How Climate Change Can Change Conservation: From “Invasive” to “Invaluable”
Change is in the air – and in the sea and on the land. In fact, the entire planet is undergoing a transformation called climate change.
Temperatures will rise, along with humidity and the level of the oceans. Storms will be more severe, along with droughts and floods. Animals and plants and microorganisms will have to adapt to survive. Some species will not make it. Others will evolve and adapt to the new, changing ecosystem conditions.
However, despite all this change that is acknowledged and feared by governments throughout the world, there has been no change in the way we conserve our natural resources and protect endangered species.
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Deforestation In Ghana: New Challenges And New Strategies
I. INTRODUCTION
The natural environment is now regarded by many as being at risk from the harmful influence of industrialization and human activities, hence the urgent need for its protection from further harm and depletion. The protection requires:
a. Reduction, control and elimination of existing causes of damage to the environment
b. The Prevention of additional forms of damage
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