Intro Draft: Try to picture the ocean‚ the world without fish. Imagine diving into or snorkeling over the sea‚ in the( disturbingly tranquil/ dead still) water. No fish‚ sharks‚ turtles or squid‚ no sea life‚ no life of beauty‚ just water‚ all because of our careless overfishing‚ draining the waters of it’s exuberant life.This is what the not so far out future generations might be left with‚if we don’t do something about it‚ and soon. Overfishing is a global catastrophe affecting anyone and everyone
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All ecosystems have the ability to withstand stress. They are able to resist being disturbed or altered and will restore themselves to their original condition if not disturbed too drastically. There are both natural and human induced stresses. An ecosystem is the dynamic complex interaction of plant‚ animal and microorganism communities and their non-living environment as a functional unit. Ecosystems include the biotic (living) and abiotic (non-living) elements of the environment and the relationships
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both humans and wildlife. Let me inform you on the values of The Everglades. The Everglades are home to many species. The word commonly used to describe used to describe the relative number of different species in an ecosystem is biodiversity‚ and the more biodiversity within the ecosystem‚ the more
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associated with social inequity. Considering most biodiversity are located in developing countries‚[9] depletion of this resource could result in losses of ecosystem services for these countries.[10] Some view this depletion as a major source of social unrest and conflicts in developing nations.[11] At present‚ with it being the year of the forest‚[12] there is particular concern for rainforest regions which hold most of the Earth’s biodiversity.[12] According to Nelson[13] deforestation and degradation
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In 1981‚ the World Bank agreed to provide financial aid to the Brazilian government in order to finance one of the most controversial projects ever assisted by the World Bank. The Northwest Brazil Integrated Development Program (Polonoroeste) aimed to promote sustainable development and settlement in an uninhabited Amazonian region in the State of Rondonia‚ Brazil (P006319‚ 2016). Despite the noble initial goal‚ and the good reasons that weighted towards the decision for assisting this project‚ the
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Special Interest Group Research Paper: Interest groups are one important mechanism through which citizens in the United States make their ideas‚ needs‚ and views known to elected officials. Citizens can usually find an interest group that focuses on their concerns‚ no matter how specialized they may be. An interest group is an organization of people with similar policy goals that tries to influence the political process to try to achieve those goals. In doing so‚ interest groups try to influence
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continue to produce more fur and leather‚ the biodiversity and the balance of nature will be broken seriously. It seems quite difficult to prevent the threat of fashion industry entirely. However‚ many experts have put up with a concept of sustainability in materials
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the Drakensberg Alpine Centre and their plight for conservation. 1. Introduction: With many recent studies showing that the current global rates of biodiversity loss are cause for alarm‚ it is important to recognize regions in which biodiversity is especially high and under threat from human expansion and climate change. The combinations of biodiversity assemblages along the Escarpment form nodes of high local endemism that have contributed towards the concept of ‘centers of endemism’ in southern Africa
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UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME (UNEP): The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) coordinates United Nations environmental activities‚ assisting developing countries in implementing environmentally sound policies and practices. It was founded as a result of the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment in June 1972 and has its headquarters in the Gigiri neighborhood of Nairobi‚Kenya. UNEP also has six regional offices and various country offices. Its activities cover a wide range
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biodiverse regions of the world and hosts three of the world’s 34 biodiversity hotspots - or treasure-houses - that is the Western Ghats‚ the Eastern Himalayas and Indo- Burma.Since India is home to a number of rare and threatened animal species‚ wildlife management in the country is essential to preserve these species. According to one study‚ India along with 17 mega diverse countries is home to about 60-70% of the world’s biodiversity. India‚ lying within the Indomalaya ecozone‚ is home to about
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