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Habitats - Gone Forever?

Evonia Hogan

Axia College at

University ofPhoenix

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Overview

Definitions of Habitats

What is Happening to Our Habitats

How Can We Save Our Habitats

Management and Sustainment Plan

References

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Definitions of Habitats

It is an ecological or environmental area thatis inhabited by a particular species.

Microhabitat - home to very small creatures

Human habitat - environment in which humanbeings live, work, play

Animal habitat - environment in which animals

live.

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What is happening to our habitats? Reduction of natural habitats - destruction

Degradation - The diminishment of habitat quality.

Fragmentation - Disassembly of terrestrialhabitats.

Pollution - Drainage water, industrial waste, etc.

Desertification - loss of deserts.

Deforestation - loss of forests.

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How can we save our habitats?

Get involved with habitat issues in yourcommunity

Maintain your own backyard to benefitanimals and plants.

Eliminate chemical fertilizers and pesticides.

Educating the public about natural habitats

and bio-diversity.

Protecting remaining intact sections of naturalhabitat.

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Management and Sustainment Plan

Action Items Action Steps Timeline

Research and identify the

effects of loss of habitats.

Review environmental Web sites and journals.

Document the sources of loss of habitats. Provide both

environmental and economic effects of loss of habitats.

Document video interviews of environmental researchers and

facilitators.

Month 1-3

Develop an education

program about the effects ofloss of habitats.

Develop a presentation about why this program is needed and

include the ill effects of loss of habitats, the lifestyle changes thatwill be required, and the benefits and challenges of change.

Month 1-3

Develop an action plan for

possible solutions.

Develop a presentation about what we can do to help resolve the

problems of loss of habitats on a global level.

Month 1 - 9

Form a group of lobbyists to Contact local government agencies and get information on creating a

non-profit group to support the cause.

Create a charter for the group.

Hold rallies to recruit supporters.

Month 1 -3

Develop teams of watch dog

groups

Solicit to new members to keep an eye on the groups causing habitat

losses.

Month 4 -9

Publish a list of violators Create a plan of action to expose violators. Ongoing

Schedule presentation days

and times with as many

organizations that lobby for a

greener earth as possible.

Attend regional lobbyist meetings to present the benefits of the

programs.

Request to be added to the agenda of each group to keep an active

presence.

Document the audio and visual equipment needed for presentation

and layout of each meeting place.

Ongoing

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References

Habitat destruction. (2008, June 15). In Wikipedia,The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 04:11, July 2,2008, from

http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Habitat_destruction&oldid=219465804

Staff of Smithsonian National Zoological Park(n.d.),Friends of the National Zoo, Think Globally, Act

Globally - Destruction of Natural Habitats. Retrievedon July 2 2008 fromhttp://nationalzoo.si.edu/ConservationAndScience/ThinkGloballyActLocally/LossOfHabitat/default.cfm

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