(par 5.4.3.2 ) Environmental impacts of farming
Environmental impacts of farming http://wwf.panda.org/what_we_do/footprint/agriculture/impacts/ Unsustainable agricultural and aquaculture practices present the greatest immediate threat to species and ecosystems around the world. Corn (Zea mays) growing in southern Ontario, Canada. © Frank Parhizgar / WWF-Canada Farmed areas – both on land and in the water – provide important habitats for many wild plants and animals. When […]
(par 5.4.3.2 ) Diversity and Monocultures
Diversity and Monocultures https://www.le.ac.uk/se/centres/sci/selfstudy/eco5.htm There are three basic levels of diversity of life: ecosystem diversity is the number of different habitats within an ecosystem; species diversity is the number of species and range of taxonomic groups in a habitat; genetic diversity is the genetic variation within a species, this is important if there is a dramatic change in […]
(par 5.4.3.1.2) Eating meat is worse for the environment than driving to work
Eating meat is worse for the environment than driving to work http://qz.com/305628/eating-meat-is-worse-for-the-environment-than-driving-to-work/ Written by: Hanna Kozlowska@hannakozlowska December 3, 2014 Stay away from that steak. (Reuters/VasilyFedosenko) Next time you brag about biking to work instead of driving for the sake of the environment, take a good look inside your lunch box. According to a new report released by the […]