Barrons AP Environmental Science

species cannot

survive.

renewable   energy

(wind,  solar)

–   Require scrubbers

for all industries

that    burn    coal

Deforestation Deforestation reduces
the quality and
quantity of suitable
habitats for many
species of flora and
fauna.

–   Use selective   cutting

–   Require replanting

Modern industrial
agriculture

Modern  industrial

agriculture involves

the use of  one or  two

crops   that    cover

massive areas   of  land.

–   Organic farming

–   Crop    rotation

–   Intercropping

–   Interplanting

–   Polyculture

–   Polyvarietal

cultivation

Overfishing Overfishing
negatively impacts
keystone species and
threatens endangered
species. Overfishing
of lower trophic level
species affects all
organisms in the
niche.

–   Enforce

international

treaties    that    monitor

and penalize

countries   that

overfish

–   Establish   quotas  for

all species fished

–   Tighter enforcement

of  the Endangered

Species Act

Use of pesticides The use of pesticides
indiscriminately kills
both pests and
beneficial organisms.

–   Require integrated

pest    management

techniques

Using genetically
modified organisms
(GMOs)

GMOs    decrease    the

genetic variation

necessary   to  cope

–   Require that    GMO

crops   be  sterile

–   Require vigorous