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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
Erosion
- removal of topsoil by wind or water
- forest> farmland
- terrain deformation
Chemical
- loss of soil nutrients
- salinization
- acidified (fertilizers, poor drainage)
- pollution
Desertification
- human reduce productivity of area
- destroy agricultural capability
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Causes
- deforestation
- overgrazing
- unsustainable agriculture
- overuse of vegetation
- urban/industrial pollution
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Solid Waste Management
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3 R's
- Source reduction
- Reusing containers and bags
- recycling paper and other materials
- Making products out of recyclable material
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World Protected Areas
- World conservation union (WCU)
- Examples: 1, 2 & 3
- The WCU has identified six different categories of protected areas depending on what aspect of protection and management is most important.
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- Category I – strict nature reserve/ Wilderness area: focus is on protecting the ecosystem of preserving the area for scientific research.
- Category II – National Park. Focus is on both ecosyem protection and recreational activities in an area
- • Category III – national monument. Conservation of a particular natural or cultural feature like waterfalls, caves, or archaeological sites.
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Category II – National Park
ecosyem protection and recreational activities in an area with nationallyinternationally recognized natural significance
Category III – national monument
conservation of a particular natural or cultural feature like waterfalls, caves, or archaeological sites.
Catergory IV – habitat/ species management area
management activites to improve health of habitats like wetlands, natural grassland and coral reefs
Category V – protected landscape/ seascape
to protect natural environments and associated traditional cultural and economic activities
Category IV – managed resourse protected area
management for sustainable use of ecosystem ( for example, forestry or fishery) for local people
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- Managed through legal or other effective means
- • A wealthy country is better able to protect land than a poorer country
- • Some areas to be protected cross national boundaries, with a large/small population or by indigenous people
Canada's protected areas: Banff, , Gros Morne, Ivvavik National park and Vuntut national park in Yukon
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Canada's Protected Areas
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