There are many different landscapes across the world that are representative of the different regions of the world. They are combined works created by nature and mankind, they express a long and intimate relationship between people and their environment. Some of the sites show specific techniques of land use that preserve biological diversity. Other landscapes show the communities, their beliefs and artistic and traditional customs. They embody the exceptional spiritual relationship of people and nature. Cultural landscapes have been added to the World Heritage...CONTINUE READING

Environmental attitudes and behaviours vary across cultures- P. Wesley Schultz, California State University (2002).  Is suture part of the natural environment or is it separate and perhaps superior to nature (anthropogenic)? People living in industrialised countries spend a large portion of their lives mediated by technology. We live, work, drive, shop and do almost every other activity in a built environment. Although this is relatively new as many modern comforts we take for granted were fantasies 100 years ago. An issue with this...CONTINUE READING

Actor Leonardo DiCaprio is well known as dedicated environmentalist and has received praise from environmental groups for his activism. He owns eco-friendly cars- an electric Tesla Roadster, a Fisker Karma plug-in and a Toyota Puris. He has also installed solar panels on his house. In an interview he cited global warming as "the number-one environmental challenge." While filming The Revenant DiCaprio was quoted as having witnessed global warming in action, while in Alberta, Canada. "We were in Calgary and the locals were saying,...CONTINUE READING

A conflict has arisen between environmentalism and consumer capitalism. An example of this is the struggle of the US state Wyoming to fund maintenance of the Grand Teton national park. The Government of Wyoming has threatened to sell off part of Grand Teton, unless the US administration can come up with more money to pay for eduction in the state. They make as little as $3,000 a year from leasing some of the national park land to cattle ranchers and feels it could...CONTINUE READING

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Uganda's history between 1971 and 1979 compromises of Idi Amin's military dictatorship over Uganda. The economy of Uganda was devastated by Idi Amin's policies including the expulsion of Asians. Amin, a military leader, overthrew President of Uganda Milton Obote. The people of the Buganda kingdom seemed to welcome Amin and willingly forgot that he used military suppression to become leader. Uganda became a military dictatorship which was governed from a collection of military barracks across the country. Amin recruited followers from his own...CONTINUE READING

Narborough Road in the late 40s Narborough Road in Leicester was named the most diverse street in Britain by academics. The shooting street has shop owners from 23 different countries including Zambia, Uganda and Tanzania. There are also shopkeepers from eastern European counties, a fish and chip shop boss from Hong Kong and a bookmakers ran by a Canadian couple. Researchers have named it the most diverse street in the UK after discovering the owners of its 220 shop units come from 23...CONTINUE READING