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The rainforest in Amazon, in the Marquesas Islands, is an example of an undisturbed natural resource.Forest provides timber for humans, food, water and shelter for the flora and fauna tribes and animals.
Soil is a major component of the Earth's ecosystem.The world's ecosystems are impacted in far-reaching ways by the processes carried out in the soil, with effects ranging from ozone depletion and global warming to rainforest destruction and water pollution.
The Directorate General of Nature Resources and Ecosystem Conservation (Indonesian: Direktorat Jenderal Konservasi Sumber Daya Alam dan Ekosistem, also known as Ditjen KSDAE) is a directorate general under the Ministry of Environment and Forestry of the Republic of Indonesia.
Fauna comes from the name Fauna, a Roman goddess of earth and fertility, the Roman god Faunus, and the related forest spirits called Fauns.All three words are cognates of the name of the Greek god Pan, and panis is the Modern Greek equivalent of fauna (πανίς or rather πανίδα).
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability (Malay: Kementerian Sumber Asli dan Kelestarian Alam) is a ministry of the Government of Malaysia that is responsible for natural resources, environment, climate change, land, mines, minerals, geoscience, biodiversity, wildlife, national parks, forestry, surveying, mapping and ...
The Cambodian hydro-logical system is dominated by the Mekong River and Tonle Sap Great Lake. From July to the end of October, when the level of the Mekong is high, water flows via the Tonle Sap River, increasing the size of the lake from 2,600 km2 to about 10,500 km 2 (4,054 sq mi) at its maximum extent.
Bioresource engineering is similar to biological engineering, except that it is based on biological and/or agricultural feedstocks.Bioresource engineering is more general and encompasses a wider range of technologies and various elements such as biomass, biological waste treatment, bioenergy, biotransformations, bioresource systems analysis, bioremediation and technologies associated with ...
Sahabat Alam Malaysia-Friends of the Earth Malaysia", abbreviated as SAM-FoEM) is a Malaysian NGO established in 1977 to fight for causes related to the Malaysian environment. SAM joined Friends of the Earth International (FoEI) in 1983, and also publishes books and news magazines. SAM's role includes campaigns on pollution, land use ...