Category: Conservation of Forest

Mangroves: Importance and Threats Mangrove vegetation includes trees, shrubs, palms and ground greeneries that develop within the intertidal areas of waterfront and estuarine edges (Benfield, 2002). There are about 20 families of plants that have individuals in mangrove area and they share several specialized features that enable them to adapt with the stressors related with…

Iron Fertilization: Solving Global Warming Global warming is an undisputed international problem. The discourse surrounding this issue has attracted disparate opinions from lawmakers, investors, and the public among others. One of the ideas and approaches that have been adopted is iron fertilization. Iron fertilization is a form of geoengineering, which involves the intentional introduction of…

Social Responsibility Regarding The Environment Social responsibility regarding the environment is one of the crucial areas in todays corporate social responsibility. In order to sustain in this competitive world most of the industrial and corporate houses globally are incorporating the concept of environmental element in their business operations. These industrial houses are clear in their…

Invasive Species in Alaska  An Essay Susan Bradford is a Hoonah student passionate about protecting her home in the Tongass through education and action on invasive species. As a 2021 Hoonah Alaskan Youth Stewards (AYS) crew member, Susan was taught how to safely remove invasive Oxeye Daisies from infected areas around town. Later in…

Coral Reef Depletion and Possible Solutions Abstract Coral reef depletion is not a new phenomenon as coral reefs in most parts of the world have gone through substantial alterations in their history. As early southeast the 1870s, coral reef mortality existed in many places although the trend of depletion has Southeast increased in recent years.…

Adaptations of Trees in the Rainforest Biomes Essay The trees in the rainforest biomes have developed several adaptations to enable them to survive the conditions in the area. The rain forests receive an average of between 50 and 260 inches of rainfall annually (Denslow, 1987). This means that the plants in that area will need…

Essay on Vote for Trees On October 28th, 2020, Donald Trump and his cabinet enacted legislation to allow logging in Alaskas Tongass National Forest. According to those within the Trump administration, and Alaskas state representatives, such logging was necessary in order to buoy a drowning timber industry and create jobs. On the other hand, according…

Virtual Reality Zoos – a Good Decision fo Future While the preservation of wildlife and breeding are the foundation of todays zoos, the function and consequent shape of them has altered over the centuries, yet, in a progressively unpredictable world of ours, what could, or rather should a future zoo look like. Roughly 99% of…

Philanthropy: Recycling Programs in Los Angeles Introduction The current increasing use of the earths natural resources put a raising pressure on our planets ecosystem. This ecosystem which supplies vital resources is one of the key factors that human life depends on, along with waste absorption. What happens if human life using all of the available…

The Land Ethic’: Rhetorical Analysis In Aldo Leopolds piece, The Land Ethic it creates an effective rhetorical analysis with its moral responsibility to the natural world. The idea of a land ethic is simply caring about the community, the land and restoring the relationship between them. Leopold states, An ethic to supplement and guide the…