today. The film’s maker Kip Anderson discusses how “animal agriculture is the leading cause of deforestation‚ water consumption and pollution‚ is responsible for more greenhouse gases than the transportation industry‚ and is a primary driver of rainforest destruction‚ species extinction‚ habitat loss‚ topsoil erosion‚ ocean “dead zones‚” and virtually every other environmental ill”. Anderson discusses these issues with different leaders that are a part of the environmental movement. Cowspiracy:
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2007 assessment by the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) predicts that orangutans will be virtually eliminated in the wild within two decades if current deforestation trends continue. The great reddish-brown apes are native to the tropical rainforests of Indonesia and Malaysia‚ which are being cut down rapidly (and in many cases‚ illegally) to make way for agriculture and other development. The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) classifies the Bornean sub-species of orangutan
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to the restriction in the availability of nutrients and water. - Other interesting facts: - Most tropical dry forests have been burned to make way for farmland. Also‚ there are more tropical dry-forests then tropical rainforests. - Tropical dry forests‚ in contrast to rainforest‚ have to survive a long dry season each year‚ so the predominantly deciduous trees shed their leaves to cope with it. -There are almost 2‚000 scorpion species‚ but only 30 or 40 have strong enough poison to kill a
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References: Mandarich‚ T. (2008‚ February). Tropical rainforests- 4 ways to stop deforestation. Retrieved from EZine Magazines: http://www.ezinearticles.com/?Tropical-Rainforests---4-ways-to-stop-deforestation&id=1491669 Rayburn‚ E. (2000‚ November). Overgrazing can hurt the environment‚ your pocket. Retrieved from West Virginia University.edu: http://www.wvu.edu/~agexten/forglvst/overgraz
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tigers in the world. We lost about 96‚800 of them by cutting down the forests. Tigers are now an endangered species‚ preserved at zoos. Golden Lion Tamarins are usually very small‚ and are only 14 inches‚ and are less than 2 pounds and live in rainforests. Without the trees of the forest‚ the Tamarin will become extinct easily. When an animal’s home is destroyed they have two choices: die or leave. When the animals leave‚ they usually just go to the closest area that they can find. This means that
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Vital Hazard Human beings harm against nature turns to be an undeniable issue. That has been happening in numerous ways for years‚ one of which is deforestation. Cutting down all the trees in a large area is called as deforestation. There are several reasons for damaging the forests. However‚ the most significant factor is human activities. These activities have some severe effects on forests. As indicated in “Deforestation: World Revolution”‚ today 31 million hectares of rain forests are destroyed
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Corcovado – Exploring Costa Rica’s National Park Corcovado National Park is located on the Osa Peninsula‚ on Costa Rica’s southern side. The magnificent beauty and spectacular vista make this park one of the most isolated rain forests in the country. It’s also home to a remarkable selection of trees‚ endangered plants and animal species. Even though this park is unique and breathtaking in all of its features‚ it’s also worth mentioning that this is a very remote region. Visitors only have access
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Chagnon gained access to the Yanomamo by offering trade goods to the Yanomamo natives. Trade goods included machetes and other modern day goods in which the Yanomamo wanted but would never encountered in the worldly goods. Chagnon traded for goods that he didn’t need like native’s bows. He did this kind of trading so the natives would accept him and not get pissed off if he gave out gifts not to everyone. Chagnon used many techniques to establish a rapport with the Yanomamo. Chagnon from time to
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BUSINESS SUMMARY Amazon.com‚ Inc. (Amazon)‚ incorporated on May 28‚ 1996‚ is an American company listed on the Nasdaq. It operates retail web sites and provides programs that enable third parties (3P) to sell products on its web sites. The Company sources and sells a range of products to its customers and also manufactures and sells Kindle devices. It operates in two segments: North America and International. In May 2012‚ Amazon acquired Kiva Systems‚ Inc. II - AMAZON ANALYSIS SWOT Business Plan
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BIRD WATCHING There are so many species of birds at Lake Kenyir. There are some of 230 species of birds such as hornbills‚ Crested Serpent Eagle‚ Bat Hawk‚ Changeable Hawk Eagle‚ Lesser Fish Eagle‚ Magpie Robin‚ Pigeon‚ Dove‚ Mina‚ Woodpecker‚ Bulbul‚ Yellow Vented‚ Yellow Headed‚ Kingfisher‚ Raptors‚ Sunbird and many others. Lake Kenyir has the biggest number of hornbills species such as Rhinoceros Hornbills‚ Great Hornbills‚ Oriental Pied Hornbills‚ Black Hornbills‚ White Crown Hornbills‚ Wreathe
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