Human behavioral ecology

resources such as oil and gas, we contribute to global warming. Burning fossil fuels depletes the ozone layer and encourages global warming. Findings show “Air pollution near ground level, and acid precipitation, are already causing widespread injury to humans, forests, and crops” (Grossman & Bryner). Another impact on the atmosphere and on the elements of life can be seen in the uranium New Mexico mines. Water and soil are important elements in the atmosphere that have been contaminated by…

Inspiring Future Environmentalists The last set of ESS lectures emphasized the link between environmental and human rights. They also explained how public pressure can affect environmental issues in a positive way. This link between environmental and human rights was expressed in the first two lectures, “Environmental Constitutionalism” and “The Fall 2016 CESD Report”. Both lectures spoke of the need for public control of our precious natural resources by exploring the downsides of…

Eco-villages: A Part of the New Elk Grove? Imagine yourself in a town that looks somewhat like a fairy tale: houses float from trees, children are able to roam free of mundane fear, neighborhoods are surrounded by nature, and in this town all living arrangements coincide with nature. The residents of this town work with nature not against it, for their own selfish desires. In return, they receive the benefits of being surrounded by nature. These types of towns are in fact real, and have a name,…

Introduction It is estimated that there are one trillion species on earth despite all being originated from one common ancestor, LUCA. In this essay the importance and origin of diversity within species and between species is explored using Coleoptera as the taxonomic group. Coleoptera is the most dominant order of insects with 350,000-400,000 species, this is 40% of all insect species (Gillott, 1995) and the largest order in the animal kingdom. The degree of differences between individuals is…

Sweden, people were attacked (Shunwang, 2016).” This news shows the bad influence on the ruthless hunting of animals, but he said to excuse himself, hunting activity in South Africa was entirely legal. Hunting specific animals is not only beneficial to humans, but also conducive to animals. The news that the guy defended for himself on hunting wild animals was reported by the media again and again, almost all the news wanted to pass a signal that it is illegal and immoral and not humanistic to…

Our natural environment serves as an essential part of our world. Some have suggested that, “Everything humans have needed to survive, and thrive, was provided by the natural world” (Hance, 2011, para.1). There is a significant amount of studies that correlates the interaction with nature to measurable benefits to people (Keniger, Gaston, Irvine & Fuller, 2013, para.1). Specifically, benefits to cognitive performance, physical health, psychological well-being have been linked closely to nature…

For a long term, the prevailing logic in global microbial diversity has been “everything is everywhere, but nature selects”, coming from Baas Becking’s 1934 publication, “Geobiologie of inleiding tot de milieukunde” (Baas Becking, 1934). This conclusion was based on the presumption that physical, chemical, and geographical barriers play no role in the global dispersal of microbes, which aerosolise for easy distribution. In this scenario, it would be expected that any given species of microbe…

MEHEK GULATI Assistant Professor, DAV-10 Chandigarh Department of Management and Commerce Email ID –mehek_gulati@yahoo.com GREEN HRM ABSTRACT Integration of Organizational management with human resource management practices has become necessary these days. Such effort is known as the Green HRM initiatives. Green HRM has resulted from the detailed analysis of companies, areas involved in practices and plans related to the protection of environment…

information available. Environmental discourse is then the conversation or debate on the socio-economic and ecological relationships that effect both humans and the planet. Dryzek explains four categories of environmental discourse throughout his work: Limits and survival (radical and prosaic view), environmental problem solving (reformist and…

brought together ecology and anti-war. The organization fought against whaling and killing seals for fur. In 1982, officials banned whaling and the extinction rates for whales went down. Because environmental activism going on in America at the time, it led to increase environmentalism in Europe. In this film, Kitchell let the audience know that environmental issues should be taken seriously. By examining the relationship between the people and the environment, he proves that humans are the…