BIOL 350 Study Guide - Final Guide: Arable Land, Morning Sickness, Soil Retrogression And Degradation

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It doesn"t matter what happens to the climate as i"m going to heaven or paradise anyways when i die . A belief that our values are entirely a product of culture: something that is learned and transformable. Therefore humans are in complete control of doing what is necessary for promoting the good of our species - meaning humans are special, and other species on. Only humans possess the mental awareness to know what is good for themselves and other species. So our behaviour may not be manipulated by culture so easily. World timber production has increased by 25% and paper product consumption has doubled within 25 years (1973-1998). Asia, africa, central/south america have lost 10-20% of their forest area within 15 years (1990-2005). Worldwide forest hectares per capita from 3. 18 in 1900 to 0. 64 in 2000. They are the earth"s lungs as a major source of oxygen (together with algae in oceans).