Background/Question/Methods Tropical deforestation is a major threat to biodiversity, indigenous communities, and contributes around 15% of global carbon emissions. Reducing deforestation is essential to solving the major environmental and social problems we face today. However, it is becoming increasingly...
Following the REDD policy process in Burkina Faso, we come to two important insights: REDD is a solution in need of a problem. Assumptions about gender are at the heart of creating actionable knowledge that enabled REDD to be presented as a policy solution to the problems of deforestation, ...
Deforestation Many tropical(热带)rain forests were cut down in order to be developed into farmlands. Sandstorm Everything was covered with sands. It looks like something like a bomb exploding not far away. Waterpollution■What are the major causes to the environment problems?
Researchers have shown that these problems are caused by phenomena like coal mining, nuclear waste, deforestation, overfishing, wars, etc. It is a known fact that attempts have been made over the years to resolve these problems, with pockets of successes, yet more needs to be done. Nigeria'...
Impacts/Effects of Deforestation Deforestation has caused great damage to the environment. The entire ecological cycle has become disturbed, which is visible everywhere in the form of various types of destruction. Untimely changes in weather, excessive rainfall, drought, etc are the ill effects of de...
Paper is so commonly used that its annual production can be used to gauge a country's wealth. The wealthier the country, the more paper it uses. However, the widespread use of paper encourages deforestation on one hand and pollution on the other hand as waste paper mostly ends up in ...
“Deforestation, clearance, clearcutting or clearing is the removal of a forest or stand of trees from land which is then converted to a non-forest use. Deforestation can involve conversion of forest land to farms, ranches, or urban use. The most concentrated deforestation occurs intropical rain...
6. Green building can help solveenvironmental problemsto an extent. From planning to demolition, the objective of green building is to create environmentally responsible and resource-efficient structures toreduce their carbon footprint. 7. Storage facilities forsolid wastesshould be built in the city....
Air Pollution:Transportation, industry, and the combustion of fossil fuels are the three main causes ofair pollution, which can lead to respiratory disorders, heart problems, and other health concerns in both people and animals. Soil Degradation:Pollution, deforestation, and inefficient farming methods...
Afforestation is the strategy of planting trees in unforested areas, aiming to restore ecological balance and combat the negative impacts of deforestation.