Deforestation

Their tropical forest habitat is being destroyed by humans for food, housing, fuel, road, and agriculture. One of the main reasons cotton-top tamarins are critically endangered is due to the fact that 75% of their natural habitat has been lost to deforestation. Another reason for the decline of this primate species is the fact that the Tamarin is being captured and illegally sold. Even though international laws and sanctions have been initiated to condemn this activity, the illegal trade…

In an ecosystem it is all about balance. When the lynx population goes up, the Hares population down. The Hare population is always higher then the Lynx population because that is the Lynx’s food source. The population of Hares always spikes when the Fox population is around 500. This happens because the more foxes you have the more they eat in general. Once the Hare population was smaller then the Fox population the Foxes started to die off. Until the Hare regained in numbers. Their are many…

indicates to me that she had a high level of comprehension on her first read (text to text). The same conclusion can be drawn from her non-text material. She was able to fill in 11 of the 13 blanks on the outline as she watched the CNN video on deforestation. The class average was 9 of 13, so we watched it again and she (as well as the class) was able to fill in all 13…

the capability of flight constructed them along with the Nazca lines in Peru. However new evidence based on pollen analysis supports a much simpler theory, that the Easter Island inhabitants destroyed their own society through deforestation. When Easter…

The Island of Rapa Nui, or known as Easter Island, is a small island located the south-easternmost point of the Polynesian Triangle, which is comprised of Hawai’I, Aukland Island and Rapa Nui (Hamilton,). Hamilton states that the island was initially inhabited Polynesians, who were sailing eastward. However, it is debated specifically where these Polynesians came from, and furthermore, it is disputed when Rapa Nui was colonized. Initially, through glottochronology, dated stratified finds and…

The “faster and cheaper” way of producing food for the large consuming global markets and human population: Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO’s), artificial foods that have been changed so that it can include the desirable traits of other foods. Although the idea behind GMO’s is morally good, it is actually doing more harm than good. GMO’s are exhausting the planet’s resources much more quickly than the planet can make up for. Animals feed on these resources but GMOs are creating an ecological…

There is a multitude of environmental issues in the world such as deforestation, water shortage, population growth, the list is truly endless. However, climate change has an enormous impact on almost all of these issues. It has been proven that humans have an effect on global warming and climate change. While it is true that greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide exist in nature by clear cutting forests, and burning fossil fuels we are making the situation significantly worse.(Effects of Climate…

Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), an estimated 18 million acres (7.3 million hectares) of forest are lost each year.’ (Rinkesh, n.d., Para. 02). Furthermore, as millions of species are living in the forests that they call home, deforestation is a threat to their survival and for us, humans as well, since trees give us oxygen and if they are being cut down, as a result, it would increase the greenhouse gases within the atmosphere causing global warming. According to a research done…

below the earth. Also rearing cattle will produce methane, because cattle produce manure. Another issue is deforestation, and it is a common issue. Human cut trees to produce wood, paper, build houses and more. If the humans continue cutting trees, carbon dioxide will cover the atmosphere, and because of trees, all the exceed carbon dioxide will be absorbed by them. Regardless of deforestation, we also release carbon dioxide when we breathe. If the humans continued cutting trees and off course…

Land clearing is the removal of native vegetation and deforestation in Australia, including destruction of native bushlands, woodlands, savannah , forests and native grasslands for replacement with agricultural, urban and other land uses. Australia has been responsible for large amounts of deforestation and land clearing since the European settlement in the late 18 century. Australia has lost nearly 40% of all its forest despite being around 75% of Australia being inhospitable deserts or arid…