Essays on Natural Resources

Shrublands These areas mostly covered with shrubs, scrubs or woody plants not taller than 5m. They are predominantly used as habitats for browsers and a few grazers such as giraffes, goats, zebras, camels etc. Shrublands occur in arid and semi-arid areas. In Kenya they can…

We are in a period of unprecedented change, with glaciers around the world shrinking at an alarming rate. The Glacier National Park reported 150 glaciers in 1910, this number has now reduced to a shocking figure of just 30. Glaciers are an important part of…

At 28,000 feet Mount Everest is the tallest mountain in the world. Located in Nepal, Asia thousands have attempted to climb this mammoth mountain ever since 1953 when the first climbers put their feet on the summit of Everest. Climbers are going too far by…

The world has been losing trees more and more every year, there are many countries that are still recovering from tragic deforestation like the Dominican Republic. The Dominican Republic has recently signed a couple of bills that will help lower carbon emissions, and have been…

What Is Conservation? According to me conservation is something which relates to usage. It can be either usage, protection of natural resources in a wise manner or the preservation, carer restoration of the same. The resources not only include the water or the other resources,…

Amethyst: It is a macrocrystalline variety of quartz. Its characteristic violet color can be more or less intense, depending on the amount of iron (Fe + 3) it contains. It can be colored by zones with transparent or yellow quartz. The tips are usually darker…

Gotjawal has microclimate and maintains the temperature stable. Therefore, plants from temperate region and warm temperate zone can coexist. Biome: The Gotjawal has about 600 species of vascular plants, and it provides home and refuge for many kinds of birds, mammals, reptiles, and amphibians. Many…

If one were to ask ten different people what geography is you might get ten different answers. It is hard to define geography because it is hard to understand the complete scope of the discipline of geography. It is at the same time overwhelming and…

Typically, when considering ecological restoration, what comes to mind is the renewal and restoration of natural ecosystems and habitats that have been damaged, degraded, or destroyed by human intervention to their original, un-intervened form. However, recently published in the Journal of Applied Ecology, is a…

The term, chemicals of emerging concern, has newly been brought to the public’s attention because of the recent research which has shown that pharmaceuticals in the planets waterways and soil isn’t natural whether done on purpose or accidently. The research spans over the last 100…