(par 5.0) Holocene extinction (taken from wikipedia)

Holocene extinction https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holocene_extinction The percentage of marine animal extinction at the genus level through the five mass extinctions The Holocene extinction, otherwise referred to as the Sixth extinction or Anthropocene extinction, is

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(par 5.0) Holocene extinction (taken from Wikipedia)

Holocene extinction https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holocene_extinction The percentage of marine animal extinction at the genus level through the five mass extinctions The Holocene extinction, otherwise referred to as the Sixth extinction or Anthropocene extinction, is

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(par 5.1.0) Anthropocene (taken from wikipedia)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthropocene From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Anthropocene is an informal geologic chronological term for the proposed epoch that began when human activities had a significant global impact on the Earth‘s ecosystems.[1] The term—which

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(par 5.1.1) African values respect environment

http://www.iol.co.za/business/features/african-values-respect-environment-1.1668339 March 30 2014 at 03:18pm In their book, Transient caretakers: making life on earth sustainable, Mervyn King and Teodorina Lessidrenska demonstrate that the sustainability

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(par 5.1.1) Hunter-Gatherers or Foragers

http://hraf.yale.edu/resources/faculty/explaining-human-culture/hunter-gatherers-foragers-2/ Carol R. Ember In the quest to explain human culture, anthropologists have paid a great deal of attention to recent hunter-gatherer, or forager, societies.

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(par 5.1.2) Hunter-Gatherers to Farmers

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Ut elit tellus, luctus nec ullamcorper mattis, pulvinar dapibus leo. http://www.historyworld.net/wrldhis/PlainTextHistories.asp?historyid=ab63 Doing what comes naturally Lions and

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(par 5.1.2) Salinization

http://people.oregonstate.edu/~muirp/saliniz.htm Salinization refers to a build up of salts in soil, eventually to toxic levels for plants. (3,000 – 6,000 ppm salt results in trouble

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(par 5.1.3 ) The Impact of Revolutions

http://study.com/academy/lesson/the-industrial-revolution-impacts-on-the-environment.html Instructor: Rebecca Gillaspy Dr. Gillaspy has taught health science at University of Phoenix and Ashford University and has a degree from Palmer College of Chiropractic.

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(par 5.1.3.1) Technology in Colonial Conflicts

http://cenaa.org/analysis/technology-in-colonial-conflicts/ Author:  Kemenyík Štefan   Abstract Colonization (an ancient and medieval phenomenon) and colonialism (from modern times to present) represent efforts for direct or indirect expansion

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(par 5.1.4.1.3) Enabling a sustainable Fourth Industrial Revolution

https://www.g20-insights.org/policy_briefs/enabling-sustainable-fourth-industrial-revolution-g20-countries-can-create-conditions-emerging-technologies-benefit-people-planet/ By  Celine Herweijer (PwC UK)   Benjamin Combes (PwC UK)  Bridget Jackson (PwC UK) Leo Johnson (PwC UK) Rob McCargow May 22, 2017 | Last updated: January 15, 2018 The Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) offers

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(par 5.2.0) Carrying Capacity

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrying_capacity From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The carrying capacity of a biological species in an environment is the maximum population size of the species that the environment can sustain indefinitely, given

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(par 5.2.1.2) Population growth

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Population_growth From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The estimated size of the human population from 10,000 BCE–2000 CE. In biology, population growth is the increase in the number of individuals

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(par 5.2.1.3) Overshoot (population) (taken from Wikipedia)

Overshoot (population) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overshoot_(population) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search In population dynamics and population ecology, overshoot occurs when a population exceeds the long term carrying capacity of its environment. The consequence

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(par 5.2.1.3) World population (taken from Wikipedia)

World population https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_population From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia In demographics and general statistics, the term world population refers to the total number of living humans on Earth. The United States Census Bureau estimates that the

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(par 5.2.1.4.3) 7 Reasons the world will be sustainable

7 Reasons the world will be sustainable https://ensia.com/voices/7-reasons-the-world-will-be-sustainable/?utm_content=buffer2e52e&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer From enhancing transparency to taking lessons from catastrophe, people are working hard every day to pull our

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(par 5.2.1.5.1) Famine (taken from Wikipedia)

Famine https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Famine From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Photograph showing starving children during the Russian famine of 1921 A famine is a widespread scarcity of food,[1] caused by several factors including crop

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(par 5.2.2.1) African mobile telephone recycling facility in Abidjan

Orange and Emmaüs International launch their 5th African mobile telephone recycling facility in Abidjan http://africanbrains.net/2014/07/24/orange-emmaus-international-launch-5th-african-mobile-telephone-recycling-facility-abidjan/ See more at: http://africanbrains.net/2014/07/24/orange-emmaus-international-launch-5th-african-mobile-telephone-recycling-facility-abidjan/#sthash.Ii9BsesY.dpuf 140 tonnes of waste have been processed

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