Forestry

BALANCING BIODIVERSITY IN CHANGING ENVIRONMENT: IMPORTANCE AND CONSERVATION Abstract: Biodiversity is the variety and variability of living organisms, including their species richness in an environment. It is a major component of environment and useful for all living organisms including man. Biodiversity plays important role in regulation of climate. Biodiversity is a major part of life-support system. It is particularly ecological, economic, spiritual, cultural, and aesthetic importance.…

In her essay Development, Ecology and Women, Vandana Shiva describes maldevelopment as “the violation of the integrity of organic, interconnected and interdependent systems, that sets in motion a process of exploitation, inequality, injustice and violence”1 (6). Notably, her criticism of maldevelopment does not present it as the opposite of development, but rather the same process merely viewed under a different paradigm. Specifically, while development and globalization are typically depicted…

Drone Ethics Drones or unmanned aerial vehicles are used for surveillance and can be used to decimate hostile forces. Drones have recently become notorious for their lethal casualties around the world especially in the Middle East. Citizens in America are becoming more aware of the increasing use of drones by law enforcement agencies and the use of these ‘unmanned aerial vehicles’ has created a huge controversy on whether they should be used or not. While there are many supporters for the use…

the past few decades due to the wide range of ecological, economic, social, and political values at stake (Lentile et al., 2006; Mhawej et al., 2015). The study of these fires includes generally a broad spectrum of scientific disciplines, such as forestry, ecology, geology, atmospheric chemistry, mechanical engineering, geography, and economy to name just a few examples (Arroyo et al., 2008). Actually, wildfires’ consequences could be visible at local scale (e.g. influencing the soil microbial…

Introduction What is nature? On the surface, this might appear to be a very simple question, but it is actually very complex. Indeed, each person has their own concept of nature, and these concepts influence how we interact with the environment. Is nature something that is separate from society? Is it a place to “get away from it all?” Based on these questions, it is important to understand how nature shapes society and how society shapes nature. Between 1970 and 1990, coastal population in…

Biodiversity is a very important part to the ecosystem. It is defined as “the variability among living organisms from all sources including, inter alia, terrestrial, marine and other aquatic ecosystems and the ecological complexes of which they are part; this includes diversity within species, between species and of ecosystems.” There is more evidence pilling up that it is being lost at all scales. This is a complex system that is not only important to a healthy environment globally and…

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South Korea South Korea was once one of the poorest country in its region, its development over the past fifty years is remarkable considering its dark history. The peninsula, that was once a part of the Japanese Empire became the property of The Soviets and The Americans after World War ll. The possession of this country between these two opposing world forces only laid the foundation for further conflict. With The Soviets believing in Communism and the Americans practicing Capitalism…

In the first chapter, Carson highlights the impact of the use of insecticides as used by several government agencies and individuals in killing and eradicating pests. In the first chapter, Carson explains the fable of tomorrow in which she describes the use of chemicals has affected a silent world that was undisturbed. With chemicals such as Strontium 90 to kill insects, these chemicals have got into the food chains. They are consumed by humans and are causing considerable harm to the users. On…

In the world richest biotope, wetlands, and specially floodplains, remain particularly active zones in terms of nutrients, biodiversity, flows spreading, sediment transfer and human activities. Today, these sensitive zones are facing increasing human pressures and augmentation in frequency and intensity of extreme hydrological events. The impact of such extreme events on floodplain ecology and biogeochemistry is still difficult to assess. In this context, hydrodynamic models are attractive tools…