Bi-yoooo!
Wednesday, June 1, 2011
It Doesn't Just End Up in the Sewers
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
The Importance of Various Technologies to Understanding the Internal Body Systems
Monday, January 10, 2011
Feeding a Growing Population vs Conserving Biodiversity
Although highly productive breeds may produce numerous amounts of crops, there still might cause some problems. Biodiversity allows species to mate with other species allowing the transfer of genetics. Imagine if the highly productive livestock and crop varieties carried a recessive gene for a type of disease and the less productive breeds carried the gene that reduces the risk of getting that disease. If the genetic diversity of the less productive breeds were to become extinct the highly productive breeds are sure to suffer.
"Maintaining genetic diversity within species is important for maintaining yield stability and crop ability to adapt to ever-changing environmental challenges and diseases." (1)
This topic is relatable to sustainable agriculture and industrial agriculture. Sustainable agriculture is a way of farming that tries to create products that is healthy for everyone.Some farmers stay away from things like pesticides, biotechnology, and mechanization. Instead they use different manners, for example like growing products organically. Industrial agriculture is the term used to describe factory-made livestock and crops. Most food products now-a-days are made by using industrial agriculture. This type of agriculture has made food plentiful and cheap but has caused problems to the community like erosion, deforestation and contamination.
Industrial Agriculture
Sustainable Agriculture
It is clear what our choices are:
- several food products for a cheaper price but leaving us with the consequences that deal with the environment. OR
- buy products that are healthy and doesn't harm the earth but costs more in terms of prices
2. Importance of Diversity
3. Sustainable Agriculture
4. Agriculture Today
5. Impotance of genetic Diversity in Livestock
Dora's Blog
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
Designer Babies
Ritter, Bob, Christine Adam-Carr, and Douglas Fraser.Biology 11. Toronto,ON: Nelson Thomson Learning, 2002. p.185. Print.
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Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Keeping the Biodiversity
The Defender's of Wildlife is an example of an organization that helps the environment. It's a non profit organization founded in 1947. They are dedicated in ensuring the safety of animals and plants in their natural habitats. Their programs focus on the high rate of extinction in animals and the loss of biodiversity and habitat destruction. As a result of their passion about wildlife conservation, they have been leading a project called the conservation of imperiled and endangered species. They protect animals which vary from marine life, land mammals, birds, and reptiles.
Along with there wildlife conservation projects, the Defenders of Wildlife also have a habitat conservation program. They promote land-use actions that secure the safety of habitats such as wetlands, deserts, forests and grasslands from development and deterioration.
One example of how the Defender's of Wildlife are helping to save biodiversity is how they are trying to help the cook inlet beluga whale. The cook inlet beluga whale is mainly found in the Arctic and the sub-Arctic. These whales live in one of the most fastest growing regions in Alaska. Due to the urbanization of the region, their habitats are threatened by pollution and by the planned develpoment projects. The oil industry also poses a threat to the beluga population because of the toxic waste and the oil spills and leaks. To protect the belugas from these dangers, the organization had created a coalition. The four main parts of the coalition was to increase awareness among people, prevent them from being listed as endangered, determine data gaps through scientific research, and to prepare a campaign. On October.17, 2008 it was released that through a petition filed by a coalition of conservation groups, the whales were able to recieve protection from the Endangered Species Act.
There are countless organizations that assist in creating a safe place for the wildlife and the natural habitats. Without these groups and our support who knows what would happen to the biodiversity in our world. As proven by the people in these organizations, human intervention in our environment doesn't always mean they will harm it. Human intervention could also mean they are trying to protect and save it.
REFERENCES
Don't Almost Give
Wildlife
Habitat
Imperiled and Endangered Species
Cook Inlet Beluga Whale
Defenders Logo
Beluga Picture
World Picture
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