Land degradation

The Everglades are a massive complex ecosystem at the southern tip of the Florida peninsula. It is full of diverse flora and fauna, and the natural watershed and wetlands once covered nearly 47,000 sq km. The Everglades once made up about 10,000 sq km of this watershed, but today the Everglades span around 5,000 sq km. The area experiences seasonal weather, with a wet and hot summer and relatively dry and mild winters. To the east of the Everglades is the urban Miami metropolitan area, with…

Atania and Rahad have always shared arid lands susceptible to prolonged droughts, their people depending on the Greater Inata Aquifer (“Aquifer”) for survival. Despite this, in 2006, Rahad launched the Savali Pipeline (“SP”) project that is neither (A) equitable and reasonable, nor (B) sustainable. Moreover, (C) it caused significant harm to Atania. A. RAHAD’S WATER EXTRACTION IS INEQUITABLE AND UNREASONABLE Rahad’s project breaches Rahad’s customary obligation to utilize the Aquifer…

pawning everything: "The Indians pawn their hands, saving their thumbs for last, they pawn their skeletons … and when the last Indian has pawned everything but his heart, Buffalo Bill takes that for twenty bucks" (3-4). This is an analogy to the degradation of the Indian culture by white people. Buffalo Bill and his pawn shop symbolize the way that white people have taken advantage of the Indians. The Indians are unable to find redemption for what white people have done to them. "Evolution" is…

liquids also add to the pollution in the area. Illegal dumping of materials higher up river waterways has also added to the degradation of the coastal areas. sea. In short there are many sorts of polluting activities in the area. This has adverse effects…

The brilliant speech “Ain’t I a Woman?” is a passionate lamentation regarding the social status of women, particularly minority females, in a land where patriarchy reigns supreme. Throughout her speech, Sojourner Truth uses an informal tone to portray herself as a more approachable speaker and figure to the audience, allowing herself to build credibility and extend her sphere of influence. Her rather colloquial usage of terms enables her to easily build up raw passion, which effectively conveys…

species living in the forest today are becoming extinct because of how much of their homes are being destroyed. Every minute an estimate of 36 football fields are being destroyed. According to ‘Degradation of the land,’ “As many as 50 million species live…

The fight between the religion you grew up with and the religions that you are introduced to later in life can be quite fascinating from another's perspective. The degradation of religion can happen in many ways. It can happen by force, or transition naturally. Sadly, most times it is by force. Religion, as a base for the indigenous Nigerian people, was broken apart by missionaries that came in and colonized Nigeria. Some could say that Christianity was the better religion to be part of at the…

destruction of native ecosystems in the late 15th century through the Spanish introduction of non-native plants and animals, the indigenous population of the US has not been unfamiliar with disproportionate levels of pollution, land degradation and resource extraction on their lands. This form of racism has been exemplified in the Black Mesa area, home to both Navajo and Hopi tribes, in which the natural resource corporation Peabody Energy has, until recently, extracted vast amounts of coal and…

NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement) is a trade agreement between Mexico, Canada and the United States. Although NAFTA has a lot of good benefits for the economy of the three countries, this doesn’t make those three countries improve because of the criticism they have received. NAFTA is far inferior and it is not a good thing because of the negative influence that it gives to both American and Mexican workers, Mexico’s environment were deteriorated because of pollution, and U.S. wages…

combustion of fossil fuels. The large use of insecticides and the adoption of agricultural policies lead to overgrazing and cultivation of the variable malignant degradation . Population explosion and the resulting increase in the demand for food, housing This problem is manifested significantly when the lack of proper planning for the use of land resources and Excessive uses of plastics, styrofoam and all non-degradable waste. The increase of nuclear reactors and the production of…