...Major Threats Historically, habitat loss and fragmentation have been major threats to the survival of wild pandas. In the 1950s, a panda’s habitat was estimated to cover around 5.1 million hectares. Logging over the next few decades peaked in the early 1990s, shrinking the habitat to 1.3 million hectares. It wasn’t until a 1998 government ban on logging in panda ranges and a new State Natural Forest Protection Project that habitat loss began to slow. Today, about 5.7 million acres (2.3 million hectares) of panda habitat are known to exist. The increase is attributed to real forest re-growth, the discovery of new areas where pandas live, as well as scientific improvements in measuring habitat size. Protected areas that exist now are not providing adequate protection of healthy panda populations. Nature reserves contain less than half (1 million hectares) of known panda habitat. That means more than half the world’s wild pandas aren’t protected. More than 300,000 people live within panda ranges, putting unprecedented pressure on the wild panda population. Climate change also threatens remaining panda habitat, bringing new weather patterns that could significantly affect future availability of shelter and food. Fragmented forest cover limits the panda’s range and could have a devastating impact on the overall population. The information in these pages has been taken from: Smithsonian National Zoological Park, Washington, DC CI-Shanshui Center for Nature and Society, Beijing...
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...Malnutrition: a serious THREAT Introduction Malnutrition is one of world’s most serious problems. When I was preparing for the final presentation for the class, which was on impact of child on the globe, I was shocked and taken aback with the numbers that fell under this category. 32% of the global burden of diseases can be removed by eliminating malnutrition. It also contributes to 50% of child deaths under the age group of fivei. All these figures made me look into details of who is doing what to overcome this devastating epidemic and how it is affecting our economy. This paper will illustrate the impact of malnutrition on businesses and economies, and how it has altered my outlook towards life. Malnutrition is not only an urgent global health issue; it is also a hitch to productivity, economic growth and poverty reduction. We again end up asking the unchanged question, who is responsible? Definition UNICEFii defines malnutrition as a broad term commonly used as an alternative to undernutrition but technically it also refers to overnutrition. People are malnourished if their diet does not provide adequate calories and protein for growth and maintenance or they are unable to fully utilize the food they eat due to illness (undernutrition). They are also malnourished if they consume too many calories (overnutrition). Words like GDP and GNP which was covered in the class, provided me with a different perspective to the situation. I took time to review the effect of malnutrition...
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...Earthquakes and Other Tectonic Disturbances Pose One of the Major Physical Threats to Civilisations Particularly in Developing Countries The major factors to this will be looking at tectonic activity, the earthquakes they cause aswell as the distribution of these developing civilisations in order to ascertain whether the major threat to their final goal of civilisation is plausible or not. Earthquakes are defined in the Oxford dictionary as: a sudden release of energy in the earth's crust or upper mantle; usually caused by movement along a fault plane or by volcanic activity and resulting in the generation of seismic waves which can be destructive. Tectonic plates are defined as: A theory explaining the structure of the earth’s crust and many associated phenomena as resulting from the interaction of rigid lithospheric plates which move slowly over the underlying mantle; by the same dictionary. Finally, civilisations are defined as: The process by which a society or place reaches an advanced stage of social development and organization. The largest cities tend to be in developing countries due to the fact they have not yet reached stage 5 of the Demographic Transition Model and many of the pull factors that cause cities to grow still exist. MEDC’s tend to have reached a point whereby people move out of major cities in order to find a suitable environment for family life. Thus from this we can see that already LEDC’s are most at risk from tectonic activity. Earthquakes do...
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...Steel Industry in the United States of America Threat of new entrants Bargaining Power of Suppliers Bargaining Power of Buyers Internal rivalry within Industry Threat of Substitutes 2. Bargaining Power of Buyer’s a. With an increase in domestic competition in steel sector in the USA, the options for buyers are on a rise. b. Low Product Differentiation. c. Switching costs is low. d. Buyers buying in large scale posses strong negotiating power. Buyer’s Market !!! 3. Bargaining Power of Supplier’s a. Scarcity of raw-materials like steel shreds, iron ore, coke, recycled steel. b. Few Suppliers. c. Most of the raw-materials are imported. Cost strategy drives Joint ventures, Mergers and Acquisitions between suppliers and manufactures !!! 4. Major players in the United States of America Major M&A involving foreign partner 5. Internal Rivalry a. Domestic market – more than 20 players. b. Intense rivalry – Price wars. c. No differentiated product. d. Joint ventures helps in driving economies of scale. Low fixed manufacturing cost is the key !!! 6. Threat of Substitutes a. No primary substitutes. b. Secondary substitutes: aluminium, plastic and wood. Continuous high demand for Steel !!! 7. Threat of New Entrants Barriers to entry for Domestic...
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...Company Q 3-Year Marketing Plan Table of Contents Introduction 3 Mission Statement 3 The Product 3 Consumer Product Classification 4 Target Market 4 Competitive Situation Analysis 4 Analysis of Competition using Porter’s 5 Forces Model 4 SWOT Analysis 5 Strengths 6 Weaknesses 6 Opportunities 6 Threats 7 Market Objectives 8 Product Objective 8 Price Objective 8 Place Objective 8 Promotion Objective 8 Marketing Strategies 8 Product Strategies 9 Price Strategies 9 Place Strategies 9 Promotion Strategies 9 Tactics and Action Plan 10 Product Action Plan 10 Price Action Plan 10 Place Action Plan 11 Promotion Action Plan 11 Monitoring Procedures 11 Introduction Company Q produces the GWell Air Purifier which effectively removes smoke in the air, dust particles, pollen, and other particulates that may cause allergic reactions to young children and sensitive adults. Compay Q’s team of engineers and designers developed the GWell Air Purifier through concept and prototype testing. They found that the visual design and features of the appliance is very appealing to potential buyers. Extensive testing showed that this product is a very efficient product in purifying the air. In addition, the company’s production process is very efficient and results in a minimal amount of raw material waste. These factors and the small-front investment for the product will enable to company to offer the products at the lowest possible cost in relation...
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...discuss how interactions among species affect their fates and that of communities discuss why the special properties of a community are important explain the relationship between species diversity and community stability discuss the role of disturbance in a community discuss how disturbance affects a community identify the major terrestrial biomes identify the environmental conditions that control the distribution of the major terrestrial biomes identify the activities that threaten global forests discuss activities that can be taken to preserve global forests discuss the impact of road construction on the Earth's forests discuss how vertical stratification differentiates life zones in oceans discuss why coral reefs, mangroves, estuaries, and wetlands are biologically important identify the locations of the world's most extensive grasslands discuss human-mediated activities that degrade the world's grasslands identify the original purposes of parks and nature preserves in North America identify the major benefits of biodiversity discuss the major human-caused threats to biodiversity discuss in what ways we humans can reduce the human-caused threats to biodiversity define wilderness discuss why wilderness areas are both important and controversial discuss steps to help restore natural areas Action Items Read any course announcements or other communication from your professor related to this assignment. Your professor may decide to assign you a topic from the...
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...Protecting information and all assets is critical in today’s time. The military faces three major types of threats: Employees, Zero-Day Exploits, and Cyber Espionage. It is imperative, due to the information and assets on-hand, that the military mitigates these risks. The first major threat, employees, is a very common threat to all organizations. Employees can be broken down into three types of threats which include, employees that are careless and untrained, employees that are tricked or fall prey to social engineering, and employees with malicious intentions. This will always be a potential threat because every organization requires employees to run and function. Protecting a network and data should be top priority for every organization. With policies, procedures, and training implemented, employees will have a better understanding of what is allowed on their organization’s network, how to properly navigate the system, and how to safeguard all information contained within the network. Policies and procedures also inform employees of what practices are in the event information is disclosed without authorization and any and all penalties that may go along with them. Having this information readily available to employees ensures they are aware the organization is serious about protecting all assets and information and will enforce legal action if needed. Since employees are the individuals that have access to all information, some of which is sensitive, they need to understand...
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...products• One major strength is the revolutionary engine technology with the help of the which Honda is Gaining success day by day• Popularity is termed as one of the best strength of the which results in betterment for the companyWeaknesses• Cost structure of the Honda is high as compare to other automobile manufacturers• Apart from Nissan and Toyota, Honda requires privileged purchase deposit• Honda focus more on international deposits as compare to domestic deposits• Civic model is Consider as one of the major weakness for the Honda Company• Honda products are termed as inoffensive in terms of style and design• Prices for non-luxury vehicles are far high as compare to other manufacturers• In truck line, the Honda Company is not offering strong products and proposalsOpportunities• Honda has the best opportunity to use its R & D in producing cars According to the needs and demands of Their customer. This is only possible Because of the increase is in demand for less pollution cars.• Emerging markets is one of the best opportunity for this company• Various models there are the which caters the lower segment• Fuel efficiency is now a days termed as one of the best opportunity the which cans results in the best productivity for the company• Alliances are the best opportunities for the Honda Company• Honda cans increase of its production by focusing on sales and research• cans They gain more popularity by doing better research and developmentThreats• One of the major threat is the economic...
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...service to protect our President of The United States then everything thing else but the President First. Today the United States (4) Secret Service has over 6,750 employees and annual budget of 1.8 billion dollars which is subject to change during each fiscal year. (4) The United States service also has over 4,400 sworn members and two parent agencies the first one is the U.S Department of Homeland Security and the second one is U.S Department of the Treasury. United States secret service is one that really stood out to me because of the history behind it and I will use the four learning objectives to describe the secret service from basic knowledge of domestic terrorism, Identify and understand homeland security post 9/11 , Identify risk threats and hazards associated with homeland security, and Identify homeland security. The basic knowledge of domestic terrorism is one a group or...
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...Business Strategy (Based on the Analysis of Ibrahim Fibres Limited, Faisalabad) PREPARED FOR: Mr. Ghulam Ahmad Rana PREPARED BY: Ata-ul-Hassan 083805-067 Samran Javed 083805-025 Muzamil Iqbal 083805-053 Muhammad Tayyab Vahedy 083805-085 Muhammad Hadi 083805-109 Muhammad Salman Tariq 083805-108 Raheel Shehzad 083805-071 May 14, 2012 1. Situation (SWOT) Analysis. It is an important tool that is used for reviewing overall strategic position and its environment. It is used in different variety of scenarios. This analysis is carried out by being realistic and specific without any grey areas. It also helps to distinguish where the business is today and where it could be in the future and therefore is carried out in relation to the competition in the industry. Hence is the very first stage that helps us to focus on key issues mentioned below and takes into account complete analysis. a. Internal Strengths: These are very important by which we have competitive edge over others and focuses on: * Lucrative Management approach. * Leading Brands * Stupendous Customer Relationship Management * Effective Complaint handling system. * Customer Loyalty and retention. * Technological Skills. * Skilled and motivated work force * Production Quality, Processes and Logistics. * New product development. * Effective organizational reward...
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...Management Plan……………..…….....4 2.0 Risk Management Procedure……….…………………………………...4 2.1 Objectives……………………………………………………4 2.2 Scope………………………………………………………...4 2.3 Compliance Laws and Regulations…………….………………….…....5 2.3.1 PCI DSS Summary ………………………………..…....…5 2.3.2 Sarbanes Oxley Act Summary ………………………..…..6 2.4 Roles and Responsibilities……………………………………..….…..6 2.4.1 Threat Identification………………………………………..7 2.4.2 Methods for Risk Identification……………………...…….7 2.4.3 Vulnerability Identification...………………………...…….7 2.4.4 Pair Threats & Vulnerabilities……………………...………8 2.5 Risk Analysis………………………………………………….……......8 2.6 Risk Monitoring……………………………………………....………..9 2.6.1 Risk Management Plan Approval………………………….10 Executive Summary A risk is an event or condition that if a threat exploits vulnerability there could be a positive or negative effect on a business or project. Risk Management is the practice of identifying, assessing, controlling and mitigating risks. This document is a guideline in completing a Risk Management Plan. The Risk Management Plan describes the vulnerabilities and threat pairs that could be a potential risk, and outlines a plan to be performed, recorded, and monitored with control measures. The Risk Management Plan is important because it outlines the potential risks and actions being taken to eliminate or reduce the potential loss to the business. 1.0 Introduction 1.1 Purpose of the Risk Management Plan The Risk Management Plan...
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...Common Information Security Threats Rick Markins April 14, 2014 CMGT 400 Common Information Security Threats The organization that I would review for common information security threats would be GoDaddy.com LLC. Currently the company is in the industry of registering domain names, hosting websites and creating websites for not only small businesses but the average user alike. The company faces many security threats to its organization and none are as big as customer account information stolen/leaked, DDoS attacks, lost connection for customer’s websites. These major threats are a constant factor in many of the decisions facing the company on a daily basis. These three major risks are driven by the fact that information is a constant flow that is updated and changed rapidly. Plus the possibility of stealing this information and misusing the information is of great importance to the company to make sure nothing goes wrong. Regarding the customer information possibly being leaked and or stolen is driven by the fact that representatives are communicating with customers on a daily basis. At any point in time their information could be stolen and misused. There are steps in place to make sure there are no stolen information, but that would not stop for instance a disgruntled employee to not steal the information and disappear. Nor would that stop a well-designed program to be installed on their network and take what they need and disappear. These many factors are what pushing...
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...material that is extracted from the earth, for example: aluminum, antimony, cadmium, cobalt, copper, etc. Also, in order to manufacture these electronics, LG must create plastics, batteries, and circuit boards, which use quite a bit of crude oil in the process of manufacturing. If political leaders in certain parts of the world were to change the laws about being more eco-friendly, LG would have to change either where they manufacture or how they manufacture. The eco-friendliness of LG’s manufacturing will affect many areas of the external analysis. Another major thing to consider for a political factor is importing and exporting products and materials. LG operates worldwide and could be affected by certain government decisions on their country's import or exporting standards or allowances. Along the same line as that, governments also have power over minimum wage and tax laws. Which can affect either way for a major manufacturer such as LG. Economic When considering an external economic analysis for LG, one must consider the per capita income of LG’s clientele. WIth the mobile division of LG, they make a wide variety of cell phone and tablets, all ranging in price. Looking forward, if per capita income were to rise, a need for better functioning, higher priced cell phones would be needed, and vise versa. Social...
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...A major weakness that disrupts progression for In Check Organizing is the lack of brand recognition. In Check House Organizing is a new business in the Snellville market, so parents or adults who are in need of an organizer are need of an organizer are in need of an organizer who is a professional in organizing as well is experienced. We can overcome this weakness by working in the community to continue the growth of the business. Another weakness that is happening is financial struggles, financial struggles affect us because we can not fund transportation as well as supplies to organize the house. The best way to work out the weakness is too find help through the connection Brookwood High School provides for us. Finally, a major weakness for In Check House Organizing is my age, with my age I don’t look like a credible organizer or business owner. With this I have to work with adults to boost my...
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...Russian gangs are a major concern in the United States. They have become a threat after coming to the United States at the U.S expense. Beyond the general organized crime activities, Russian organized crime has been a threat economically and politically overall to the U.S because of their particular activities. Many Russian organizations have settled across the U.S. in various major states, such as New York and California, causing an overall issue to those states and the country. Law enforcers have made it their priority to target organized crime to reduce the threat to the country. In particular, these threats include: become alliances with countries and creating a threat to international peace and stability, drug trafficking, cybercrime, and fraud....
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