Mining and Its impacts on nature & natural resources. Mining is a serious threat for nature. Mining is a serious threat for nature. Mining is very intensive and very destructive for nature. The area of land involved is quite small and it is not seen as a major cause of primary deforestation. The deforestation rate due to mining activities in Guyana from 2000 to … [Read more...]
Tourism and Its Impacts on natural resources & biodiversity
Tourism and Its Impacts on natural resources & biodiversity. Tourism harms nature and biodiversity. Sacred groves, National parks and sanctuaries beyond doubt protect the nature, but improper opening of these areas to the public for tourism is damaging. Regulatory measures help offset negative impacts; for instance, controls on the number of tourist activities and movement … [Read more...]
Detail of habitats and causes of habitat degradation
Detail of habitats and causes of habitat degradation. What is habitat. Description of habitat. Habitat and habitat degradation. Habitat fragmentation. Causes of habitat degradation. Habitat refers to the range of resources that a species needs to maintain a viable population. Habitat fragmentation is the loss and subdivision of a habitat and the corresponding increase in … [Read more...]
Anthropogenic Interventions and their impacts on environment
Anthropogenic Interventions and their impacts on environment. Anthropogenic Interventions (human interventions) in natural ecosystems. Many groves are suffering what is called “Sanskritization”, the transformation of primitive nature worship into formal Hindu practice. Natural forest areas degraded due to anthropogenic interventions like shifting cultivation, over exploitation … [Read more...]
Deforestation and Its impacts on nature & natural resources
Deforestation and Its impacts on nature & natural resources. Deforestation harms nature and natural resources. Deforestation is the conversion of forest to another land use or the long-term reduction of the tree canopy cover. Deforestation — Defined as the conversion of forested land to other uses, or a permanent reduction of canopy cover — has attracted increasing … [Read more...]