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    Amazon River Pollution

    the world's largest river in terms of volume, and the second-longest river behind Nile. The Amazon River receives runoff from Brazil, Peru, Bolivia, Colombia and Ecuador. As the second largest river in the world, the Amazon River has the largest watershed in the world with approximately 200 tributaries. This river is responsible for discharging 20% of the fresh water on Earth into the world’s oceans. Starting in the Andes Mountains in Peru, the river runs due east, cutting through Brazil and into

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    Mr. Roshan Sharma

    The Hariyo Ban Program The Hariyo Ban program is an initiative designed to benefit nature and people in Nepal with the financial support of $ 30 million from USAID for 5 years. It is being implemented with a consortium of international and national NGOs: WWF (lead), CARE, National Trust for Nature Conservation (NTNC), and the Federation of Community Forestry Users Nepal (FECOFUN). Government of Nepal is a key partner and beneficiary of Hariyo Ban Program as are local communities. The program also

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    Cherry Creek State Park Interview Report

    I shadowed Karl Spect who is a Park Resource Technician at Cherry Creek State Park which is located in Aurora, Colorado on October 24th. Karl Spect has worked for Colorado Parks and Wildlife for 5 years and this is his 3rd year at Cherry Creek State Park. The mission of Colorado Parks and Wildlife is to perpetuate the wildlife resources of the state, to provide a quality state parks system, and to provide enjoyable and sustainable outdoor recreation opportunities that educate and inspire current

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    World Order

    Peddie School Name Modern Global History China & Japan Terms: Sun Yat-sen Three People's Principles 1911 Revolution Warlords May Fourth Movement Chiang Kai-shek Northern Expedition KMT Mao Tse-tung Long March Manchukuo Manchurian Incident Rape of Nanjing (1937) Lytton Report Sino-Japanese War Russo-Japanese War 21 Demands Versailles U.S. Exclusion Act Marco Polo Bridge Washington Conference & disarmament Diet Zaibatsu Ultranationalists Russo-Japanese

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    Mercury

    Socio-economic vulnerabilities and impacts The foregoing discussion of the indicators of environmental change and human driving forces has already alluded to some socioeconomic impacts of environmental changes. In fact, some of the second- or third-order changes in the status of environmental resources are manifestations of impacts of people's adjustment to environmental changes. For such reasons, at times it is difficult to separate precisely the impacts of environmental changes as causes of socio-economic

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    Green Infrastructure

    environment by raising awareness about potential threats to your drinking water, local rivers, lakes, streams, wetlands, the fish and shellfish you eat, and aquatic ecosystems. Adopt Your Watershed – This program challenges you to serve your community by taking part in activities to protect and restore your local watershed. After the Storm – Weather emergencies such as flooding can introduce pollutants to your water supply.  Learn how to protect your source of water and find out what to do in the event

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    China Human Rights

    China’s Water Woes: A Tug of Water Between Economic Growth & Sustainable Development China’s Water Woes: A Tug of Water Between Economic Growth & Sustainable Development When we think about water, we never think of it in finite terms like we do with oil and other valuable resources we consume. After all, why should we think of water as a limited supply? Our entire planet is covered with 75 percent water. It is implausible to believe that countries

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    Urbanisation Process

    Urbanization Processes – Environmental and Health effects in Africa Panel Contribution to the PERN Cyberseminar on Urban Spatial Expansion by Kwasi Nsiah-Gyabaah, PERN Steering Committee member and Principal, Sunyani Polytechnic, Sunyani, BA, Ghana, E-mail: spolytec @yahoo.com Introduction Urbanization is increasing in both the developed and developing countries. However, rapid urbanization, particularly the growth of large cities, and the associated problems of unemployment, poverty, inadequate

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    Sumitranandan Pant

    Effects of Water Pollution on Aquatic Ecosystems written by: Sean Fears•edited by: Niki Fears•updated: 1/12/2009 Whether the compounds being added to our watersheds are natural or foreign, they have an effect if the flora and fauna are not adapted to them. Find out some of the ways in which water pollution effects and causes changes in aquatic ecosystems! * Most affected Water pollution can come as a result of natural or unnatural compounds being added to a watersource. These can sway the balance

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    Water Harvestig Excel Crop Care Ltd

    management and artificial or man-made restoration system is required. The various ways of carrying out water management * Rainwater Harvesting * Preventing and netting overspill from catchments * Storing Floodwaters * Watershed management Integrated River Basin Management The Integrated River Basin Management can be defined as the process of coordinating conservation, management, and development of water, land, and related resources, across sectors, within a given

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