Historically‚ man as hunter-gatherer could not affect the environment because he was using the natural population of animals and plants well below the sustainable yields except in those areas where trading of animals and/or plants was introduced. Man’s agricultural use of land is a relatively recent event. The evolution of systematic agriculture of today is 200 years old and dates back to the days of the Industrial Revolution. Agriculture has been considered as a way of life. Ever increasing population
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WATER LOGGING AND SALINITY Naheed Ghazanfar Izhar & Associates Consulting 5.1 CLASSIFICATION OF WATER LOGGED AND SALINE AREAS BY DEGREE The existing irrigation system in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa was developed in late 1800s over a century ago. This system was designed for the farming at that time which was much lower than the cropping intensities of today. This system had limited provision for drainage‚ resulting in a rise in groundwater and the occurrence of salinity. |Table
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STORM WATER DRAINAGE MODEL COUPLED WITH FLOOD DEPTH MAPPING: A NEW APPROACH TOWARDS SOLUTION OF URBAN DRAINAGE PROBLEMS Mir Mostafa Kamal* and M Fazle Rabbi** * River Hydraulics Division‚ Surface Water Modelling Centre‚ Dhaka-1206‚ Bangladesh ** Water Resources Division‚ Surface Water Modelling Centre‚ Dhaka-1206‚ Bangladesh ABSTRACT Storm water drainage and its management in many large cities in the world are becoming increasingly problematic. Unplanned or poorly planned urban development along
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CHAPTER I I .INTRODUCTION Logging‚ a very important issue today’s environmental problems. Logging is the cutting and separation of new and old tress. Without it our forests would be too condensed and would be nothing made of wood. Logging is a very good thing‚ but it can be very bad. One of loggings biggest enemies is clear cutting. That is the worst thing that can be done in the logging industry. Clear cutting is when loggers cut every tree in a certain area. By doing this they cut down young
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Illegal Logging Illegal logging and the international trade in illegally logged timber is a major problem for many timber-producing countries. Illegal logging degrades forests‚ costs governments billions of dollars‚ promotes corruption‚ and funds armed conflict. It impedes sustainable development in some of the poorest countries of the world. Global Witness’s first campaign looked at how ‘conflict timber’ was funding the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia. Our investigations led to the Thai-Cambodia border
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Illegal logging‚ mining worsened impact of Philippines’ killer typhoon According to Filipino officials‚ rampant illegal logging and mining were likely a part of the cause for the high casualty count from Category 5 Typhoon Bopha (Pablo)‚ especially in the Compostela Valley where government officials had warned people to stop the illegal activities. So far‚ 370 people have been found dead on the island of Mindanao with another 400 missing. Waters rose so high even emergency shelters were inundated
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Illegal logging I. Introduction Introduction to illegal logging Illegal logging has risen to prominence in international forestry dialogues over the last five years and there is a growing international willingness to combat the problem. There is widespread recognition of its linkages to ineffective governance‚ social conflict and violence. Illegal logging practices and trade cost the producers of legitimately
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Illegal Logging: Background and Issues Summary Illegal logging is a pervasive problem throughout the world‚ affecting countries that produce‚ export‚ and import wood and wood products. Illegal logging is generally defined as the harvest‚ transport‚ purchase‚ or sale of timber in violation of national laws. In some timber-producing countries in the developing world‚ illegal logging represents over half of timber production and exports. The World Bank estimates that illegal logging costs governments
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Logging Operations General Standards Personal Protective Equipment- Objective- Personal Protective Equipment shall be worn at all times to protect from personal injury. Job description and work requirements will determine when‚ where and what specific equipment is to be used. The employer shall assure that personal protective equipment‚ including any equipment provided by an employee‚ is maintained in a serviceable condition. Lock Out Tag Out-Objective- Covers the servicing and maintenance of
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Forest Logging on the Environment Ethics and Social Responsibility Monday‚ November 24‚ 2008 The McGraw Hill Online Learning Center defines the term environmental ethicsas a search for moral values and ethical principles in human relations with the natural world. The branch of philosophy that deals with values in general is known as axiology‚ and ethics‚ a subdivision of axiology‚ is more or less concerned with moral values‚ or non- moral values as they relate to moral values. Environmental
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