#bush burning

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Silence

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Why must you practice Bush Burning🔥🪵🥵….Reasons why you Should STOP✋🛑

Bush burning🔥🔥 is the clearing of vegetation by setting it on 🔥. The reason for bush burning may be for social, economical or agricultural purposes. Effects of Bush Burning 1. It destroys soil organisms, soil texture and the soil fertility💀 2. It causes air pollution💨 3. It destroys living organisms in the soil such as the earthworm🪱 4. After burning of bushes has taken place, the top layer…

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Edo govt takes campaign against illegal logging, bush burning to Benin residents

Edo govt takes campaign against illegal logging, bush burning to Benin residents

The Edo State Government, on Thursday, urged residents to desist from illegal tree felling and indiscriminate bush burning so as to preserve the state’s ecosystem. The government team, led by the Acting Team lead, Edo State Oil Palm Programme Implementation Office, Mr. Churchill Oboh, took to major streets in the Benin metropolis and some communities hosting the state’s forest reserves to…

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[bellephill]

Adefolake Adekola: The Environmental & Health Effects of Bush Burning

Adefolake Adekola: The Environmental & Health Effects of Bush Burning

Bush burning is the process of setting a forest vegetation on fire in other to clear a piece for farming or get rid of waste in the environment. Most times, the intentions of the individuals involved in bush burning are good, but they are unaware of the damage caused to the crops, trees and animals in the environment. This is a common act among farmers, as they use this medium to clear their…

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[livingresponsibly]

6 Kilometers From the Nearest Onion

Dear readers,  I apologize for taking such a long hiatus. There is a reason for it though, namely, going through some serious growing pains here.  Dealing with culture shock, disappointments, required meetings at provincial level, more training etc really takes away the time one devotes to writing blog posts. From here on I will be trying to keep more abreast here though. Here I am going to be…

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Intentional and indiscriminate bush burning is a major environmental issue in north Ghana. Fires can be used as a tool by hunters or farmers (to drive away reptiles, or renew grassland) but when used widely and indiscriminately results in the loss of food and cash crops, and decreases biodiversity and food security in the area. Such destructive bush burning is illegal, but continues to be a common problem.

I learned this thanks to:

Civic knowledge among the youth of Ghana / a study conducted by the Research Department of the National Commission for Civic Education. (OCLC #927414836)

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Creating a pastoral world through fire: bush burning in the Manawatu

Creating a pastoral world through fire: bush burning in the Manawatu

How did the Manawatu transform from a densely forested environment in 1870 to a pastoral landscape by the turn of the century? The answer, which will be explored in a lunchtime talk on 8th November, as part of the 2012 Manawatu Local History Week, is “fire”. (more…)

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