This document discusses the Tulap Sea Turtle Project in Sulawesi, Indonesia. The project aims to protect sea turtles nesting on local beaches and involves activities like maximizing successful nesting and hatching, enabling hatchlings to safely reach the sea, and developing harmony between coastal villages and ecology. It notes the threats facing sea turtles like coastal pollution, destructive fishing, poaching, and discusses the species that nest in the area. Students will be learning about turtle ecology, threats they face worldwide, and evaluating solutions to the problem of plastic pollution in oceans. A beach cleanup is planned where students will assess causes and extent of beach pollution to critically analyze solutions.
This project highlights the importance of quarry management plans which have to integrate the establishment of invasive species populations. The researchers focused their research on the invasive species Buddleja davidii, also called Butterfly bush, which show a very strong potential for dispersion and rapidly dominate new ecosystems which strongly hamper the settlement of native species in early successions. Methods to eliminate and to control the species were also studied.
The project won the 1st Prize in National Quarry Life Award in 2012 in Benelux.
Read more: http://www.quarrylifeaward.com/project/invasive-species-treat-local-biodiversity-integrated-approach-buddleja-davidii-and-cyprinus
Plastic marine debris sources, distribution and impacts on coastal and ocean ...Prabhakar Pawar
Marine debris is a globally recognized environmental issue of increasing concern. Marine ecosystems worldwide are affected by human-made refuse, much of which is plastic. Marine debris includes consumer items such as glass or plastic bottles, cans, bags, balloons, rubber, metal, fiberglass, cigarettes, and other manufactured materials that end up in the ocean and along the coast. It also includes fishing gear such as line, ropes, hooks, buoys and other materials lost on or near land, or intentionally or unintentionally discarded at sea. Debris in oceans and seas is an aesthetic problem, it incurs considerable costs and can have severe impacts on marine organisms and habitats. This review focuses on plastic marine debris with respect to: (1) definition and types; (2) sources and distribution; (3) environmental impacts on coastal and ocean biodiversity; and (4) effective solutions to tackle the plastic marine debris.
Key words: Plastic marine debris, entanglement, ingestion, marine environment, pollution.
presentation was provided by Prof W.U Chandrasekara
Department of Zoology and Environmental Management
For Coastal and Marine resource management course
This project highlights the importance of quarry management plans which have to integrate the establishment of invasive species populations. The researchers focused their research on the invasive species Buddleja davidii, also called Butterfly bush, which show a very strong potential for dispersion and rapidly dominate new ecosystems which strongly hamper the settlement of native species in early successions. Methods to eliminate and to control the species were also studied.
The project won the 1st Prize in National Quarry Life Award in 2012 in Benelux.
Read more: http://www.quarrylifeaward.com/project/invasive-species-treat-local-biodiversity-integrated-approach-buddleja-davidii-and-cyprinus
Plastic marine debris sources, distribution and impacts on coastal and ocean ...Prabhakar Pawar
Marine debris is a globally recognized environmental issue of increasing concern. Marine ecosystems worldwide are affected by human-made refuse, much of which is plastic. Marine debris includes consumer items such as glass or plastic bottles, cans, bags, balloons, rubber, metal, fiberglass, cigarettes, and other manufactured materials that end up in the ocean and along the coast. It also includes fishing gear such as line, ropes, hooks, buoys and other materials lost on or near land, or intentionally or unintentionally discarded at sea. Debris in oceans and seas is an aesthetic problem, it incurs considerable costs and can have severe impacts on marine organisms and habitats. This review focuses on plastic marine debris with respect to: (1) definition and types; (2) sources and distribution; (3) environmental impacts on coastal and ocean biodiversity; and (4) effective solutions to tackle the plastic marine debris.
Key words: Plastic marine debris, entanglement, ingestion, marine environment, pollution.
presentation was provided by Prof W.U Chandrasekara
Department of Zoology and Environmental Management
For Coastal and Marine resource management course
sciencepowerpoint.com delivers a four part 2150+ slide PowerPoint slideshow becomes the roadmap for an amazing and interactive science experience. Complete with bundled homework package, many built-in quizzes, hands-on activities with directions, unit notes, answer keys, video links, rubrics, review games, and much more.
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Description: A thorough presentation that highlights many of the devastations that occur in Hawai'i due to our trash. They go into very extensive detail of the effects our trash has on our food, marine life, and community.
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Areas of Focus within The Rivers Unit -Watersheds, Rivers of the United States, Sections of a River, Parts of River (Vocabulary), Stream Order, Erosion and Deposition, Water Quality, Chemical Properties of Water, Bio-Indicators of Water Quality (EPT richness), Physical Properties of Water Quality, Rivers and Flooding, Factors that Control Flooding, Types of Flooding, Tsunami's, Wetlands, Flood Prevention, Levees, Dams and Ecosystem, Importance of Dams, Impacts of Dams, Hydropower, Parts of Dam, Salmon (Life Cycle), Systems of Help Salmon, Fish (General), Layering in a Lake, Lake Turnover, Nutrients and Lakes.
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Plastic marine is one of the biggest problems affecting marine environment as wall as fisheries. Different types of plastic marine debris have their different sources of origin and their ill effects on the aquatic biota and ultimately the overall environment. Some national and international management policies and measures are also formulated and implemented especially considering the plastic marine debris.
“Coral reefs represent some of the worlds most spectacular beauty spots, but they are also the foundation of marine life: without them many of the seas most exquisite species will not survive.” ~ Sheherazade Goldsmith
“The oceans deserve our respect and care, but you have to know something before you can care about it.” ~ Sylvia Earle
Authors: T. Yakubowski, K. Matsumoto, N. Wagner, A. Mokoma, F. Davis, L. Puu
Description: A thorough presentation that highlights many of the devastations that occur in Hawai'i due to our trash. They go into very extensive detail of the effects our trash has on our food, marine life, and community.
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DECLINING FISH STOCK
[Music]
Fisherman Pete Dupuis is getting ready to go back to work on the Pacific Ocean.
After the albacore season, we’ll go back to longlining and target bigeye tuna and swordfish.
This is both combination freeze and fresh ice.
His boat can easily handle a whopping haul of swordfish. An average catch?
About 20,000 pounds. That could be a couple hundred fish.
Pete is one of the few longliners willing to talk to us these days after a widely-reported study showed that fishing fleets
have stripped the seas of 90 percent of big fish. Pete’s read all about it, but he’s skeptical. He’s still catching as many
fish as ever.
I know this business, and I know it real well. That ocean is big, very big, and it’s going to take us a long time to
really understand it.
Time could be running out. The ten-year study by a fisheries biologist challenges the adage, “There are plenty of fish
in the sea.” Most of the biggest fish have been pulled from the water in the last half century, leaving fishermen to
compete for the remaining 10 percent. This new report is the third major recent scientific study claiming the ocean is
not nearly as resilient as we previously thought. The first was published in 2001 by Jeremy Jackson of the Scripps
Institute of Oceanography in La Jolla, California.
The notion that we can somehow keep hunting and gathering in the oceans without limit to feed six billion people is
just pretty stupid. We will never be able to fish at the level we’ve been fishing.
Narrator: Jackson’s two-year study set out to trace the decline of many ocean species over several centuries.
He and a team of international scientists identified overfishing as more destructive to the ocean than toxic pollution or
degrading water quality.
Is the damage complete, or is there a way to reverse this?
The damage is close to complete, and it’s almost certainly reversible, or at least mostly reversible, but what it requires
is an utterly different attitude about how we use the ocean.
Jackson’s report coincided with a proposed federal law that would limit overfishing, but it has still not received
congressional approval. Jackson says this new report brings the issue to light again, and the next step has to be drastic.
We’ve fished many of these prize fish down to such extraordinarily low levels that I think we have to protect a third or
40 percent or in some cases half of the ocean from fishing for certain species.
Narrator: The off-limits approach will allow fish populations to rebound. The solution is scientifically sound but politically
difficult.
Are we willing to set aside a very large part of the ocean and just not let anybody go there? And it would take all the
navies of the world to pretend to enforce those regulations. We need to have the courage to make difficult decisions
that will hurt people for the protection of the resource for the future.
Pet.
This presentation was given as part of the EPA-funded Catchment Science and Management Course focusing on Integrated Catchment Management, held in June 2015. This course was delivered by RPS Consultants. If you have any queries or comments, or wish to use the material in this presentation, please contact catchments@epa.ie
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• Involve communities in planning and managing their landscapes; and
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ICM is now well established in Australia, New Zealand, and the United States. In Europe the ICM approach has been proposed as being required to achieve effective water and catchment management, and is the approach being promoted by DEFRA for the UK, where it is called the “Catchment Based Approach” (CaBA). The principles and methodologies behind ICM sit well within the context of the Water Framework Directive with its aims and objectives for good water quality, sustainable development and public participation in water resource management. In Ireland it is proposed that the ICM approach will underlie the work and philosophy in developing and implementing future River Basin Management Plans.
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This Gasta posits a strategic approach to integrating AI into HEIs to prepare staff, students and the curriculum for an evolving world and workplace. We will highlight the advantages of working with these technologies beyond the realm of teaching, learning and assessment by considering prompt engineering skills, industry impact, curriculum changes, and the need for staff upskilling. In contrast, not engaging strategically with Generative AI poses risks, including falling behind peers, missed opportunities and failing to ensure our graduates remain employable. The rapid evolution of AI technologies necessitates a proactive and strategic approach if we are to remain relevant.
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The Roman Empire, a vast and enduring power, stands as one of history's most remarkable civilizations, leaving an indelible imprint on the world. It emerged from the Roman Republic, transitioning into an imperial powerhouse under the leadership of Augustus Caesar in 27 BCE. This transformation marked the beginning of an era defined by unprecedented territorial expansion, architectural marvels, and profound cultural influence.
The empire's roots lie in the city of Rome, founded, according to legend, by Romulus in 753 BCE. Over centuries, Rome evolved from a small settlement to a formidable republic, characterized by a complex political system with elected officials and checks on power. However, internal strife, class conflicts, and military ambitions paved the way for the end of the Republic. Julius Caesar’s dictatorship and subsequent assassination in 44 BCE created a power vacuum, leading to a civil war. Octavian, later Augustus, emerged victorious, heralding the Roman Empire’s birth.
Under Augustus, the empire experienced the Pax Romana, a 200-year period of relative peace and stability. Augustus reformed the military, established efficient administrative systems, and initiated grand construction projects. The empire's borders expanded, encompassing territories from Britain to Egypt and from Spain to the Euphrates. Roman legions, renowned for their discipline and engineering prowess, secured and maintained these vast territories, building roads, fortifications, and cities that facilitated control and integration.
The Roman Empire’s society was hierarchical, with a rigid class system. At the top were the patricians, wealthy elites who held significant political power. Below them were the plebeians, free citizens with limited political influence, and the vast numbers of slaves who formed the backbone of the economy. The family unit was central, governed by the paterfamilias, the male head who held absolute authority.
Culturally, the Romans were eclectic, absorbing and adapting elements from the civilizations they encountered, particularly the Greeks. Roman art, literature, and philosophy reflected this synthesis, creating a rich cultural tapestry. Latin, the Roman language, became the lingua franca of the Western world, influencing numerous modern languages.
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Operation “Blue Star” is the only event in the history of Independent India where the state went into war with its own people. Even after about 40 years it is not clear if it was culmination of states anger over people of the region, a political game of power or start of dictatorial chapter in the democratic setup.
The people of Punjab felt alienated from main stream due to denial of their just demands during a long democratic struggle since independence. As it happen all over the word, it led to militant struggle with great loss of lives of military, police and civilian personnel. Killing of Indira Gandhi and massacre of innocent Sikhs in Delhi and other India cities was also associated with this movement.
2. Learning Objectives
• Give a brief outline on turtle ecology
and the type of sea turtles that exist
• Explain the major threats to turtle
populations around the world;
• Assess the causes and extent of beach
pollution in Hong Kong;
• Critically evaluate some solutions to
the problem of plastics in our oceans.
3. The Turtles of Tulap
Why are these turtles
in a bucket?
Choose one of the
turtles in the picture.
What might he/she
be staying to his
friends. Share with a
partner.
4. Tulap Sea Turtle Project
Masarang Turtle Hatchery and
Coastal Community Development
5. Tulap Sea Turtle Project
• A project of Masarang Foundation
under management of Tasikoki Wildlife
Rescue Centre
• Activities started with volunteers in
2010 and with full-time staff since
March 2011
• Collaboration with international sea
turtle conservation experts and local
community
6. Project Aims
• To maximise the number of sea turtles
successfully nesting at the beach area of
Tulap-Toloun
• To maximise the successful incubation of
the eggs at the correct temperature for
natural gender ratio
• To enable hatchlings to reach the sea
under natural conditions, to promote their
chances to adulthood
• To develop harmony between coastal
villages and the coastal ecology
7. Turtle High 5!
While you watch
the short film on the
ecology of turtles,
you need to write
down five questions
with answers that
you will test your
partner on!
8. Turtles of Tulap: Where do
come from?
Image Source: www.classyplaques.com/product_images/uploaded_images/sea-turtle-
under-water.jpg
Video on turtle
life cycle and
migrations
9. At least 4 species of sea
turtle
Hawksbill
Green
Leatherback
Olive Ridley
CRITICALLY
ENDANGERED
CRITICALLY
ENDANGERED
ENDANGERED VULNERABLE
11. What do you see?
Choose one of the
following three
images to analysis
using the 8 Way
Thinking Model. Write
down key
ideas/statements that
come to mind under
the 8 headings.
17. Destructive Fishing
Destructive fishing affects the sea turtles habitat, food chain and directly kills many
turtles
• Trawler nets
• Reef damage / mooring / fishing / dynamite fishing / cyanide fishing
• Sea grass damage from dragnet fishing
18. Poaching of Nests and
Turtles
Lack of effective law enforcement often quoted for main issue of all illegal poaching
According to Indonesian law UU#5/1990; all species of sea turtles, their nests
and eggs are protected and may not be interfered with unless under specific
licence to do so for approved conservation or research purposes.
20. Light Pollution
Newly hatched sea turtles seek the light of the horizon to find the sea
at night and can be disorientated by beachfront lighting from
villages and resort hotels
25. DB North Plaza beach
clean up
We will be visiting
North Plaza Beach in
Discovery Bay on
Friday 16th January.
You will be assessing
the causes and extent
of beach pollution
and critically
evaluate some
solutions to the
problem of plastics in
our oceans.
26. What are the sources marine
pollution come from?
Why is oceanic pollution
such a problem?
Look around the room at
items that we might
dispose of and try and
find out how long it would
take for some of these
items to decompose.
27. Review of beach waste
categorization and
identification sheets
What types of waste do you think will be most common?
Where do you think this rubbish comes from?
28. Roles
You will be assigned one of the below roles.
1. Collection and recording of macro waste
2. Digging and sieving of sand sample
3. Classify micro waste.
4. Recording data for macro and for micro waste
5. Collection and bagging of waste once its been
classified
YOU WILL ROTATE JOBS EVERY 20 TO 25 MINUTES - there
will be 3 rotations.
33. Cycle
Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Group 4 Group 5
Role Cycle 1 Cycle 2 Cycle 3
Collection and recording of macro waste Group 1 Group 5 Group 4
Digging and sieving of sand sample Group 2 Group 1 Group 5
Classify micro waste Group 3 Group 2 Group 1
Recording data for macro and for micro waste Group 4 Group 3 Group 2
Collection and bagging of waste once its been
classified
Group 5 Group 4 Group 3
34. Checklist
• Create a checklist using the information
given that will ensure you know your role /
job during next weeks fieldtrip
• You the procedure sheets to help you with
this.
35. Risk Assessment
What is the difference between a RISK
and a HAZRAD?
What are the potential risks of
undertaking this fieldwork?
Hazard Risk
Likelihood
of Risk 1-3
36. Outline of the day
Students dismissed from period 2 at 9.50am – Meet in Block 5 Playground
Ensure that you have wet/cold weather clothing, casual clothes and
closed shoes, packed lunch, a litre of drinking water, pen/pencil
Depart Island School at 10 am by bus - direct to North Plaza DB
Arrive DB at 11.00 approx.
Beach clean up should take 1 hour and 30 mins. max
Leave DB at 1.45 pm
Students from DB dismissed in DB. Bus returns to admiralty (2:40pm) then
school (3:00pm)
37. Common Assessment Task –
Part 1
You will produce a data presentation showing the
types of waste on our beaches. You should also
describe the causes and effects of this waste
Level 7
You produce a range of innovative graphs which
show the types and sources of waste. A well
developed detailed description is given for both
causes and effects of these types of waste.
38. Common Assessment Task –
Part 2
• You will be producing a letter to the local newspaper
(the editor SCMP) in which you have to evaluate 2
solutions to the environmental problem you identify in
part 1.
• You will considering both sides of an argument for and
against for both solutions. You should include reference
to real life examples of where these solutions have been
tried. You need to include reference to different
stakeholders and personal opinions.
• You will need to make a final decision on which solution
you would choose and justify your choice, particularly
referring to why the final decision is most suited to Hong
Kong.
39. Collaborative Research
What are the some of causes, effects and
solutions to the problems of plastic in our
oceans.
Use of Pinterest to collect information
41. Common Assessment Task –
Part 1
You will produce a data presentation showing the
types of waste on our beaches. You should also
describe the causes and effects of this waste
Level 7
You produce a range of innovative graphs which
show the types and sources of waste. A well
developed detailed description is given for both
causes and effects of these types of waste.
42. Info-graphic - Produce a series of innovative graphs to show
information about the types and sources of waste found in your
part of the beach. Remember to label your axes, include a key,
title etc. This could be done for micro and macro waste.
Info-graphic Ideas
49. Written analysis - Describe and
explain your results/graph.
• Describe the main types/categories of waste
found on the beach shown in your graph/s, use
numbers in your descriptions about the
amounts of different waste categories.
• Could also use annotated PHOTOS describing
and explaining cause and consequences of
the problem.
• What are the origins of the waste - Hong Kong?
China? elsewhere? how did it get into the sea?
50. Written analysis - Describe and
explain your results/graph.
• What are the causes of these types of waste?
(paragraph that describes the sources and
reasons for a couple of waste types being
found on the beach)
• Explain the types of problems that this waste
creates?(at least 2 problems - how does it
affect plants and animals, ecosystems, humans
etc)
51. How can the problem of
plastics in our seas be
tackled?
In order to do this we must first understand the different stakeholders
and how they are affected by the problem and might solve the
problem.
Stakeholders
• Hong Kong Fishermen
• Local Residents of Discovery Bay
• Government of HK
• Park & Shop
• Green Groups – WWF & Plastic Free Seas
• Governments of other countries in the region
• Soft drinks manufacturers in China
• Global citizens
How are they all affected by plastic in the seas?
How might they tackle the problem?
53. Letter to the Hong Kong Government-
evaluating 2 potential solutions to the
waste problem
• Planning for the letter - critically
evaluating 2 solutions to the problem
of waste on beaches and in our seas.
• You will then write up a neat version of
your letter next week to send to the
Hong Kong Environment Secretary to
suggest the best way of solving the
problem of plastic in our seas.
55. • Planning for the letter - critically evaluating
2 solutions to the problem of waste on
beaches and in our seas.
• You will then write up a neat version of your
letter next week to send to the Hong Kong
Environment Secretary to suggest the best
way of solving the problem of plastic in our
seas.
See Critial Evaluation Worksheet
Letter to the Hong Kong Government-
evaluating 2 potential solutions to the
waste problem
56. Critical Evaluation of
Solutions
Environmental problem
and Solution (type of
strategy-REDUCE, REUSE
RECYCLE
Example
from Hong Kong or
elsewhere in the world.
Case for
include stakeholders
perspectives
Case against
include
stakeholders
perspectives
Recommended
decision and
Implications
include your own
opinions
Problem:
Soft drinks bottles and
caps found on beaches-
killing animals , polluting
water with toxins,
entering the food chain
Solution:
Ban plastic drinks bottles
This type of strategy is to
reduce the quantity of
plastics that could enter
our oceans.
San Francisco (US) city
government has
banned the sale of
single use small plastic
bottles from its
government buildings
and premises. including
street fairs
By banning
Plastic bottles this
would benefit the
city- reducing waste
in the city,
particularly if
citizens were
encouraged to use
their own re-
useable bottles to
fill up from water
fountains.
Plastic
manufacturers
may suffer in
the short term
but could
switch their
business to
more durable
longer lasting
plastic
manufacture.
Reduced choice
for consumers
in the short
term
57. Plastic Free Seas -
Solutions
Homework last week - Planning for the letter –
Solution Evaluation
Model student ideas on the board
1. What solutions have you discussed?
With your partner feedback to each other
focusing on critical evaluation of their 2
solutions/ideas to the problem of plastic in the
seas.
58. Letter Writing
You will now start to write
your letter to the HK
environment secretary to
outline your ideas about
how the problem of
plastic in our seas can be
tackled. Wong Kam-sing
59. Letter Writing - Structure
What are the components of a formal letter?
1) Your Address
The return address should be written in the top
right-hand corner of the letter.
2) The Address of the person you are writing to
The inside address should be written on the left, starting below your address.
3) Date:
You can write this on the right or the left on the line after the address you are writing
to. Write the month as a word.
4) Salutation or greeting:
Dear Mr. Wong,
If you know the name, use the title (Mr, Mrs, Miss or Ms, Dr, etc.) and the surname only.
5) Ending a letter:
a) Yours Faithfully
If you do not know the name of the person, end the letter this way.
b) Yours Sincerely
If you know the name of the person, end the letter this way.
c) Your signature
Sign your name, then print it underneath the signature. If you think the person you are
writing to might not know whether you are male of female, put you title in brackets
after your name.
60. So what do I write in the middle?
Exemplar paragraph for sleeping policeman idea.
I have two ideas for dealing with the problem of speeding traffic. Speeding traffic can be slowed by the use of
sleeping policeman. These are bump type structures, often made of concrete and tarmac, which are built on
roads which are designed to force drivers to slow down. These structures have been used successfully in Hong
Kong and in numerous cities around the world, studies in the UK have shown that speed bumps result in 18 %
reduction in traffic volumes and an average 13% reduction in traffic collisions. Sleeping Policemen slow traffic
down making it less likely that accidents will occur.
One of the advantages of sleeping policeman is that they are relatively low cost as they only require an asphalt or
tarmac structure. They do not require constant supervision from policeman or expensive traffic speed cameras. This
would work in areas of Hong Kong which have relatively slow moving traffic. Local Residents would be pleased
that traffic is slower and the likelihood of accidents is less.
One of the disadvantages of sleeping policeman is that vehicles will travel slower this may create slower flowing
traffic and this could cause congestion, which may actually increase air pollution. They are likely to result in
increased gases like Carbon Monoxide and Nitrous oxides which are harmful to human health in local areas. They
can result in increasing levels of respiratory disease such as asthma. They can also slow down emergency vehicles
which may result in longer response times for ambulances and this may cost lives. Local businesses may also be
disappointed because delivery vans may be slowed down.
Sleeping policemen cannot be used in areas where the traffic is meant to flow at high speeds such as on
motorways as it would be dangerous and damaging to vehicles.
Another strategy to reduce speeding traffic is to …..
61. Letter Writing Template
Use the letter writing template and your
critical evaluation sheet to write your
first argument for your letter.
You have 20 minutes to write this.
Peer review your first argument with
your partner
Editor's Notes
Ubur-ubur jellyfish
Tangkapan samping (bycatch)
Diperkirakan setiap tahunnya di Indonesia tangkapan samping penyu akibat penangkapan ikan tuna sekitar 6.400 – 19.200 ekor/tahun