Environmental Issues

Environmental Issues Emerging Democracies Hot Spots Poorest Nations Problem Areas Suppressed People The Dilemma

           The World is slowly warming, principally due to the emission of Greenhouse Gases
                The Polar Ice caps are slowly melting, and many areas have major climate changes

 

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Phosphate exports provided the wealth of this small island Republic
but these are now depleted.

Nauru

The island nation is only several meters above sea level
and could be inundated by melting polar ice caps.

My Photos of Nauru

Give up those SUV's to decrease greenhouse gas emissions!

 

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Family Compound in Kiribati

Kiribati

these coral islands with less than one meter elevation could suffer similar fates

My Photos of Kiribati

Give up those SUV's to decrease greenhouse gas emissions!

(letters concerning Environmental actions)

 

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Although Sea Turtles are protected
the eggs are openly sold in the Kota Kinabalu market
in Malaysia

My Photos of Malaysia

Stop Eating the eggs, and support environment laws!

 

Adult elephants are killed, only for their ivory tusks
The killing of adult females does great harm to family groups and relationships

 

African elephants

My Photos of Elephants

Stop the importation of Ivory to save the Elephants!

 

Whales are still being killed commercially
for "scientific" purposes

 

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Beluga whale

My Photos of Whales

Tighten the ban, and stop killing whales!

 

Environmental Issues Emerging Democracies Hot Spots Poorest Nations Problem Areas Suppressed People The Dilemma

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