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  2. List of environmental organizations - Wikipedia

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    An environmental organization is an organization coming out of the conservation or environmental movements that seeks to protect, analyse or monitor the environment against misuse or degradation from human forces. In this sense the environment may refer to the biophysical environment or the natural environment.

  3. World Wide Fund for Nature - Wikipedia

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    The World Wide Fund for Nature ( WWF) is a Swiss -based international non-governmental organization founded in 1961 that works in the field of wilderness preservation and the reduction of human impact on the environment. [ 5] It was formerly named the World Wildlife Fund, which remains its official name in Canada and the United States.

  4. Ho Chi Minh City University of Social Sciences and Humanities

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    HCMUSSH was formerly known as the College of Letters, University of Saigon ( Vietnamese: Trường Đại học Văn khoa, Viện Đại học Sài Gòn ). It is now the biggest research and training center in the field of social sciences and humanities in Southern Vietnam. In October 2021, HCMUSSH officially claimed their autonomy in the ...

  5. Human impact on the environment - Wikipedia

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    Society portal. v. t. e. Human impact on the environment (or anthropogenic environmental impact) refers to changes to biophysical environments [ 1 ] and to ecosystems, biodiversity, and natural resources [ 2 ] caused directly or indirectly by humans. Modifying the environment to fit the needs of society (as in the built environment) is causing ...

  6. Ocean acidification - Wikipedia

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    Ocean acidification is the ongoing decrease in the pH of the Earth's ocean. Between 1950 and 2020, the average pH of the ocean surface fell from approximately 8.15 to 8.05. [ 2] Carbon dioxide emissions from human activities are the primary cause of ocean acidification, with atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO 2) levels exceeding 410 ppm (in 2020).

  7. Belize Barrier Reef - Wikipedia

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    Brain coral in the Great Blue Hole. The Belize Barrier Reef is a series of coral reefs straddling the coast of Belize, roughly 300 metres (980 ft) offshore in the north and 40 kilometres (25 mi) in the south within the country limits. The Belize Barrier Reef is a 300-kilometre (190 mi) long section of the 900-kilometre (560 mi) Mesoamerican ...

  8. Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (Vietnam)

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    Website. monre .gov .vn. The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment ( MONRE, Vietnamese: Bộ Tài nguyên và Môi trường) is a government ministry in Vietnam responsible for: land, water resources; mineral resources, geology; environment; hydrometeorology; climate change; surveying and mapping; management of the islands and the sea.

  9. Sustainable development - Wikipedia

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    Sustainable development is an approach to growth and human development that aims to meet the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. [ 1][ 2] The aim is to have a society where living conditions and resources meet human needs without undermining planetary integrity. [ 3][ 4 ...