 2011 by Pearson Education‚ Inc. D Do you have health on your mind? Do you try to eat nutritious foods and exercise regularly? Do you avoid tobacco and alcohol use? Or do you prefer not to think about your health? Maybe you feel you have plenty of time to worry about it later in life‚ or maybe you just don’t know where to begin. The health habits
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INTRODUCTION Echo systems around the world help sustain life for millions of species. Echo systems that are mainly forests provide a home for a large majority of the species alive. Therefore the trees in these forests are considered to be the most important species. Although it is true‚ that most species are not able to sustain without each other. There are many benefits that we get from our forests. Some of these include cleaner drinking water‚ a home for plants and animals‚ economic growth‚ clean air‚
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The Cultural Web The Cultural Web Aligning your team ’s or organization ’s culture with strategy James Manktelow MindTools.com Mind Tools - Essential skills for an excellent career! What is the first thing that pops in your mind when you hear the term corporate culture? A great many people refer to the classic phrase coined by the McKinsey organization‚ that culture is “how we do things around here”. And while that may be true‚ there are so many elements that go into determining what you do and
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Katrina Pham Ms. Leang English 1 HP‚ Period 1 3 October 2012 Lost in a Forest “It’s too dark‚ Katrina. I can’t see!” cried Christopher‚ my baby cousin. “Slow down! If I lose you‚ the monsters are going to swallow me whole.” I heard him‚ but his whimpers only exacerbated the situation‚ which was already worsening by the second. The sun had nearly disappeared behind the mountain‚ and the darkness was quickly claiming the night. Out of instinct‚ I grabbed his hand and we ran as quickly as we could
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Forests and their Products 1. Managed forests are manmade forests‚ usually of one or two tree types and in which all the trees are the same age. Natural forests‚ which contains different tree species and of different ages. 2. 1. Draining the land and fencing 2. Planting of young trees 3. Tinning 4. Harvesting 5. Second rotation 6. Transportation 3. The trees are planted closely because as they grow their branches form a mat which excludes the light. This prevents the growth of branches
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Mbuti are a pigmy tribe living in the Itori Forest in Zaire. They are classified as specialized hunter gatherers. The research that will be discussed in this paper will show that the method of subsistence‚ and the environment in which it is practiced‚ has a profound impact on the way the Mbuti live. Because they are hunter gatherers‚ there is closeness to nature that is realized in the way their social structure is set up‚ as children of the forest. The Mbuti pattern their entire lives on the
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Submitted by EAST‚ TALIA (TYE5025) on 1/23/2012 1:15:59 PM Points Awarded 14.00 Points Missed 1.00 Percentage 93.3% 1. Most Americans support science because: A) The scientific method allows scientists to learn the Truth. B) All Americans are fascinated by science. C) All Americans are bored silly by science. D) Science has helped make our lives easier‚ safer‚ etc. E) All scientists are sexy. Feedback: Without science and technology‚ the great majority of us would be
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