Further destruction to the natural habitat in the geosites was resulted. Now, the coverage of the Country Park Ordinance has extended to the Hong Kong geopark, covering over 90% of the area. Legal regulation theoretically can stop the increase of illegal activities in the geopark, rare geological features can be well-preserved in the park. This can help minimise the negative impact to the natural environment in Hong
identity, which is different from other regions like mainland China, and makes it a specific imagined community, which is accord with Benedict Anderson’s theory of imagined community. Whereas, it is under discussion whether since the reunification in 1997, Hong Kong has been gradually transformed into a part of China in terms of culture and identity and, thus, will no longer be a separated imagined community in the future. This short essay will firstly illustrate why Hong Kong is an imagined community
includes: Ozone, acid rain, photochemical smog, nitrogen dioxide, sulphuric acid, these are discussed in the essay. The essay made use of material in the Open Educational Resources (OERs). The OERs are defined as any educational material found in the public domain which allows any use to freely copy, share adapt and reshape. This includes: lecturer notes, assignments, videos, textbooks. Thus this essay was written after consultation of various sources. Different secondary pollutants were identified,
scientific forestry, both under the Raj and more widely.”1 This analysis allows him to locate the complex cognitive economy presiding over the running of ecosystems by village communities. The continuity between colonial logics and the exploitation of natural resources is extended with an ecological history of India, where Guha reinterprets Hindu casts and beliefs as ‘socio-cultural systems’ that organize the allocation and sustainable use of resources. The methodical commencement of environmental history
puts more income in the hands of the household as they can utilize their disposable incomes in buying cheaper goods and services. For example, the China nation as a whole benefit as well as its resources can be used in producing goods and services which have a comparative advantage in producing and add a larger contribution to gross domestic product. China exporting to the Pakistan get the advantage of increasing their price in – line with the world costs, would ideally be more than the domestic costs
contributing to the conservation of globally important cultural and natural areas. A heritage site should meet at least one of the ten criteria of “Outstanding Universal Value (OUV)” described by the “Operational Guidelines for the Implementation of the World Heritage Convention” in order to be inscribed in the World Heritage List (UNESCO, 2008). At present, there are totally 1007 properties of which 779 are cultural, 197 natural and 31 mixed sites in the World Heritage List (UNESCO, 2014). The 180
are getting destroyed and yet we are the ones saying we want to stop. Climate change is a change in Earth's climate. This could be a change in Earth's normal temperature. Or it could be a change in where rain and snow regularly fall on Earth. This essay will disscuss the causes, effects and the different ways we can stop climate change. Climate change is having over whelming effects on the planet. It has greatly impacted sea levels. Sea levels and oceans are becoming warming over periods of time
part of the takers' mythology as remorseful. This remorse prompts man to accuse their troubles on an inmate flaw. The inherent flaw anchors on the idea that no method or origin could logically help determine how man ought to live and act in the environment. To resolve the flaw poured upon man, the takers believe their only solution is to rely on prophets to instruct them on how to live the right way in other to save the planet. In the same vein, the premise set for “leavers” is: “Man belongs to the
I do not agree with the claim “What we eat is just a personal choice” stated by my friend. In this essay, I will focus on the aspect of eating animal meats in our everyday life to demonstrate what eat or consume is not as simple as we think. Besides, supporting fair trade foods and reducing food wastage in the food buying and consumption process will also be discussed. Indeed, there are social and psychological factors affecting our personal choices and what we choose to eat will have subtle and
This idea brings us to the next part of this essay; where the pros and the cons of agricultural subsidies will be thoroughly analysed. 4. Pros of agricultural subsidies: a) Stable and Predictable Farming System The use and implementation of agricultural subsidies will help most of the farmers to