for other uses.” Permanent, millions of acres of rainforests permanently destroyed, and we can’t replace those millions of acres as fast as we destroy them. We as humans take rainforests for granted, we only think of them a resources for paper but they are useful for so many other things. They are homes for many species, they keep the ecosystem balanced, and for some people their food. We need to stop deforestation before it’s too late. “Rainforests contain about 50% of the world's wildlife…
The first reason why palm oil production should stop is because of its harmful effects on the environment. The first of these 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…
Moving to The Rainforest About a month ago, a terrible tornado went through our town. It destroyed most houses and most buildings, including our school. So we had to go somewhere else, we are going to the rain forest. The rainforest is going to be in Brazil it is going to be a very big change in our lifestyle. The rainforest will be very different because we were in the middle of Kansas. The best part of having a school in the rainforest is that it will always be fun. You will also learn…
The TVA is a federally owned corporation by the US in May 1933 that helped provide navigation, flood control, electricity generation, fertilizer manufacturing, and economic development to the Tennessee Valley. This area was greatly affected by the Great Depression and was a result of the efforts but George W Norris. This was a project that was started to modernize the society and become a more efficient working region and help the economy. The service covers Tennessee, some of Alabama,…
The Cape York Peninsula (CYP) Bioregion is located on the Northern Queensland, which are included woodlands and rainforest along the east coast.() As a result of its geographical position, regional weather and countless havens, therefore, Cape York had a vital ecological value for the Australia regarded as pest and disease controls among the entire areas (The Department of State Development, Infrastructure and Planning, 2014). Cape York Peninsula is a high-risk area for the entry of exotic…
12 years ago, in an isolated island, the robin population was happier than ever. They had the whole island to themselves and to many insects. The island was full of vegetation that gave them and the insects a home. The soil was soft and moist and easy for them to break apart. Food wasn’t a problem for them. They could easily pick off insects from leaves or pluck them out from the soil. Food was abundant and varied. Because of the accessibility of food, the robins had no special advantage one…
(875 words) Woolly Days ahead for the Hemlock Tree -Angela Cannon-Crothers I like bugs, ask anyone. I am awed by the mechanics of their life cycles, the biodiversity of the entire Order of Insecta, the magical beauty of so many of their kind. But there are a few that strike more than a few heebe-geebes -- some are downright frightening. Take the tiny hemlock wooly adelgid (ah-del-jid) for instance: a needle sucking scale insect of miniscule proportions that reproduces asexually (no male…
In Norse Greenland the societal collapse because they don't take care or preserve the amount of trees they cut down, and because they don't search or find a way to preserve. Also, because the cold climate was killing all the crops, each time it was getting colder and the crops cannot survive with that climate, so they don't have food to feed the people. Environmental Damage, destroy the environment around us. Climate change kills the crops, animals and people. Hostile Neighbors, forces death and…
I want to become an Army officer, because I feel that I would be a great asset to the Army Officer Corp. I am a determined individual, who has been through many bumps in the road, yet my goal to become both an officer, and veterinarian have never faltered. This is due to the resiliency that I have; I learned in Basic Training Combat that every good soldier needs resiliency in order to be successful. Without resiliency, how are soldier expected to successfully complete their mission? This past…
Up until now it has been believed that only one species of giraffe existed. Due to recent studies about the genetic makeup of giraffes across the wild in Africa, four different types giraffe have been discovered. Scientists from Senckenberg and the Giraffe Conservation Foundation are to thank for the discovery that leads to an optimistic view on the endangered species' chance of survival. This article is going to cover the recent evolution of information about giraffes and what the new…