rainforest. Climate change is an issue for the Democratic Republic of Congo, with tropical deforestation being a serious environmental risk. Since the DRC has half of Africa’s tropical forest, it is important that the country values its rainforests. Carbon is stored in the branches, stems, leaves and roots of trees. When the forests are cleared, a large amount of CO2 is emitted into the atmosphere. Deforestation has caused some concerns, as so much carbon dioxide is emitted into the atmosphere during
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original forests have gone, for example, In 1950, 30% of the earth was covered by tropical forest. By 1975, only 12% was left and in 2002 they now cover only about 6% of the earth land. Forests exploited for wood and new agricultural terraces. If deforestation process will not be stopped or controlled, it will lead to appearance of big problems for those who is living and working in forests, for all humans as well. Rainforests should be protected due to their big importance for all the world, and below
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THE ROLE OF THE INTERPOL ON ENVIRONMENTAL CRIMES By: Fangon, Arvee E. Enriquez, David Jay Esguerra,Bon Josef Jaravata, Sherela Calcita, Ranilo What is Environmental Crime? An environmental crime is a violation
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THE DISAPPEARANCE OF THE LAST PARADISE ON EARTH The beauty of the Amazon Rainforest is incredible. To see it, is to have an awe-inspiring experience. “The Amazon Rainforest has evolved over millions of years to turn into the incredible complex environment” (Amazon Rainforest) It is a beautiful landscape filled with some of the most beautiful animal and plant species on earth (see figure 1) .and is one of the world's greatest natural resources. The Amazon Rainforest produces about 20% of the earth’s
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Mismanagement of fisheries resources is estimated to cost US$ 420 million annually in lost revenues. At the root of the overfishing problem is weak fisheries management, ineffective policies and poor enforcement of fishery laws. Deforestation After decades of deforestation, which has left about 3% of the original cover, forests continue to be under threat from agriculture and urbanization, illegal logging and forest fires. Sustained forest loss in the Philippines is causing severe soil erosion,
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The information presented so far in Thomas M. Kostigen’s You Are Here has been informative and eye opening. Before we started the book my assumption was that it was going to be “mostly exaggerated propaganda” but the book has yet to read that way. Kostigen delivers the information in a “reasonably and objective way” that the book is an entertaining read while being informative and educational as well. He achieves that through the use of describing his personal experiences, evidence based facts, quotes
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Deforestation Of the Amazon This assignment will be focused on the topic of deforestation in Amazon (mainly located in Brazil). For this topic I picked three articles from newspapers. I decided to choose this topic because I have always been interested in the Amazon and its beauty. It’s still fascinating for me how there is people (tribes) living in the Amazon forest when I cannot picture myself without technology living in a rural environment. I’ve also been always interested in the way they
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Deforestation has become a global concern for current and future generations. In the Amazon Rainforest, indigenous culture is at stake. The Kraho Indians, a small tribe deep in the rainforest, are slowly becoming extinct. Every time that the big logging companies uproot the soil and cut down the trees, the Kraho lose part of their homeland. While only 3,000 natives live in this area, it is still a global dilemma. Over a thousand people have died in 20 years over the Amazon Rainforest deforestation
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Ceballos et al. (2015) shows that the earth may even be entering a sixth mass extinction. Not only does this have a negative impact on the affected plants and animals, but also on the communities surrounding and dependent on them. Climate change and deforestation lead to large-scale environmental issues that cause animals to become endangered. Without change, future generations will not be able to benefit from the resources which the Amazon provides. Carbon Emissions According to the World Wildlife Fund
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Jennifer Petty Unit 1 DB 2 1/4/2016 SCI201- Todd Trammell Ecosystems and How They Work The topic I chose was the deforestation issues regarding the Amazon Rainforest. Deforestation in simple terms means the felling and clearing of forest cover or tree plantations in order to accommodate agricultural, industrial or urban use. It puts the forest cover to an end just for there to be land available for different purposes. The Amazon Rainforest is 30% of the animals and plants on Earth. These
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