basis on which to protect local systems of innovation through granting them intellectual property rights, whenever such innovations are discovered. But what is the link between Indigenous Knowledge Systems (IKS) and eco-tourism? As discussed in this paper, ecotourism - a fairly new concept emerged in the late 1980s to provide a firm basis for sustainable tourism principles. Indeed the emergence of ecotourism - which is arguably supposed to be sustainable was necessary given that conventional tourism
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Hindustan Construction Company (HCC) is likely to be postponed to next fiscal, after it received a show cause notice on 25 November to stop construction of the project from the Ministry of Environment and Forests and after its name surfaced in the bribe for loan scam. Lavasa city, near Pune, is one of the most ambitious real estate projects in the country. Considered to be India’s first planned hill city, the 12,500 acre project is part of the 25,000 acres of land, declared as a `hill station’ by the
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Global Warming: A Serious Problem for our World Trey Lee Northeastern State College Intro to Environmental Global Warming Global warming is a serious problem for our world. Global warming is an increase in the earth's average atmospheric temperature that causes corresponding changes in climate and that may result from the greenhouse effect. Global warming has occurred in the distant past as the result of natural influences, but the term is most often used to refer to the warming predicted
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other individuals may believe in multiple gods, which makes them polytheistic. The concept of the history religion refers to the written record of human experiences and ideas, which spans back since the invention of writing (Insert citation). This paper will discuss the definition of religion, common practices and experiences across various world religions, as well as identify some critical issues to the academic study of religion. Definition of Religion According to Molloy (2013), religion is
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attitude of the group members it wouldn’t have been possible to prepare this resourceful report. We would be thankful if this report comes to any benefit of our teacher as well as any students of our department. Executive Summary On this term paper we focus on branding the Bangladesh by attracting the tourists. To attract the tourists at first we have analyzed the situation where Bangladesh in spite of having the wonderful places still falls behind.
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FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT http://mycourses.hult.edu MODULE B 2012-13 INSTRUCTOR Professor Xiaozu Wang EMAIL xiaozu.wang@faculty.hult.edu INSTRUCTOR AVAILABILITY Please contact by email CLASS TIMES & ROOM(S) MIB1: Jan 7, 9, 11, 15, 17, 21, 23, 25, 1:30-4:50, Feb. 1, 9:00-12:20, Feb. 7, 1:30-4:50 COURSE AIMS AND DESCRIPTION OF CONTENT This is an introductory course of finance for MIB students. The course aims to provide students with a conceptual framework and a set of technical tools for
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use 9 Land for Grazing 9 Demand for Fuel 9 Illegal Logging 10 Erosion of Soil 10 Loss of Biodiversity 11 Climate Change 11 Population Growth 12 CONCLUSION 13 REFERENCES 14 INTRODUCTION This essay paper is divided into three parts: The first part will discuss the implications of the rapid expansion of roads into suburban areas in Kenya with special focus on the major social and environmental impacts of concern. There is an appreciation that Kenya
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Frederick Weyerhäuser This paper is on Frederick Weyerhauser and his extraordinary leadership ability. Living in northern Michigan, the Weyerhauser Company does a lot for the forestry industry in this area. I was familiar with the company prior to taking this assignment. In addition, learning about the man’s accomplishment was very interesting to me. I enjoyed reading about how he gained corporation, though out the forestry industry while he became wealthy in the process. Introduction Friedrich
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4/9/2004, 5:06 PM Vision The importance of Environmental Studies cannot be disputed. The need for sustainable development is a key to the future of mankind. The degradation of our environment is linked to continuing problems of pollution, loss of forest, solid waste disposal, issues related to economic productivity and national as well as ecological security. The increasing levels of global warming, the depletion of the ozone layer and a serious loss of biodiversity have also made everyone aware
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particular subject or discipline, and is often used to help the reader quickly ascertain the paper's purpose.[1] When used, an abstract always appears at the beginning of a manuscript or typescript, acting as the point-of-entry for any given academic paper or patent application. Abstracting and indexing services for various academic disciplines are aimed at compiling a body of literature for that particular subject. The terms précis or synopsis are used in some publications to refer to the same thing
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