Life on Land presentation

Life On Land

Callie Willis-Warthan | LME 448

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What are global goals?

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life on land

understanding the World goal

Why is this a world goal?

• Forests and mountains are the main source of food
• Provide air and clean water
• Sustainably managing terrestrial ecosystems is a huge part of protecting the environment

How is life on land?

- Constitute the habitat of millions of animal and vegetable species - 1,600,000,000 people depend on forests for their subsistence - Forests are threatened by our activity

Degradation, Desertification, and Deforestation

degradation

• Degradation is the deterioration of soils that may have been used for the future
• One of the world’s most pressing environmental problems is degradation. It is said that it will worsen if quick action is not taken (2022, GEF)
• 3.2 billion people are affected by land degradation
• 25% of land has been degraded

Desertification

• Land degradation is where fertile land becomes a desert
• The climate and human activities cause land desertification
• The risk is widespread and hits more than 100 countries

Deforestation

• The removal of forest or trees from land that will be used for non-land purposes
• Examples of this could be shopping malls, parking lots, grocery stores, etc.
• Landscapes have been greatly altered due to deforestation

Global problem: Deforestation

• A problem since the beginning of time
• Only 10% of land was lost due to the small population on Earth
• Today, we have lost 6 million hectacres
• That rounds up to 14,826,323 acres
• We have lost 1/3 of our forests and numbers are still decreasing

• Trophy hunting can affect wildlife as well as human life
• Hunters risk it all for "big game"

National Problem: America's Poaching and Importation Problem

local connection: Constant Construction In kentucky

• Constant construction and tearing buildings down on Western Kentucky University's campus
• Potential wildlife habitats lost
• Spending more time fixing up campus rather than worrying about wildlife on campus

results from survey

Do you know of the recent issues regarding wildlife?

Yes

No

Yes

No

this is a global problem, be the change

what can you do?

steps to change the world

Education

Donate

The 3 R's: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

"Learning about life on land will forever have an impact on my thoughts and action" - Callie Willis-Warthan

THANK YOU

Please send questions and comments to @callie.willis-warthan423@topper.wku.edu