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September 23, Coal mining and power stations in Mpumalanga. Picture: JAMES OATWAY

There is so much pollution in south Africa from coal mining. Coal mining has poisoned rivers and polluted the air in south Africa. A study suggested that the pollution levels are the cause of more than 2000 premature deaths per year in south Africa. One…

coal mining in South Africa

September 21, 2021
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More than 100 important crops are pollinated by honeybees. This includes many of the fruits and vegetables that we eat, but also several important crops such as nuts, herbs, spices oilseed crops, forage for dairy and beef cattle, as well as medicinal and numerous ornamental…

Honeybees perform more than 85% of pollination of many of our cultivated crops

September 21, 2021
soil erosion in Haiti

Deforestation is a massive issue in Haiti rooting back to the Colonial Period, where the mass deforestation was facilitated by the African slaves who were held captive. Haiti is an island nation in the Caribbean directly beside the Dominican Republic. Haiti has 11.4 million people,…

Soil Erosion due to Deforestation in Haiti

September 21, 2021
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This food web is in northern Indian area with all the animals. In this food web, the Marsh crocodile eats the Indian cobra and the yellow bellied weasel. The yellow bellied weasel and the Indian cobra eat mice and rats. the mice and rats eat…

Marsh Crocodile Food Web

September 20, 2021
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Bees and most pollinators are declining largely in numerous parts of the world due to intensive farming practices, mono-cropping, excessive use of agricultural chemicals, humid temperatures caused by climate change, nutrition lack, deforestation, pollution etc. In recent years declining bee populations have led to decreased floral reproduction, lower fruit yields, and less biodiversity causing rapid impacts…

Decline in the bee population

September 20, 2021
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Coal mining in South Africa is the process of removing coal from the ground and it affects the eco-system in many ways, just to have a place to mind they have to clear trees, plants and soil which destroys wildlife habitats. After they are done…

Coal Mining In South Africa

September 20, 2021
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Energy In Farming/Agricultural Ecosystem

September 19, 2021
Deforestation in Borneo,
palm oil trees food web.

Websites: Wildlife.org forest news. cifor.org Pinterest(for pictures)

Food Web For Borneo Forest.

September 19, 2021
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Bees and other pollinators are declining in abundance in many parts of the world largely due to intensive farming practices, mono-cropping, excessive use of pesticides, drought, habitat destruction, nutrition lack, air pollution, global warming, and deforestation, and higher temperatures associated with climate change, affecting not only…

Decline In The Bee Population

September 16, 2021
Intensive Water Usage

Intensive farming has widespread negative consequences on the marine ecosystem and water supply. Running off from barnyards and feed lots can carry manure into our water system. Excessive use of fertilizers also contaminates water bodies, rivers and lakes (Pollution). All biotic ecosystems are affected in these operations because pollution from run…

Intensive Water used by Farming/Agriculture

September 15, 2021
You would think Haiti is normal untill you see the Dominican Republic

This Haitian government really needs to it step up, there country is getting destroyed there wont be any government in 30 years if they don’t do anything! the country will just be destroyed and the Dominican Republic will just buy it and plant trees and…

The Haiti Desert

September 15, 2021
soil erosion in Haiti

Soil erosion has been a problem in Haiti because of deforestation. Soil in erosion started in 2015. Soil erosion has washes away about 15,000 acres of topsoil each year. 70% of all Haitians depend on growing crops to feed their families and sell to other…

Soil Erosion due to Deforestation in Haiti

September 15, 2021
palm oil deforestation

In Borneo, right below south China sea, above Australia, palm oil in Indonesia Borneo, is responsible for 35% of forest loss and in Malaysia Borneo, 46%of forest loss. This is bad. The reason for this is that Indonesia and Malaysia produce around 85% of the…

Deforestation in Borneo due to palm oil plantations.

September 15, 2021
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You know when you have a kool-aid mix and it mixes in with the water so well and changes colour? The same thing happens with pollution. When you put things like pesticides, and fertilizers on your plants they can bleed into the ground and pollute…

Not enough clean water?

September 15, 2021

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