Main Idea: The main idea of the passage Vanishing Forest by Patricia Janes is the negative effects on things related to the boreal forest as the forest is disappearing at a quick speed. According to scientists‚ logging‚ mining‚ and oil and gas companies are yelling "timber‚" because trees are being leveled more often than the forest can sustain. Furthermore‚ North America’s boreal forest is being harvested at a rate of roughly 2.5 million acres a year. This rapid deforestation in many areas of
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Information about Bolivia Geography Bolivia is a landlocked country in South American. It borders Peru and Chile to the west‚ Argentina and Paraguay to the south and Brazil to the east. Bolivia is home to the Altiplano plateau on which lives half the country’s population. The big cities of Oruro‚ Potosí‚ and La Paz are found in the plateau‚ which has an altitude of 11‚910 ft (3‚630 m). The north eastern and eastern lowlands of the Oriente make two-thirds of the country. This region is mainly forest
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Would you rather have a national park or nothing at all. Have you ever been to a Providence Canyon? If so‚ did you feel like you where in a Grand Canyon. Well many people call Providence Canyon the little Grand Canyon. I am against the federal government decision. We should have a national park. Maybe if we had a national park more people would go out and see it. I am for the federal government decision‚ because the farmers came down cutting the trees and‚ started planting their seeds in long straight
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The Kenyan Natural Resource Management project The project location is an area called Cherangany Hills‚ an area covered by rich forest and includes numerous national parks‚ swamps‚ lakes and conservation areas. A large indigenous population known as the Sengwer People‚ also called Cherangany or Dorobo by some are also from this area. This project that was intended for financial and industrial improvement of the native people of Cherangany Hills actually caused a lot of chaos and heartbreak and displacement
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The Fynbos Biome makes up the largest part of the Cape Floral Kingdom‚ which is the smallest of the world’s six floral kingdoms. The Fynbos Biome in particular is noted for its high levels of biodiversity (the highest in world) and endemism‚ which in turn results in a high number of threatened and endangered species. The Cape Floral Kingdom was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 2004. 2 Discussion Fynbos is found predominantly in the the South Western Cape in an area extending from just
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countries around the world. In today’s world when people think of Africa they think of people who may not be as educated as Americans‚ and possibly people who grew up in the jungle or rainforest. When in fact “only a small percentage of Africa‚ along the Guinea Coast‚ Congo‚ and in the Zaire River Basin‚ are rainforests. Most of Africa ’s forests‚ like the forests of Europe and North America‚ have been cut or burned by humans to create farmland.” (MAA) We also witness language barriers come into play
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They live in South America and can occasionally be found in North America and are listed as near threatened/vulnerable‚ with 150‚000 left in the wild. They like to live in woodland and swamps with good thick coverage and good access to water. They are hunters and eat a wide and varied diet from Deers and Tapirs to even Frogs‚ Mice and Livestock. They prefer the dense forest and swamps so that they have perfect cover for stalking their prey and they also are strong swimmers. The spotted fur of the
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ANALYSIS OF INJUSTICE TO ENVIRONMENT DEFORESTATION I.Identify the problem. Forest in our country are very rich in biodiversity. Many of our plants and animals cloud be found in the rainforests. It is due to the constant high temperature and humidity in the tropics. Unfortunately‚ many forests are threatened due to deforestation. The primary reason are commercial logging and cutting of trees to provide for their agriculture needs. There
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Trees are one of the most important aspects of the planet we live in . They are very important to the environment ‚ economy and of course for us humans. They are also important for the climate of the earth ‚ as they act as filters for carbon dioxide .However ‚ the trees on our planet are being depleted at a very fast rate and governments must take an action to make a change. To discuss deforestation we need to look at a role of
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demand for deforestation is rampant and the quickly disappearing forest in Uganda leaves much concern for our economy. Uganda is a country in East Africa that is bordered by many places such as Kenya‚ South Sudan and Rwanda. (See figure 1) Logging for tropical hardwoods‚ fuel wood‚ and the paper industry are the primary reasons for the clear cutting to occur. Unfortunately the devastation of deforestation brings large profits‚ which ultimately is what the government and logging companies are after. Many
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