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Why is Soil so Important

WebBy absorbing amounts of rain water, soil can prevent flooding. Soil also helps protect the planet from climate change. When plants turn the sun’s light into a source of food using photosynthesis, they also absorb carbon dioxide from the air. Dead plants rot down and the carbon inside them becomes ‘sequestered’ (stored) back in the soil.

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What is Heathland

WebHeathland is the name given to wide open landscapes dominated by low-growing shrubs, such as gorse, heather and the heathland grasses that give it its name. Heathland has only a few trees and no herbaceous plants. Heathlands are artificially created habitats. Most heathlands are thought to date from the Bronze Age some 3000 years ago.

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Meat Free Mondays

WebIntroduction. Meat Free Monday is all about reducing the amount of meat we consume because of its health and environmental benefits. An easy way to start is to cut meat from meals one day a week. It’s a campaign which has been promoted by former Beatle Sir Paul McCartney. It is predicted that by 2050 nearly twice as much meat will be produced

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Lions and Humans

WebSince the beginning of the 20th Century the Gir lions have been protected and their numbers have increased steadily over the years, however, today, there are only about 20,000 left. Lions have been wiped out in northern Africa. They are extinct in 26 African countries and have vanished from over 95 percent of their historic range.

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Birds in the City

WebThe three commonest city birds are the starling, sparrow and pigeon. They are three very adaptable species, always ready to exploit a potential food source or a suitable nest site. Starling: Sturnus vulgaris. Starlings are sociable birds - they congregate in their thousands and fly to suitable roosts. When large numbers are roosting in woods

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Rainforests Why are They Important

WebRainforests have been known as the “lungs of the world” due to their contribution in providing about 20% of the world’s oxygen. The forests and soil also lock away carbon, an important function, especially in this age when humans are causing so much carbon dioxide to be released into the atmosphere through, for example, transport and

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Rabbits and humans

WebHumans have been the rabbit's main enemy since it has been regarded as a major pest for the last 200 years. Rabbits cause a lot of damage to crops, gardens and the countryside. Earlier last century, when the rabbit population was much larger, they caused such extensive damage to crops and trees that they were included in the Pests Act 1954.

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What are the downsides to electric cars

WebSo at this point, an electric car seems worse for the environment than a fossil fuel one. They are only as green as their power sources. The environmental impact of an electric car can increase or decrease considerably depending on how the electricity that charges its battery is made. A coal-fired power station emits 800-850 grams of CO2 per

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Hunter-Gatherers

WebUntil the development of farming practices, hunting and foraging for food was the means by which all humans survived. Hunter gatherer communities still survive in many parts of the world today.

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