PYPX by Grace PARRY [6A] https://padlet.com/parryg1/rrzj6auehbvs Made for PYPX en-us 2018-04-26 10:00:30 UTC 2024-10-23 01:27:53 UTC hello@padlet.com Is deforestation a BIG problem in Hong Kong? parryg1 https://padlet.com/parryg1/rrzj6auehbvs/wish/255885853 beyond this all the skyscrapers there are tons of beautiful rolling hill sides, mountain and just a nice gentle little bird song all you have to to is take a little nuge!]]> 2018-04-27 03:15:53 UTC https://padlet.com/parryg1/rrzj6auehbvs/wish/255885853 A flourishing life on land is the foundation for our life on this planet. We are all part of the planet’s ecosystem and we have caused severe damage to it through deforestation, loss of natural habitats and land degradation. Promoting a sustainable use of our ecosystems and preserving biodiversity is not a cause. It is the key to our own survival. silval1 https://padlet.com/parryg1/rrzj6auehbvs/wish/257088476 2018-05-02 02:01:01 UTC https://padlet.com/parryg1/rrzj6auehbvs/wish/257088476 Green-Lara, Blue-Grace Pink -Tommy & Purple-Kiara silval1 https://padlet.com/parryg1/rrzj6auehbvs/wish/257088688 2018-05-02 02:02:08 UTC https://padlet.com/parryg1/rrzj6auehbvs/wish/257088688 END DEFORESTATION AND RESTORE DEGRADED FORESTSBy 2020, promote the implementation of sustainable management of all types of forests, halt deforestation, restore degraded forests and substantially increase afforestation and reforestation globally.GET INVOLVED silval1 https://padlet.com/parryg1/rrzj6auehbvs/wish/257089209 2018-05-02 02:04:53 UTC https://padlet.com/parryg1/rrzj6auehbvs/wish/257089209 We can protect life on land together. Here you can see what you can do to contribute. Find organizations to support, information to share and some useful tips for your everyday life that can really make a difference. silval1 https://padlet.com/parryg1/rrzj6auehbvs/wish/257089703 2018-05-02 02:07:34 UTC https://padlet.com/parryg1/rrzj6auehbvs/wish/257089703 The thing we are trying to stop or at least help animals that are almost extinct because they do not have a proper habitat to live in. And also try to stop deforestation by taking a great amount of action silval1 https://padlet.com/parryg1/rrzj6auehbvs/wish/257089834 2018-05-02 02:08:15 UTC https://padlet.com/parryg1/rrzj6auehbvs/wish/257089834 Protect, restore, and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss. Our forests are the lungs of the earth. silval1 https://padlet.com/parryg1/rrzj6auehbvs/wish/257090388 2018-05-02 02:10:56 UTC https://padlet.com/parryg1/rrzj6auehbvs/wish/257090388 silval1 https://padlet.com/parryg1/rrzj6auehbvs/wish/257090519 2018-05-02 02:11:32 UTC https://padlet.com/parryg1/rrzj6auehbvs/wish/257090519 Global Goal #15 silval1 https://padlet.com/parryg1/rrzj6auehbvs/wish/257115425 Life on Land]]> 2018-05-02 04:56:55 UTC https://padlet.com/parryg1/rrzj6auehbvs/wish/257115425 silval1 https://padlet.com/parryg1/rrzj6auehbvs/wish/257115512 2018-05-02 04:57:29 UTC https://padlet.com/parryg1/rrzj6auehbvs/wish/257115512 Global Goal #15 silval1 https://padlet.com/parryg1/rrzj6auehbvs/wish/257115652 Life on Land]]> 2018-05-02 04:58:35 UTC https://padlet.com/parryg1/rrzj6auehbvs/wish/257115652 When did life first appear on land? The answer to this question — one of the most fundamental in science — rather depends on the values you choose for ‘life’ and ‘land’. silval1 https://padlet.com/parryg1/rrzj6auehbvs/wish/257116915 2018-05-02 05:09:57 UTC https://padlet.com/parryg1/rrzj6auehbvs/wish/257116915 There is certainly evidence for freshwater life — pond life, essentially — a billion years ago or so (P. K. Strother et al. Nature 473, 505–509; 2011). Apart from that, the evidence is indirect and inferred from signs of weathering of non-marine rocks and the presence of apparent palaeosols — sediments indicative of fossilized soil that, by definition, were exposed to the air. Actual fossils that might be signs of land life in the Precambrian eon (before 542 million years ago) are exceedingly rare — or, some say, mythical. silval1 https://padlet.com/parryg1/rrzj6auehbvs/wish/257116951 2018-05-02 05:10:21 UTC https://padlet.com/parryg1/rrzj6auehbvs/wish/257116951 It is a highly controversial subject, and one scientist who didn’t shy away from controversy was the late palaeobotanist Jane Gray. Starting in the 1950s, Gray argued, often vociferously, for the presence of life on land at an early date. Being female, ferocious and an advocate of an unpopular view, she didn’t get many grants. But as biologist William Shear wrote in her obituary, she “was as astute at playing the stock market as she was at interpreting fossil spores, and used her independent wealth to fund her own research” (see Nature 405, 34; 2000). silval1 https://padlet.com/parryg1/rrzj6auehbvs/wish/257117083 2018-05-02 05:11:39 UTC https://padlet.com/parryg1/rrzj6auehbvs/wish/257117083 Gregory Retallack of the University of Oregon in Eugene, like Jane Gray, is unafraid to plough a contrarian furrow in this much-debated area. For many years now, he has worked on palaeosols from the Precambrian. The problem with fossil soils is that they are conventionally recognized by traces of the organisms that lived in them, especially plant roots. There lies a conundrum — how do you recognize a palaeosol in sediment that lacks plant roots? The answer comes through careful geological work, to show that the palaeosol is associated with rock formed under non-marine conditions, together with work on geochemistry and data from stable isotopes. But there might also be direct evidence in the fossil soil, in the form of carbonate nodules, sand crystals and cracks caused by desiccation or the presence of ice. silval1 https://padlet.com/parryg1/rrzj6auehbvs/wish/257117146 2018-05-02 05:12:15 UTC https://padlet.com/parryg1/rrzj6auehbvs/wish/257117146 Evidence of this sort has now led Retallack to infer the presence of palaeosols among rocks from the Ediacaran period (635 million to 542 million years ago) of South Australia. One might think that soils from the latest Precambrian are hardly controversial, even by the standards of a highly charged field. But these rocks contain fairly abundant evidence for the first macroscopic life — which, until now, was widely assumed to have been marine. silval1 https://padlet.com/parryg1/rrzj6auehbvs/wish/257117199 2018-05-02 05:12:45 UTC https://padlet.com/parryg1/rrzj6auehbvs/wish/257117199 Ediacaran rocks feature a wide range of large, distinctive and yet enigmatic structures, usually thought to be fossils of living creatures. Originally found in South Australia, Ediacaran fossils have since been discovered in localities as far-flung as Newfoundland in Canada, Arctic Russia and the English Midlands. silval1 https://padlet.com/parryg1/rrzj6auehbvs/wish/257117239 2018-05-02 05:13:12 UTC https://padlet.com/parryg1/rrzj6auehbvs/wish/257117239 How deforestation destroys animals habitats. https://padlet.com/parryg1/rrzj6auehbvs/wish/257120814
Habitat Management Please click here to view the Habitat Management Plan of the Hong Kong Wetland Park.In the Park, different types of habitats are created to meet the needs of wildlife. In order to maintain the quality of the habitats created and to meet the need of wildlife living there, different types of management measures for each of the habitat type are developed and implemented. The habitat management works at the Park can be divided into three aspects, namely water, vegetation and wildlif.]]> 2018-05-02 05:44:49 UTC https://padlet.com/parryg1/rrzj6auehbvs/wish/257120814 group logo parryg1 https://padlet.com/parryg1/rrzj6auehbvs/wish/257121790 ...

]]> 2018-05-02 05:54:19 UTC https://padlet.com/parryg1/rrzj6auehbvs/wish/257121790 world in peril Forests under threa parryg1 https://padlet.com/parryg1/rrzj6auehbvs/wish/257122030 What makes Forests so Important?
forests ]]> 2018-05-02 05:56:51 UTC https://padlet.com/parryg1/rrzj6auehbvs/wish/257122030 Human life depends on the earth as much as the ocean for our sustenance and livelihoods. Plant life provides 80 percent of our human diet, and we rely on agriculture as an important economic resource and means of development. Forests account for 30 percent of the Earth’s surface, providing vital habitats for millions of species and important sources for clean air and water; as well as being crucial for combating climate change. silval1 https://padlet.com/parryg1/rrzj6auehbvs/wish/257122128 2018-05-02 05:57:53 UTC https://padlet.com/parryg1/rrzj6auehbvs/wish/257122128 Today we are seeing unprecedented land degradation, and the loss of arable land at 30 to 35 times the historical rate. Drought and desertification is also on the rise each year, amounting to the loss of 12 million hectares and affects poor communities globally. Of the 8,300 animal breeds known, 8 percent are extinct and 22 percent are at risk of extinction.The SDGs aim to conserve and restore the use of terrestrial ecosystems such as forests, wetlands, drylands and mountains by 2020. Halting deforestation is also vital to mitigating the impact of climate change. Urgent action must be taken to reduce the loss of natural habitats and biodiversity which are part of our common heritage. silval1 https://padlet.com/parryg1/rrzj6auehbvs/wish/257122222 2018-05-02 05:58:44 UTC https://padlet.com/parryg1/rrzj6auehbvs/wish/257122222 goals for goal fifteen. https://padlet.com/parryg1/rrzj6auehbvs/wish/257123012 Human life depends on the earth as much as the ocean for our sustenance and livelihoods. 

]]> 2018-05-02 06:06:35 UTC https://padlet.com/parryg1/rrzj6auehbvs/wish/257123012 Google document for Life on Land 11 Targets silval1 https://padlet.com/parryg1/rrzj6auehbvs/wish/257123622 2018-05-02 06:11:15 UTC https://padlet.com/parryg1/rrzj6auehbvs/wish/257123622 Life on Land Information Video silval1 https://padlet.com/parryg1/rrzj6auehbvs/wish/257124173 2018-05-02 06:15:15 UTC https://padlet.com/parryg1/rrzj6auehbvs/wish/257124173