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09 May 2013
There are numerous steps that a homeowner can take to save money on regular expenses. When it comes to decreasing the water bill, however, it may seem difficult to make a big impact on this expense. Installing low-flow toilets and faucets can have some impact, but it may seem rather nominal on a month by [...]
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19 March 2013
Nature is the best mother that the world can turn to when the other artificial means of productivity prove difficult. One of the best ways to tap the wealth of nature is through biodiversity measures towards a friendly environment while doing secure production activities. There are a number of economic values of biodiversity as discussed [...]
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22 February 2013
Watch this video on helping the world by preserving biodiversity
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22 January 2013
The term “biodiversity” is relatively new, conceived in 1985 by merging two words – biological diversity. At the symposium in 1986 after the publication of the book “Biodiversity” (Wilson 1986), whose editor was biologist EO Wilson, accepted the use of the word and its concepts. But why are we interested in the term biodiversity? The [...]
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22 January 2013
Are you energy efficient? What else is there, and that will help you keep the money in your wallet and simultaneously contribute to the reduction of environmental pollution? Most of today’s energy that we need for life in the 21st century we still get from non-renewable sources, mainly from fossil fuels. It took millions of [...]
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29 June 2012
Kapok trees and rain forests can launch numerous educational, interesting activities for school projects, homeschooling units or just for fun. There is an abundance of materials applicable to kapok trees and rain forests, such as research topics, writing assignments, stories and hands-on activities. Share a Story Lynne Cherry’s book “The Great Kapok Tree: A Tale [...]
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28 July 2010
Biodiversity is, as far as science can tell, one of the most unique aspects of Earth as a planet. While astronomers hope to find Earthlike planets out in the galaxy, as far as Earth’s solar system is concerned, it contains all of the biodiversity orbiting the Sun.
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28 July 2010
Most people, when they hear the term "national security" or similar, they're thinking about a country's ability to maintain its security of its nation. However, most people are not familiar with a similar term: food security. The idea behind food security is allowing all people in a region, nation, or the world to have enough food to cover their nutritional needs.(see en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food_security)
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28 July 2010
Biodiversity is the variation of life forms within a given ecosystem, or on Earth more generally. Maintaining biodiversity is important for many reasons, not least of which are the many direct benefits to humankind. Biodiversity tends to be closely tied in the popular imagination with philosophical or purely environmentalist ethics, but there are a number [...]
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28 July 2010
Biodiversity can have three general meanings. (see http://www.usaid.gov/our_work/environment/biodiversity/ for more information) First, it can be used to describe the complexity of biological species that populate a specific ecosystem. At a macro level, biodiversity is influenced by the natural environmental features found within an ecosystem. These features may include lakes, oceans, forests, mountains, deserts, and swamps. Within these macro-environmental features there usually exists overlapping or distinct micro-ecosystems.
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Recycle water and save money. Install a rain water tank and pump to your home
Economic Value On Biodiversity
Helping the world by preserving biodiversity
The importance of biodiversity – What is our role?
What can you do to reduce environmental pollution?
Educational Projects About Kapok Trees and Rain Forests
Conserving Biodiversity: Value of a Diverse Ecosystem
Threats to Food Security
Human benefits of biodiversity
What Is Biodiversity?
