Joomla! site syndication http://www.environmentforbeginners.com Thu, 24 Jul 2008 10:09:12 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.environmentforbeginners.com/images/M_images/joomla_rss.png http://www.environmentforbeginners.com Joomla! site syndication http://www.environmentforbeginners.com/content/view/1/2/ This web site is built to help understand the different aspects of pollution and their consequences in our world. Its purpose is to assist people in learning about the environment in a fast and easy way. Articles and news are added every week. News - Latest Mon, 05 Mar 2007 22:00:00 +0100 http://www.environmentforbeginners.com/content/view/72/2/ Views from satellite confirmed that 1096 square km of forest was lost in Amazonia during the month of May 2008. Half of the deforestation was done in the south of the Amazon in the State of Mato. Deforestation slowed down since 2004 but lately accelerate du to pressure to create more agriculture and pasture land. News - Latest Mon, 21 Jul 2008 08:41:11 +0100 http://www.environmentforbeginners.com/content/view/52/42/ A tree is often the symbol used to represent the environmental movement. In fact, we adopted the color green, the plant’s color, as the main adjective to define general environmentalism. Why is the forest such an important element for the environment? There are many reasons why we benefit from forests and there are obviously many consequences that stem from the loss of 13 million hectares of forest every year. Environment - Land Pollution Thu, 08 Nov 2007 05:06:05 +0100 http://www.environmentforbeginners.com/content/view/37/42/ An ocean current is a continuous movement flowing in the ocean. It is caused by many forces such as solar heating, winds, gravity, earth’s rotation, and many more, which explain the fragility of its constitution. Environment - Water Pollution Fri, 10 Aug 2007 18:56:41 +0100 http://www.environmentforbeginners.com/content/view/19/42/ The carbon market is a concept based on the “polluter pays” principle. The objective is to reduce gas emissions through the use of market law. It assembles voluntary organizations that exchange the rights to issue carbon dioxide. Environment - Air Pollution Sun, 27 May 2007 14:01:44 +0100