(par 7.0) Ecological Footprint

Ecological footprint http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecological_footprint From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Human) ecological footprint is a measurement of anthropogenic impact on earth. Two fields of science scope human impact on Earth; they

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(par 7.0) Environment under stress

Environment under stress A report on the severity of environmental degradation of our various natural resources. http://deoxy.org/sciwarn.htm World Scientists’ Warning To Humanity The Environment The

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(par 7.2.1.1) Endangered species (from Wikipedia)

Endangered species http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endangered_species From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia An endangered (EN) species is one which has been categorized by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) as likely to become extinct. Conservation biologists use the IUCN

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(par 7.2.2.1) Illegal Logging in Madagascar

Illegal logging in Madagascar http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illegal_logging_in_Madagascar From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Rosewood is illegally logged from Masoala and Marojejy national parks, with the heaviest exploitation occurring

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(par 7.2.2.1) What is Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing

What is Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing https://www.fao.org/iuu-fishing/background/what-is-iuu-fishing/en/#:~:text=Illegal%2C%20unreported%20and%20unregulated%20(IUU)%20fishing%20is%20a%20broad,in%20areas%20within%20national%20jurisdiction   Illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing is a broad term that captures a wide variety

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(par 7.2.2.2) From foe to friend – How carnevours could help farmers

From foe to friend: how carnivores could help farmers  https://theconversation.com/from-foe-to-friend-how-carnivores-could-help-farmers-92190#:~:text=If%20education%20campaigns%20could%20convince,avoiding%20unnecessary%20killings%20and%20costs   Sam Williams Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Department of Zoology, University of Venda, and Honorary Research

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(par 7.3 ) Habitat fragmentation (taken from Wikipedia)

Habitat fragmentation http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Habitat_fragmentation From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Habitat fragmentation describes the emergence of discontinuities (fragmentation) in an organism’s preferred environment (habitat), causing population fragmentation. Habitat fragmentation can be

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(par 7.3 ) How the world might look if animals had legal rights How the world might look if animals had legal rights

Par 7.3 How the world might look if animals had legal rights (7/10) https://theconversation.com/how-the-world-might-look-if-animals-had-legal-rights-215924?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20October%2029%202023%20-%202780628122&utm_content=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20October%2029%202023%20-%202780628122+CID_7e75c4644854f444dbc1d04162d8a2a2&utm_source=campaign_monitor_africa&utm_term=How%20the%20world%20might%20look%20if%20animals%20had%20legal%20rights By Steve Cooke October 26, 2023 Let’s picture what our societies might

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(par 7.3.1) Deforestation (taken from Wikipedia)

Deforestation http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deforestation From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Satellite photograph of deforestation in progress in the TierrasBajas project in eastern Bolivia. Deforestation, clearance or clearing is the removal of a forest or stand

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(par 7.3.2) SA’s soil erosion crisis

SA’s soil erosion crisis  http://www.farmersweekly.co.za/article.aspx?id=85570&h=SA%E2%80%99s-soil-erosion-crisis By Siyanda Sishuba,  In ‘Erosion, the cancer of agriculture’ (FW, 22 Oct 2010), Lehman Lindeque, then president of the International

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(par 7.3.3) Erosion (taken from Wikipedia)

Erosion http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soil_erosion From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia An actively eroding rill on an intensively-farmed field in easternGermany In geomorphology and geology, erosion is the action of exogenic processes (such as water flow or wind) which remove soil and rock from one location on the Earth’s

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(par 7.3.3) Erosion and Sedimentation

Erosion and Sedimentation http://www.waterencyclopedia.com/En-Ge/Erosion-and-Sedimentation.html Erosion in the context of soil and watershed conservation is the detachment and movement of soil particles by natural forces, primarily water and

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(par 7.3.5 ) Drought bites as Amazon’s ‘flying rivers’ dry up

Drought bites as Amazon’s ‘flying rivers’ dry up https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/sep/15/drought-bites-as-amazons-flying-rivers-dry-up#:~:text=The%20unprecedented%20drought%20now%20affecting,centre%20and%20south%20of%20Brazil By Jan Rocha for Climate News Network, part of the Guardian Environment Network Scientists say deforestation

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(par 7.3.5 ) Effects of Global Warming on Human Health (taken from Wikipedia)

Effects of climate change on human health https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Effects_of_climate_change_on_human_health#:~:text=The%20direct%2C%20indirect%20and%20social,%2C%20allergies%2C%20injuries%20and%20poisoning From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Increasing heat waves are one effect of climate change that impacts human health: Illustration of urban heat exposure

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(Par 7.3.5 ) Ramaphosa passes Climate Change Bill

Ramaphosa passes Climate Change Bill https://www.farmersweekly.co.za/agri-news/south-africa/ramaphosa-passes-climate-change-bill/ By Sinenhlanhla Mncwango (Farmers Weekly) In a significant move aimed at bolstering South Africa’s response to climate change, President

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(par 7.4.1) Point source pollution (taken from Wikipedia)

Point source pollution http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Point_source_pollution From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia  A point source of pollution is a single identifiable source of air, water, thermal, noiseor light pollution. A point source has negligible extent, distinguishing it from

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