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Question 1 The globalisation process has had significant impact on the overall economic performance of the nation. This is when South Africa re-joined the scene of international economies in the 1990’s during which time globalisation had begun to gain prominence. Its move from a socialist socialist movement to a democratic system in 1994 has been a major key towards its gain in economic performance during the globalisation period. This is as the first democratically elected president, Nelson…

importantly the over harvesting, poaching, and illegal trade of these animals (Henry 1). Bycatch occurs when the commercial fishing industry traps a species that is unwanted and is often harmed or killed in the process. A sea turtle needs to return to the surface and get air. When this occurs they inevitably become the bycatch of any commercial fishing boat. In 2000, the commercial fishing industry estimated 20,000 leatherbacks were caught as bycatch in the Pacific Ocean at a time when the…

Over 75 million acres of planet Earth’s land belongs to the tropical rainforest. (Rainforests Facts the Nature Conservancy) The rainforest is home to many different species, which includes monkeys, snakes, birds, rodents, frogs and lizards. (Earth Floor: Biomes) Many things contribute as threats to this environment. Instead of having such a beautiful and vast area of nature, humans mostly contribute to having it otherwise. The rainforest has much to offer for today’s modern society; everything…

as an industrial canal, and many pollutants have been found in its waters, based on recent studies (Gowanus Canal, Brooklyn, NY 11231, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. 2014). As a result of continual discharge operations, regular storm water runoff, current sewer outflows and a wide range of industrial pollutants, the Gowanus Canal has turned to the most extensively polluted water body. The major toxins include polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), coal…

fields, animal agriculture uses nearly seventeen million square miles of land. That’s about thirty percent of the earth’s land mass. Twenty-six percent of all ice-free land, seventy percent of all farming land, and thirty percent of all plant land surface is dedicated to animal agriculture. Vegetarian diets only require a portion of the thirty-three percent of farming land that animal agriculture uses, since one acre of plants can feed more humans than it can animals. Deforestation is a big…

safety issues that arise from strip mining and mountaintop-removal are incredibly serious, and the lack of government regulation seems to help keep these safety concerns and health issues from seeing any kind of reconciliation. Acid rain and acid mine runoff, has caused a dangerously high level of mercury to be present in Kentucky streams. Pregnant women who eat fish from said streams risk causing serious, lifelong harm to the child. Of the 113 tons of mercury produced each year in the U.S. 48…

2014). It has the more serious concerns in the environmental side. It caused the lost of harvest opportunity, disturbance in aviation, environmental damage and lost of ecosystems. The other effect has started to be arisen, the risen of the earth’s surface temperature, which caused dry and hot weather, which in the end will lead into the climate change…

For my senior project, I decided to research water pollution, and how it affects ocean life and its inhabitants. I will be answering questions that I have about water pollution and how it 's affecting our oceans. The reason I’m doing my project on this topic is because I find it very interesting, and I also want to bring awareness to this issue. It 's a worldwide problem that needs to be addressed, because if we continue to do nothing, I believe that ocean life as we know it will go extinct.…

Department of Ecotechnology and Sustainable Building Engineering Mid Sweden University
Östersund, Sweden “SAAB IN SOCIETY” Simplified sustainable development report Václav Pánek Ht16 MX023G (NEKOG B4141) “SAAB IN SOCIETY” Introduction 3 Result 4 Responsible business 4 Code of Conduct 4 Conflict minerals 4 Reduce environmental impact 4 Innovative aircraft wing 5 Biofuels tested on Gripen…

The information on genetically modified organisms is divisive. However, people are not divided on the issue of starvation and malnutrition; everyone wants it to end. The two are closely related because it is scientifically proven that GMOs can do a lot to end those devastating issues when given the chance. The problem that interferes is the widespread panic about the alleged dangers of genetic engineering. Many are concerned that there are negative effects to their health and to the environment.…