Environment Essay Examples and Topics. Page 4

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Ocean Sustainability and Human Economic Activity

The world economy and the livelihoods of hundreds of millions of people depend on the ocean. It is important to remember that the misuse of water resources and the effects of global climate change will [...]
  • Subjects: Human Impact
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 301

Water Quality Report: Overview

Water quality reports provide information in regards to the quality of the drinking water, possible contaminants, and ways to reduce risks.
  • Subjects: Environmental Studies
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 547

Tectonic Hazards: Risk and Prediction

The mass movement can then restore the angle of repose of the slope. All slopes are subject to the dangers of mass movement in a triggering event.
  • Subjects: Disasters
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 1044

Berta Caceres’ Planet Protection Speech Analysis

Berta Caceres' speech is effective in that she utilizes the podium to address various critical environmental and human rights issues. The speech is effective for the audience since she calls upon everyone in the audience [...]
  • Subjects: Planet Protection
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 625

Description of the Amphan Storm Disaster in India

This is due to the loss of a large amount of precipitation, as well as the release of rivers from the shores in the lower reaches and the merging of the zones of the river [...]
  • Subjects: Disasters
  • Pages: 7
  • Words: 1971

Challenges to Global Warming Control

The fourth Conference of the Parties (COP) in Buenos Aires, in Argentina, saw US join over 150 nations in signing the Kyoto Protocol.
  • Subjects: Climate Change
  • Pages: 12
  • Words: 1333

Agroforestry NGO Project

This presentation is therefore an exploration of one of the commonly funded projects used to enhance environmental sustainability.
  • Subjects: Environmental Management
  • Pages: 16
  • Words: 1502

Food Web and Impact of Environmental Degradation

In the course of this paper, 'conservation' refers to the preservation of natural resources that are, in any way, involved in the functioning of the food web.
  • Subjects: Environmental Processes
  • Pages: 12
  • Words: 3323

The Problem of Overfishing Analysis

With the growing world population and the dependency on fish farming, it is almost impossible to solve the problem of overfishing.
  • Subjects: Environmental Management
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1367

Water Purification in Saudi Arabia

The scope of this report is to bring out all sorts of features used for water purification in Saudi Arabia and their effectiveness in providing pure water in all regions of Saudi Arabia. Desalination is [...]
  • Subjects: Environmental Processes
  • Pages: 6
  • Words: 1958

Global Warming: Reality or Hoax?

The scope of this concern can be evident in the fact that the position on global warming was an issue in the US presidential election, and still an issue of dispute between the leading parties [...]
  • Subjects: Global Warming
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 1030

Brazil Rainforest: Threats to the Amazon Rainforests

For example, during the fifteenth century, English and Dutch immigrants destroyed forests to get food and charcoal and in the eighteenth century, rainforests on the hills of central Minas, in eastern Brazil were cleared for [...]
  • Subjects: Environmental Studies
  • Pages: 6
  • Words: 1781

Competitive Exclusion Principle Analysis

The present distribution of the red and grey squirrels is given below: For the species to coexist they should occupy different niches.
  • Subjects: Environmental Management
  • Pages: 7
  • Words: 1814

Qatar’s Disaster Risks at the 2022 World Cup

This document analyses disasters and emergencies that are to be considered for inclusion in a future National Risk Register for the State of Qatar to contribute to safety and security during the 2022 World Cup.
  • Subjects: Disasters
  • Pages: 10
  • Words: 2232

Deforestation and Its Man-Made Causes

The process of deforestation can be justified as a possibility to meet the needs of the population, including feeding or manufacturing.
  • Subjects: Human Impact
  • Pages: 13
  • Words: 3471

Ernest Shackleton and the Epic Voyage of the Endurance

For example, the Canadian Stefansson's expedition to the Arctic led to the loss of the ship and eleven sailors died. Despite the risks, the exploration industry was full of adventures and it was a great [...]
  • Subjects: Environmental Studies
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 558

Water Shortage in Somalia: Reasons and Solutions

The location of this country is also another reason for the water shortage. Addressing the issue of the frequent wars in this country would reduce the problem of water shortage to a great extent.
  • Subjects: Environmental Studies
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 829

School Fire Crisis: Response Plan

Operations: This department will handle the challenges of the crisis by providing necessary support to students and families. Logistics: The logistics team will be in charge of managing and delivering all necessary equipment and supplies [...]
  • Subjects: Disasters
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 708

Demographic Transition Model and Food Security

The purpose of this paper is to discuss the demographic transition model and the specifics of global food production. At the first stage, the population grows slowly, and in the second stage, the population growth [...]
  • Subjects: Environmental Studies
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 601

Human Wilderness in Williams’ A Shark in the Mind

The problem in the story is the view of nature and wilderness in particular as weird and even dangerous because of the inability of people to determine its meaning and aesthetic value.
  • Subjects: Human Impact
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 851

Technology Influence on Climate Change

Undoubtedly, global warming is a portrayal of climate change in the modern world and hence the need for appropriate interventions to foster the sustainability of the environment.
  • Subjects: Climate Change
  • Pages: 15
  • Words: 4147

Advanced Oil and Gas Exploration and Recovery

Conventional reservoirs are smaller than unconventional ones but the unconventional reservoirs have larger oil or gas in place and difficult to develop.
  • Subjects: Environmental Processes
  • Pages: 9
  • Words: 2525

European Rabbit in the Australian Ecosystem

In the research that was conducted, it clearly indicates that the intended ecological purpose that led to the introduction of the species in the region was not the same reason as to why the species [...]
  • Subjects: Ecosystem
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1200

Air Pollution in Beijing and Its Effects on Society

It is worth noting that different regions/countries/cities in the world have different levels of air pollution depending on the intensity/presence of causing agents and the techniques applied in dealing with air pollution.
  • Subjects: Air Pollution
  • Pages: 11
  • Words: 3245

2011 Tsunami in Tohoku and Its Effects on Japan

In this instance, the geological origin of the tsunami has to be discussed due to the fact that it plays a significant role in predicting the presence of a tsunami in the future.
  • Subjects: Disasters
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 835

E-Waste Management for the Local Environment

The negative consequence of poor e-waste management, such as poor e-waste disposal, might cue the thoughts of the locals on the need to improve on their environmental awareness, thus joining the local environmental organization proposed.
  • Subjects: Environmental Management
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 599

Nuclear Energy and Its Risks

The situation became difficult when the power in the reactors reduced and could not be enough to be used by the operators.
  • Subjects: Environmental Studies
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 852

Water Consumption on the Household Level

The specified phenomenon can be explained by the fact that controlling the use of water in the course of taking a shower is quite complicated for most people.
  • Subjects: Human Impact
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1421

The Hurricane Katrina Disaster

In this paper, the focus will be to analyse the interaction of the atmosphere, hydrosphere, and geosphere and the hurricane Katrina disaster.
  • Subjects: Environmental Studies
  • Pages: 6
  • Words: 1677

“Consider the Lobster” by David Wallace

He uses an illustration of a cook grilling that can be compared with a lobster to underpin the reality of the cruel treatment that the animals undergo.
  • Subjects: Environmental Studies
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 826

E-Waste Causes and Effects

The constantly increasing amount of e-waste depends on such causes as the technological development and growth of population in the context of the consumerism tendency, and the effects of e-waste are the spread of toxic [...]
  • Subjects: Environmental Studies
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 857

Effects of Ozone Depletion

Among the short-term effects of solar radiation on the human skin include sunburn, thickening of the epidermis, and the dryness of the skin.
  • Subjects: Planet Protection
  • Pages: 7
  • Words: 2018

“Eco-Warriors” by Rik Scarce

The book expounds on the actions of the environmentalists who are not willing to compromise on their philosophy about the need to preserve the environment and the integrity of the ecology.
  • Subjects: Environmental Processes
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 308

Biochemical Oxygen Demand Measurement

The Population of the aquatic microbes is directly correlated to the amount dissolved organic compound in water; that is to say, the higher the amount of organic compounds the larger the microbe population.
  • Subjects: Ecology
  • Pages: 6
  • Words: 1686

How I Organize my Trash

The waste clearly indicates the nature of the population that stayed in these households. The nature of such wastes depicts the likes and dislikes of certain individuals or group of people that reside in the [...]
  • Subjects: Recycling
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 590

Management of E-Waste

The school can contact the vendors and suppliers of such equipment for disposal. The school can identify the surplus equipment and organize a local auction to dispose them off.
  • Subjects: Recycling
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 279

Importance of Environment

Schlosberg believes that all the terms has only led to confusion with little help, he says "Yet all of these developments in justice theory, very little has been applied in environmental justice movement".
  • Subjects: Human Impact
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 838

Water Scarcity and Its Effects on the Environment

The core objective of this research paper is to examine water scarcity and its effects to the environment. This is because sufficiency of water supply depends on water conservation methods, distribution channels available in the [...]
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  • Subjects: Ecology
  • Pages: 8
  • Words: 1822

Green Power, Its Merits and Demerits

The renewable energy sources used to provide green power can guarantee energy security in the world. Green power produces energy without subjecting the environment to the hazards posed by the traditional sources of energy.
  • Subjects: Ecology
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1383

Ways to Reduce Global Warming

The objectives of this report are to identify the causes of global warming, to highlight the expected effects of global warming and to identify ways of reducing global warming.
  • Subjects: Global Warming
  • Pages: 8
  • Words: 2236

Conservation of Natural Resources

He brings the concept of land ethics as the sustainable use of land because to him, "a thing is right when it tends to preserve the integrity, stability, and beauty of the biotic community.
  • Subjects: Ecology
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1355

The El Paso Community Water Sources

El Paso Water is dedicated to providing the community with the water it will need today and in the future. El Paso water is concerned with placing the water supply in a good state for [...]
  • Subjects: Environmental Management
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1191

Getting to Carbon Footprint Reduction

The use of locomotives contributes significantly to carbon emissions. The use of solar-powered cars to reduce carbon emissions must be encouraged.
  • Subjects: Human Impact
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 694

The Tornado Super Outbreak of 2011

The event was catastrophic; however, the presence of the imagery looping played a crucial role in giving out data regarding the situation.
  • Subjects: Disasters
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 558

Pan Am Flight 103: Destination Disaster

The criminal investigation indicated that the Pan Am Flight 103 tragedy, one of the deadliest aviation disasters in the 1980s, was a retaliatory attack against the United States.
  • Subjects: Disasters
  • Pages: 9
  • Words: 2527

How Aviation Impacts Climate Change

A measurement of the earth's radiation budget imbalance brought on by changes in the quantities of gases and aerosols or cloudiness is known as radiative forcing.
  • Subjects: Climate Change
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 558

Industrial Sustainability and Decarbonization

Production of food in various firms results in the emission of various effluents into the atmosphere, these gases that contribute to the greenhouse effects include methane, CO2, and other gases that cause global warming.
  • Subjects: Planet Protection
  • Pages: 9
  • Words: 1898

Understanding the Water Regulations in Kenya

The Constitution, therefore, mandates the national government the role of ensuring that all the water resources, including the international waters, are well managed and utilized to better the lives of the citizens in the nation.
  • Subjects: Environmental Management
  • Pages: 10
  • Words: 2621

Beat Plastic Pollution Essay

These tips will help people to reduce the circulation of plastic in their lives. In conclusion, the best method to protect the environment is to minimize the accumulation of plastic waste by recycling, composting, and [...]
  • Subjects: Human Impact
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 680

Negative Impact on the Environment

The fact that human activity and industrial development negatively affect the environment is not debated because the sad reality shows that oceans, soil, and air are polluted, and many species are endangered. Overall, the main [...]
  • Subjects: Human Impact
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 316

The 1996 Everest Disaster and Decision-Making

It is likely that Krakauer, knowing the composition of his team, expected the guides to provide clear instructions and failed to express his concerns in a timely fashion due to this overreliance.
  • Subjects: Disasters
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1391

California Earthquakes of the 20th Century

Ultimately, the current essay examines the most devastating earthquakes in California in the 20th century and proposes a hypothesis of when the next large earthquake might strike.
  • Subjects: Disasters
  • Pages: 8
  • Words: 2215

The Impact of the Food Industry on the Environment

The food industry is a vital and integral part of the functioning of modern society and the economy. In addition to recognizing and combating this fact, it is necessary to identify what is the most [...]
  • Subjects: Human Impact
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1455

Yarra River Degradation

The degradation of the Yarra River started with the clearing of the habitat around the banks followed by mining of gold around 1850's.
  • Subjects: Environmental Studies
  • Pages: 6
  • Words: 1008

Flint Water Crisis: Environmental Racism and Racial Capitalism

The Flint crisis is a result of the neoliberal approach of the local state as opposed to the typical factors of environmental injustice; a polluter or a reckless emitter cutting costs. The two main factors [...]
  • Subjects: Environmental Management
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 639

Disaster Recovery Planning

Consequently, a disaster recovery plan must contain steps to respond to such problems and should be adapted to accommodate the needs of the different responses. Flooding causes inaccessibility to the company and large-scale power outages [...]
  • Subjects: Disasters
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 398

Degradation of Mangrove Forests Explained

Many countries including Cuba, the US, Thailand, Malaysia and regions like East Africa have lost significant portions of their mangroves.
  • Subjects: Environmental Studies
  • Pages: 18
  • Words: 809

Pollution Problem: Sewage Spills in San Jose

Water is a crucial element for all known forms of life to be able to live. Groundwater quality is essential for human consumption and social and economic activities.
  • Subjects: Environmental Management
  • Pages: 9
  • Words: 1071

The Current Environmental Policy in the USA

With this approach, the main stakeholders in the development of environmental policy are primarily countries and states, and the major indicator of positive or negative consequences is the global impact on their ecological and economic [...]
  • Subjects: Environmental Management
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 621

Treatment of Wastewater

The main reason is that primary and secondary treatment may not be successful in removing all the waste, and since the water is being used for drinking purposes, it needs to be completely harmless.
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  • Subjects: Ecology
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 538

Endangered Species: Modern Environmental Problem

Some of the activities which cause danger to these species include the following; This refers to loss of a place to live for the animals and can also be expressed as the ecosystem or the [...]
  • Subjects: Ecosystem
  • Pages: 10
  • Words: 2487

Friends of the Earth Organization

Friends of the Earth ecologists see the environment as a common heritage and insist that economic concerns be subordinated to maintaining the integrity of the environment.
  • Subjects: Human Impact
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1382

Microplastic Soil Contamination

The current research on microplastics pollution focuses on the development of the methods of microplastic identification and extraction, the study of the main sources of pollution, and its effect on the environment and human health.
  • Subjects: Ecology
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1321

The Importance of Zero Waste Management

The introduction gets the audience acquainted with the general idea of the paper and the key concept investigated. The major purpose of the zero-waste approach is the arrangement of a circular flow of materials, thereby [...]
  • Subjects: Environmental Management
  • Pages: 7
  • Words: 1970

The Strategies of Flood Management

However, it would be the most beneficial to implement these methods while planning the use of the land; for this reason, management is important.
  • Subjects: Environmental Management
  • Pages: 8
  • Words: 2105

Sustainability: Domestic Water Usage

Much of the hot water is used when cleaning and washing, with the shower making up to 43% of the 41 gallons and washing clothes making up to 29%.
  • Subjects: Environmental Management
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 798

Three Mile Island Nuclear Plant Accident

Three Mile Island nuclear power plant was contracted, built and operated by Exelon nuclear corporation which specializes in maintaining nuclear energy and ensuring that the environment is clear of any nuclear and radiation linkage, which [...]
  • Subjects: Disasters
  • Pages: 15
  • Words: 4088

Modern Water Purification Methods for the Middle East

In this study, we will learn about the methods of water purification and the need to purify water. The specific purpose of the study is to describe and explain the methods of water purification in [...]
  • Subjects: Environmental Management
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1688

The Roles of Environmental Protection Agencies

As a personal response to the argument; the individual's involvement in environmental conservation is not enough as there is need for policy and regulation enforcement where he can only give advice to the federal government [...]
  • Subjects: Planet Protection
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1297

Acid Rain – Causes and Effects

The transport sector is another human activity that can result in acid rain mainly as a result of the Sulphur dioxide and Nitrogen oxide gases released as exhaust fumes from cars, buses and trucks.
  • Subjects: Human Impact
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1416

Public Swimming Pools Inspection Report

A public pool or spa is a pool "functioning for the use of the public with or without fee, or for the use of the members and guests of a private club".
  • Subjects: Environmental Management
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1364

“Saving Nature, but Only for Man” by Charles Krauthammer

The fundamental reason behind this belief is that the Krauthammer essay is relevant to the environment-related problems of the day and though it is controversial, in the sense that it claims humans to be the [...]
  • Subjects: Environmental Studies
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 818

Water Pollution in a Community: Mitigation Plan

Though for the fact that planet earth is abundant with water and almost two-thirds of the planet is made up of water still it is viewed that in future years, a shortage of water may [...]
  • Subjects: Environmental Management
  • Pages: 7
  • Words: 2025

Ecology of Coral Reefs Review

However, there are also places in the ocean such as the seafloor slopes up toward the continental shelf and the oceanic islands where the marine life is concentrated due to the availability of sunlight and [...]
  • Subjects: Climate Change
  • Pages: 7
  • Words: 2314

Marine Biology: Polar Oceans as an Eco System

The water in and around the Antarctic continent is referred to as the Antarctic or Southern Ocean. The Atlantic Water is situated between the Arctic Surface Water and the Arctic Deep Water.
  • Subjects: Ecosystem
  • Pages: 8
  • Words: 2376

Carbon Emissions and Greenhouse Gasses

Carbon emissions including the carbon oxides and nitrogen oxides contribute to the depletion of the ozone layer. We are, however, powerless in controlling the level of environmental pollutants as some operations that contribute to the [...]
  • Subjects: Air Pollution
  • Pages: 8
  • Words: 2228

“The Great Climate Experiment” by Ken Caldeira

In the article "The Great Climate Experiment: How far can we push the planet?", the author attempts to describe the problem of environmental pollution resulting from the excessive release of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere [...]
  • Subjects: Human Impact
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 929

Sustainable Watershed Management Plan

The sustainable resource management program has evolved, planning the process of water usage as it becomes difficult to receive sufficient water supply to maintain the land in the future.
  • Subjects: Environmental Management
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1562

Personal Environmental Sustainability Action Plan

Environmental degradation is the deterioration of the environment through depletion and contamination of resources such as air, water, and soil, which leads to the destruction of ecosystems and the extinction of wildlife.
  • Subjects: Ecological Identity
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 963

Integrated Sustainable Water Resource Management

The major problem associated with understanding the future demand and supply of water is centered on the failure to comprehend the uncertainties associated with socioeconomic development in many countries and the influence of climate change [...]
  • Subjects: Environmental Management
  • Pages: 80
  • Words: 19260

Electronic Waste Management in China

According to Liu et al, one of the major areas of concern in environmental conservation is the massive generation of electronic wastes.
  • Subjects: Recycling
  • Pages: 23
  • Words: 6535

Sri Lanka Flood Disaster Preparedness

From these findings, it is evident that floods are the major concerns for the disaster management center, with the recent damages being witnessed towards the end of 2012 and the beginning of the year 2013.
  • Subjects: Disasters
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 839

Ethical Dilemma and Environmental Surveillance

Companies, for example, Planet Labs and Digital Globe have dispatched many miniaturized satellites in the most recent year with the objective of recording the status of the whole earth in real-time.
  • Subjects: Environmental Management
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1184

Water Resources’ Quality in the Southwestern United States

To understand the importance of the issues of drinking water quality and availability in the Southwestern United States, factors such as local climate, population changes, consumption of local and imported water, wastewater treatment, and recycling [...]
  • Subjects: Environmental Studies
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 803

Biomimicry: Inventions Inspired by Nature

The main idea or aim of biomimicry is that nature is able to provide humanity with brilliant solutions that can and need to be used.
  • Subjects: Environmental Studies
  • Pages: 7
  • Words: 1969

Reverse Logistics Optimization in Plastic Industry

Reverse logistics in the supply chain of plastic materials is predominantly associated with the process of recycling and waste management that maximize the cost-efficiency of the manufactured plastic products.
  • Subjects: Recycling
  • Pages: 16
  • Words: 4411

Sustainable Development in Society and Business

Although sustainability applies to different aspects of a society, sustainability manifests in the well-being of members of a society. Generally, sustainability refers to the ability to live within particular parameters, understanding relatedness among economic, social [...]
  • Subjects: Environmental Management
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 564

Ecological Systems Theory

The microsystem is basically the setting in which the individual lives and includes family, peers, school, and neighborhood. Most research is done on this system as the individual has the most direct interaction with the [...]
  • Subjects: Ecology
  • Pages: 8
  • Words: 2213

Managing Farm Dams to Support Waterbird Breeding

The frequent fires and forest clearance in these areas have led to extensive migration of different species of birds. For example, they should take some of the endangered birds and breed them separately in a [...]
  • Subjects: Environmental Management
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 831

Waste-to-Energy Conversion Efforts

The EPA documents that once waste has been converted into energy through incineration, only 10% of the initial waste volume is recovered as ash to be disposed in the landfills. The cost of converting waste [...]
  • Subjects: Recycling
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 570

Bioplastics Features and Limitations

Another example is that bio plastics cost more than petroleum-based plastics, although, the price difference between petro plastics and bio plastics can largely be attributed to the immaturity of the bio plastics industry.
  • Subjects: Environmental Studies
  • Pages: 7
  • Words: 2027

Production Externalities: Negative and Positive Aspects

Externalities may be defined as the positive or negative effect of a product or process of production, which may affect a stakeholder who is otherwise unrelated to the whole process of production or consumption of [...]
  • Subjects: Environmental Studies
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 872

Ontario Waste Recycling Policy

To understand the effectiveness of Ontario's Waste Diversion Act, 2002, the Environment Accounts and Statistics Division of Statistics Canada has become a critical body for collecting, analyzing, and providing trends and practices on waste management [...]
  • Subjects: Recycling
  • Pages: 22
  • Words: 6124

Conservation and Preservation Ethics

Therefore, man is a manager of the environment in conservation while the environment itself is its manager in preservation ethics. The challenge with preservation and conservation ethics is that these points of view tend to [...]
  • Subjects: Environmental Studies
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 578

Sri Lanka Disaster Analysis

While the floods can be explained by a large river system and the relatively low above-sea-level of the island, the drought might seem rather a rare occurrence in the place where floods are frequent.
  • Subjects: Environmental Studies
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 593

Environmental Impact Statement

It is my responsibility, as a government environmental regulator, to assess the environmental risk assessment and management tools put in place in this facility in order to provide an environmental impact statement that will be [...]
  • Subjects: Air Pollution
  • Pages: 11
  • Words: 3241

Population Growth Impacts on the Environment

Today, the fact that the population is growing steadily is the reason of the environment to change drastically. Water pollution is a direct consequence of the rapid growth of the population on the Earth.
  • Subjects: Environmental Studies
  • Pages: 15
  • Words: 4260