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In this project I aim to explain the contributes to the environment by
the actions of humans and display the consequences.

I am going to divide the project into different sections and then sub
sections to make the project easier to navigate around and keep the
information in relevant sections.

· Section 1: HABITAT REDUCTION BY HUMANS.

ü The building of houses and roads

ü Quarrying

ü Farming

ü The draining of wetland areas

ü Recreational uses

· Section 2: POLLUTION.

ü WATER POLLUTION- sewage, fertilisers, chemicals and eutrophication.

ü AIR POLLUTION- Sulphur dioxide from burning fossil fuels leading to
acid rain, carbon dioxide from burning of fossil fuels and methane
from cattle and rice fields leading to greenhouse effect and global
warming.

ü LAND POLLUTION - pesticides, herbicides, and nitrates wash into
rivers and lakes affecting food chains.



Habitat reduction by Humans
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Human beings are dependent on the Earth's diversity of species for our
survival. Wild species play a vital role in the maintenance of the
planets ecological functions, yet everyday on the planet 40-100
species become extinct. Many countries across the world have not got
an endangered species act that is strong enough to protect varying
species from the destruction of humans.

All over the globe humans are determined in building more houses and
roads to supply the growing population of it's residence, making their
lives easier but not sparing a thought to the many habitats, lives and
even species that they will destroy when doing so. A recent local case
has been the building of the BNRR. When...