Forestry

Market Trends Major price drivers The fluctuated global carbon price has been driven by a wide range of factors, including political wills, regional and global economy, fossil fuel prices, trading appetite of large corporations, and so on. Even a colder-than-expected winter can be a bullish signal to the carbon market. Historically, two significant price drops occurred as a result of the global financial crisis in 2008 and 2009, and a series of political events at the national and…

I have had a lifelong passion for environmental issues that arose from a childhood spent amongst mountains, canyons, islands, and rivers. The Anacostia River near my home is dubbed “The Forgotten River,” for it has been transformed by neglect. It was integral to my childhood—my family canoed on the river, my crew team practiced on it, and my Eagle Scout project involved rehabilitating one of its wetlands. The river showed me that environmental issues are complex, involving science, social…

‘Alexia Riley, you have been commissioned by the High Council of the Earth’s Forestry and Woodland to document a trek through the Atlantic Ocean. Is your team ready to depart in four days time?’ ‘Yes, Sir. We will be fully equipped to depart from Great Britain at 7:30am Thursday 26th May 2018. We will be departing from Heathrow Airport, and travelling to Nanortalik, Greenland. From there we will depart, and travel through the Atlantic Ocean before arriving in the Falkland Islands.’ My reply…

Throughout this course we’ve examined Appalachia as a separate and distinct region within the United States. The question of whether it’s a subculture or a colony is rather muddy at best. The Oxford Dictionary defines subculture as: “A cultural group within a larger culture, often having beliefs or interests at variance with those of the larger culture”. While this is true of Appalachia to some degree, the problem lies within its geographical area and the large number of subcultures that live in…

form of transportation, whether it is boats, trucks cars or airplanes. Another type of pollution is the supply of energy around the world. Power plants emit vast amount of pollutants into the atmosphere and into the water. One last example is the forestry and agriculture industries. As we cut down trees to create more space, carbon dioxide builds up in the atmosphere which traps heat inside the earth’s atmosphere. This increase in temperature impacts the environment in various ways. For example,…

this year but that date was changed to September. The deadline was pushed for 2 years. Controlling deforestation on a high level is another mitigation strategy. It’s actually evolving in countries and it’s the largest source of emissions for the forestry sector. It has been a high level since 1990. There are a lot of international policy initiatives support countries efforts in reducing deforestation. The impact on tropical deforestation slowing…

Equatorial Guinea is a small country on the west coast of Africa and has five offshore islands (Bernault 346). They gained independence on the 12th of October in 1986 after they had been under Spanish control for 190 years. They are currently under the control of President Obiang, and he has been in power for 37 years (The World Factbook). The Prime Minister is Vicente Ehate Tomi (Infoplease). The capital is Malabo, and it is located on the island of Bioko (The World Factbook). Equatorial…

This past December, Toronto broke its thirty-six-year-old record for the warmest Christmas Eve to date. Climate change can be characterized by long term changes in weather conditions, including shifts in temperature, precipitation and extreme weather events. Human induced climate change was discovered after the industrial revolution. This is when scientists noticed the warming of the atmosphere, through the greenhouse effect. Clear evidence of the costs of climate change can be found in…

College is the time when you find out who you truly are and discover yourself as a person, but at the beginning of the school year, I had no idea what I wanted to do. During the first week of the semester, I was informed about GST 110 and how there were multiple seats available. Even though only two credits were offered for this course, I saw this as an opportunity to learn more about myself and get an idea of what I want to pursue in the future. At first, I had the desire to be an…

First world countries are countries that are more industrialized and developed, these are also the countries that sided with the United States after World War II. However third world countries are countries that aren 't yet developed and are very poor. In my essay I will be comparing two countries, one will be a first country and the other a third world country. Japan, a first world country, is actually an island country with the size of 145,936 square miles that is located in East Asia. The…