Affects

Habitat Heros: One of the things i learned during there presentation was that a peace forest the size 20 football fields is lost every minute,and I learned that shark nests which are used to our benefit are killing the sharks that aren't even known to harm us. Are there protected areas in the polar regoins? And what can we do to fix the problems with shark nets? Answers: We could try to cut down on shark nets. Obama has set aside 200,000 acres of land in Alaska for polar bears.

Air and Water Pollution: What I learned from their group was that simple things like dust and pollen can be hurting our earths air. Also that if there is a dead animal by a stream the stream can be infected with parasites or disease. If humans know the problems that are being cuased by cars why don't more ride bikes? And what can we do to help clean Japan's smog? Answers: More people don't ride bike becuase it's more convinient to drive cars. We could try to cut down on all the polluting that we are are doing in America and Japan.

Forest defenders: What I learned from the forest defenders group was that tourism can be affecting the rain forests, becuase were there are tourists ther are roads and there are buildings. Also that 70% of the anti-cancerous plants are found in the rianforests which are being torn and burned down. Why doesn't the government protect the plants that hold anli-cancerous cells? And if people know the problems that this is causing why don't more recycle? Answers: Most people want to help but make excuses like " I don't have enough time." Or "I'm to busy." And becuase no matter how hard they try they can't protect plants in areas that are being burned, it's impossible.

Desertification: By the the end of 2025 only 25% of Africa's popullation is estimated to survive. And when humans burn the grass in grazing areas that causes desertification. What can we do to stop it? and, why are humans burning the grass? Answers: We can plant trees and give money to organizations to help out. Also when we burn down trees the fire spreads.

Habitat Hazards: One of the things I learned in habitat hazards was that just by driving your car through the desert kills the plants. another thing I learned was that over nine million acres of forests are destroyed every year. What can we do to stop the companies that are burning trees? And What can we do to stop people from driving cars in the desert? Answers: Use more recycled notebooks. Also we could create special preserved place to protect.