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    Should Palm Oil Stop?

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    environmental effects is deforestation or, in other words, forest loss. Deforestation the the act of removing trees, destroying forests and causing many violent acts in order to turn the wild life into another place. Between the years 2000 and 2012, Malaysia had the world’s highest forest loss rate only because they wanted palm oil as an ingredient in their products (“Mongabay”, 2016). During that period, Malaysia lost 14.4% of its forest and Indonesia lost about 840,000 of its land area due to…

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    The Silent Voices of People from the Endangered Redwood Forests According to Woody Harrelson’s letter to the editor of the San Francisco Examiner, there was a protest on September 14, 1997, of people cutting down many redwood trees that occurred in Northern California. Thousands of people came together during this time to stop the horrible destruction. Charles Hurwitz was the main person who was involved in the logging of the trees and he was the chief executive in charge at the Pacific Lumber…

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    (128). Why would you destroy things that benefit us? Robbins brings up the fact that there we are dealing with an issue when trees start dying out. He points out that trees can actually help reduce stress. Japan has uncovered the fact walking in a forest reduces the level of chemicals in our body while also fighting off illnesses. Who would’ve thought that trees could be a source of relaxation? Trees play such a huge role in our lives and many people don’t even have a clue as to how much they…

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    tropical forest is the life of a squirrel monkey along with the other various primates. Squirrel monkeys are diversified in many countries in Central and South America. There are large quantities of them out there living. Therefore, I will discuss the conservation status, total in the wild, physical characteristics, and behaviors of the squirrel monkeys in the tropical forest. Squirrel monkeys are small creatures that are not a big threat to other primates living in the tropical forest.…

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    of the trees due to fires each year. TVA was designed to modernize the region, using experts and electricity to combat human and economic problems. TVA developed fertilizers, taught farmers ways to improve crop yields and helped replant forests, control forest fires, and improve habitat for fish and wildlife. The most dramatic change in Valley life came from TVA-generated electricity. Electric lights and modern home appliances made life easier and farms more productive. Electricity also drew…

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    Tragedy of the commons consist of overusing the resources you have and not replacing them with more of the same. In the case of the Easter Island, Polynesians migrated to the island which was a subtropical forest island with many resources including 25 species of nesting birds, 6 species of land birds, and a wealth of seal colonies and shellfish. As the Polynesians settled, they started living big, running through their resources quickly and not replacing them.At the peak of their civilization,…

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    detection. At one time in the 1940s, there were more than 4,000 fire towers in National Forests across the United States. Now there are less than 900. Most lookouts were built in the 1930s and 40s. Many of them were constructed by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC). Computerized lightning detection systems and air patrols have in large part replaced lookout structures. Furthermore, there are more forest visitors now than back in the day, and most of them have cell phones to report a fire…

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    that was what it read on her label. She was slender, her sides ceaseless, and her tip never used. Despite all of her perfections, she looked lonely amongst her friends. Tropical Rain Forest, the foreign exchange student from the other box, was no help, for she was only concerned with nature, for I heard Tropical Rain Forest tell her a few days prior, “We’re gonna die anyway, so I have no need for friends.” Just like any of us, Tickle Me Pink hated being in the box, trapped in her small corner,…

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    The Amazon rainforest also known, as the Amazon Jungle is the largest rainforest on this planet it is home to the second largest river in the world. The Amazon is so large it includes territory between nine nations but 60% of it is in Brazil. The rainforest receives around 150 inches a rain per year. The Amazon is the most populated with different species than any other rainforest in the world; the region is home to more than 2 million insect species, thousands of plants, and a little…

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    Savanna Ecosystems

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    others are distributed scattered around the site (Figure 7). Figure 7. Species distribution across the area of study. One hundred and fifty two of the trees surveyed were dead (7.1%), with 81 of those (53.29%) situated in the Green Prairie management unit (Figure 8). 5. DISCUSSION 5.1 Tree composition and structure By analyzing species composition in the area of study, we can see that the site is close to what you would expect to find in an oak savannah, with 90.6% of the…

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