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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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