(par 7.3 ) Wildlife Authority Issues Dire Warning on Elephant Survival

Wildlife Authority Issues Dire Warning on Elephant Survival http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robert-hii/wildlife-authority-issues_b_9355160.html Robert Hii Sustainable Business Consultant, 03/01/2016 04:27 pm ET The Sabah Wildlife Department issued a dire warning last week over the survival of the last remaining elephant population in Borneo. The African elephants have been the focus of media attention so much so that some people are […]

(par 7.3 ) Scorched Earth (taken from Wikipedia)

Scorched earth http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scorched_earth From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Kuwaiti oil wells set alight by retreating Iraqi forces in 1991. A scorched earth policy is a military strategy which involves destroying anything that might be useful to the enemy while advancing through or withdrawing from an area. It is a military strategy where all of the assets that are used or can be […]

(par 7.3 ) MANGROVES Protecting and restoring quite possibly the most important ecosystem on Earth

MANGROVES https://www.conservation.org/priorities/mangroves Protecting and restoring quite possibly the most important ecosystem on Earth Clinging to coastlines in the tropics, mangrove forests cover a tiny fraction of the planet’s surface, but they provide so much for so many. Now, coastal development, unsustainable aquaculture and sea-level rise pose unprecedented threats to these fragile ecosystems. WHY MANGROVES MATTER […]