Virunga National Park
Case study - 7 pages - Ecology & environment
Virunga National Park is subject to numerous ethnic conflicts. This is due to the presence of numerous groups, the main ones being the Nande, Hutu, Tutsi, Hunde and Bashi (Bodson et al., 2009). The Tutsi genocide in Rwanda in 1994 led to the arrival of refugees, increasing insecurity around the...
The Difficult Beginnings of "Interpretation" in the Face of the Challenges of Raising Awareness About the Preservation of France's Natural Heritage
Case study - 5 pages - Ecology & environment
The challenge of raising awareness of our natural heritage arose against a backdrop of growing awareness of environmental problems. In the twentieth century, the focus of nature enhancement turned to remarkable areas. "Interpretation" thus became a means of promoting nature as something to be...
Grant and Financial Assistance Opportunities for an NGO Focused on Coral, Mangrove, and Seagrass Protection Worldwide
Sample letter - 1 pages - Ecology & environment
The document is a letter expressing a demand for French grants and financial aid for an NGO working to protect coral reefs, mangroves, and seagrass beds around the world.
Analysing the analysis of ecological change - the case of forest adaptation to climate change - Jan Zumoberhaus (2024) - Analysing of a Paper on Ecological Change
Text commentary - 2 pages - Ecology & environment
The document studies a paper on ecological change. It starts with four questions on the text, followed by an analysis of said text, and lastly, includes a brief analysis of another case on the same subject.
Climate change: Is the UK on track to meet its targets? - BBC News (2022) - Strengths and Weaknesses of the UK Energy Actions
Text commentary - 1 pages - Ecology & environment
The task presented in this document is to summarize the strengths and weaknesses of the UK energy actions for each category mentioned in the article provided.
Critical annotations
Tutorials/exercises - 5 pages - Ecology & environment
This exercise is a critical annotation of each of the following texts: - Davis (2007) The Granary of Rome. Ch. 1 and 6 - Merchant (2003) Shades of Darkness: Race and Environmental History - Nash (2006) Inescapable Ecologies. Ch. 4 - Brown (2019) Chernobyl. An environmental History of the...
Wind power in the United Kingdom
Case study - 1 pages - Ecology & environment
The environmental situation in the world is critical. Indeed, today we are witnessing significant deforestation, rising sea levels, ever-increasing pollution, the disappearance of protected animal species and so on. This is why most countries in the world are now focusing on the issues, but also...
Responsibility for the Climate Change Crisis
Course material - 1 pages - Ecology & environment
Beginning in the Industrial Revolution era, developed countries particularly in the European Union have contributed to a greater part of the heat-trapping greenhouse gas emissions. Developing countries have a significantly lower footprint but they bear an equal or greater brunt of the forest...
Life cycle assessment of Solar panel - Mini project using Open LCA to conduct the life cycle assessment of a solar panel
Dissertation - 28 pages - Ecology & environment
This study presents a comprehensive Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of a photovoltaic solar panel, aiming to evaluate its environmental impact across various stages of its life cycle. The assessment considers raw material extraction, manufacturing, transportation, installation, operation, and end-of...
Wind Farm Project in Victoria, Australia
Case study - 30 pages - Ecology & environment
For our project, we were tasked with finding a country and building some form of clean energy system in the country of our choice. Our group decided to go with Australia and to build a wind farm there. We came to this conclusion after searching on Google, "locations with the highest amount of...
Deforestation
Speech - 1 pages - Ecology & environment
As according to Gandhi «What we're doing to the forests of the world, is what we're doing to ourselves and to one another», we cannot be indifferent to the mass phenomenon of deforestation. As 13 millions hectares of forests is either cut down or simply burnt each year, it means to be a...
Save Nature, Save The World: the last resort in terms of ecology - publié le 03/08/2023
Creative writing - 3 pages - Ecology & environment
Karma, as the narrator, turns to the audience : I'm Karma. I've come from Bhutan for this international meeting. All the representatives are here. At last. Stage directions: Even if the American one, Mr. Dump, has arrived quite late, he rushes headlong to one of the two chairs, while the...
The challenges in Africa and the strategies to put in place
Presentation - 11 pages - Ecology & environment
The African continent offers a great diversity: country, climate, culture... wise. As a result, it is a challenge to identify issues and strategies to answer them for all the African countries. However, we can try to find important themes that can be found in most of these countries. It is also...
Ecocide in Ukraine
Presentation - 2 pages - Ecology & environment
Today I'm going to talk about a worrying subject: the ecocide in Ukraine. Before starting, I chose this topic because I am very sensitive to environmental and human problems. And for me the situation in Ukraine is a concrete example. Ecocide is a term used to describe the massive and...
The Ecological Issues Related to Street Garbage in the Context of the French Strike
Presentation - 3 pages - Ecology & environment
In this presentation, I will discuss the ecological issues associated with street garbage. One of the main concerns is the accumulation of waste in the streets. Firstly, I selected this topic because it greatly impacted me, particularly during the garbage collectors' strike. This strike...
Can France abandon nuclear power in favor of renewables?
Case study - 12 pages - Ecology & environment
From a social, economic and political point of view, the subject of energy transition is more relevant than ever in France. Indeed, the energy transition aimed at reducing the consumption of fossil fuels, fighting against global warming and promoting renewable energies are major challenges for...
Comparative study of wind, solar and nuclear powers
Course material - 3 pages - Ecology & environment
With 58 reactors spread over 19 sites, France has the largest nuclear fleet in the world in proportion to its population. But the management of nuclear waste poses a major problem because of its potential to pollute the soil for hundreds or even millions of years, which leads to various...
Global warming - published: 24/02/2023
Presentation - 4 pages - Ecology & environment
This document contains a presentation on global warming, addressing its causes, effects, and solutions to mitigate its consequences. To view this document effectively, it is necessary to preview it as a slideshow.
Global Warming: Causes and Chemistry of Climate Change
Course material - 7 pages - Ecology & environment
This report serves as an overview of important aspects related to global warming and climate change. It touches on the relevant international organization and authorities in the field of climate change, forecasts of temperature increases, greenhouse gases, atmospheric chemical reactions and...
Ocean carbon dioxide removal: a necessity for climate action or an additional impact to be avoided for the ocean?
Tutorials/exercises - 7 pages - Ecology & environment
This document is a group work about Ocean Carbon Dioxide Removal. As of today, there is done not nearly enough to prevent dramatic consequences of climate change. Ocean carbon dioxide removal shows great potential to be a part of the solution. Scientists argue that cutting the CO2-emissions is...
Workshop about Sustainable Alimentation
Internship report - 2 pages - Ecology & environment
I took this workshop because it is fully related to SDG15 and SDG2 and because in my studies I did not have the opportunity to be made aware of this issue. This conference was structured around: CO2 emissions, the ethical aspects of food, and health and nutrition. The main goal of this conference...
Territorial climate and energy plan (PCET)
Worksheets - 4 pages - Ecology & environment
A territorial climate and energy plan (PCET) is a territorial sustainable development project whose purpose is the fight against climate change and the adaptation of the territory. The PCET therefore aims to mitigate/reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to limit territory on climate change as...
Sustainability in China - Développement durable en China
Presentation - 10 pages - Ecology & environment
Ce document de 10 pages entièrement rédigé en anglais porte sur le développement durable en Chine. On y retrouve dans un premier temps l'impact de l'industrialisation en Chine sur l'environnement, les mesures prises par le gouvernement chinois pour une croissance durable puis...
Le développement de l'Afrique
Presentation - 16 pages - Ecology & environment
Il s'agit d'une présentation rédigée en anglais, traitant des projets possibles pour moderniser l'Afrique.
Renewable Energy Sources in the United Kingdom
Course material - 3 pages - Ecology & environment
Carbon dioxide has some negative effects which include the greenhouse effect, which creates a ground-level ozone layer that prevents the earth from cooling, hence adverse temperatures. Also, it causes climate change and due to the earth overheating, the water levels in the oceans have increased,...
How can hydropower meet tomorrow's electricity needs?
Presentation - 28 pages - Ecology & environment
The gravity dam, in concrete or stone, is the simplest and heaviest dam. It is vertical in relation to the reservoir and inclined in relation to the valley. It relies only on the ground. Thus, it opposes all its mass to the pressure of water.
Sustainable remote work practices for progressive reductions of road traffic emissions
Dissertation - 68 pages - Ecology & environment
Although technology developments brought about possibilities for all work which could be done remotely to be done remotely within the Netherlands, limitations for additional and sustainable implementation of remote work practices remained. Secondary research sheds light on the extent to which...
A Holistic Approach to the Development of Sustainable Agriculture: Application of the ecosystem health model, Xiubin Wang, Wenna Liu and Wenliang Wu (2009)
Book review - 4 pages - Ecology & environment
The boom of demographics has led scientists and government leaders to reform agriculture policy, which is more sustainable and improves food security and social development. This reform has transformed the practice of intensive agriculture, using mechanization and fertilizers that have been...
Sustainable Development: A holistic approach to natural resources management, Yacov Y. Haines (1992)
Book review - 3 pages - Ecology & environment
This paper written by Yacov woke the scientific community about environmental degradation. Every damage affects economic development. This situation opened debates to design new policies for the next generations. Recently, a report focused on some reflections about possible environmental...
Alternative sources of energy: a detailed presentation about the why, how and when
Presentation - 13 pages - Ecology & environment
This document is a PowerPoint presentation about alternative sources of energy: what are they exactly, why do we need them, how do we find or create them? What is the future of alternative sources of energy?
