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Added on: 21st Jul 2015

 

NAURU

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Found on a 21sq km (8sq mi) oval-shaped island in the south western

Pacific Ocean, just 42 kilometres (26 mi) south of the Equator, Nauru is

the second smallest country in the world, after the Vatican. Similarly

to some other little island countries in the Pacific Ocean, Nauru is

threatened by rising ocean levels. With the highest point of the country

standing just 71 metres (233ft) tall, the island could soon be washed away.

 

 

THE TWELVE APOSTLES, AUSTRALIA

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The Twelve Apostles is a collection of limestone stacks off the shore

of the Port Campbell National Park in Victoria, Australia. Although it’s

still known as the Twelve Apostles, there are currently just eight stacks

remaining. The wave erosion has caused them to erode by 2 cm (0.8 inch)

per year, forcing four apostles to collapse.

 

 

MADAGASCAR FOREST

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Located in the Indian Ocean, Madagascar is a Southeast African

island country and home to tropical rainforest and numerous animal

species 90% of which are endemic. But the unique ecosystem has

been endangered by logging, poaching and pollution. Since the

arrival of humans, the island has lost more than 90% of its original

forest. If appropriate actions are not taken to save the nature, the

forest and its unique inhabitants are expected to vanish

in three decades.

 

 

FRANZ JOSEF GLACIER, NEW ZEALAND

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Situated on the West Coast of New Zealand’s South Island, the Franz

Josef Glacier is major tourist site of the region, attracting about

250,000 visitors annually. The glacier was growing until as late as

2008 but since then it has entered a very rapid phase of retreat and

according to some estimates, it can disappear for good

within a hundred years.

 

 

RANTHAMBORE NATIONAL PARK, INDIA

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Covering an area of about 400sq km (155sq mi), the Ranthambore

National Park is one of the largest national parks in northern India.

The park itself also struggles with some environmentalist issues but it’s

The tiger, the park´s most famous inhabitant, who may vanish soon.

Due to poaching, the numbers of these amazing cats have drastically

dwindled in the park and biologists say if immediate action is not taken,

they might die out within the next 15 years.

 

 

CONGO BASIN, WEST AFRICA

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Occupying a total area of 3.7 million sq km (1.4 million sq mi),

the Congo Basin is home to some of the world´s largest tropical

rainforests that produce up to 40% of world´s oxygen. However,

almost 10 million acres of the forests are lost due to mining,

agriculture, illegal logging, and wars every year. It is estimated

that up to 2/3 of the forests will be gone by 2040.

 

 

YANGTZE RIVER AREA, CHINA

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With a length of about 6,300 kilometres (almost 4,000 miles), Yangtze

is the longest river in Asia and the third-longest in the world.

The river basin is the main source of water for hundreds of millions

of people and countless animal and plant species but the Chinese

government has used the river for the megalomaniac dam projects,

cutting hundreds of nearby lakes off the river. The shrinking lakes

have been seriously affecting local ecosystems.

 

 

EVERGLADES, FLORIDA

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Found in southern Florida, the Everglades are a natural region of

tropical wetlands that provide natural habitats for numerous fauna

and flora species including the extremely rare Florida panther. Human

expansion, pollution and farming have already taken over and

destroyed more than half of this unique and fragile ecosystem.

Fortunately, efforts have been made to save the Everglades so

hopefully, next generations will also get to see this amazing

piece of land.

 


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