Beginning my life as a high school student, I was constantly told to avoid the use of Wikipedia as a source in my essays. I was told it was not an accurate source of information for academic work. However, after talks from this class, I realise Wikipedia is an important tool for gaining preliminary understandingContinue reading “Wikipedia through Wikiedu”
Author Archives: mark owiredu
George Carver Washington
George Washington Carver (c. 1860- date of death?;Header image from Wikimedia Commons: Public Domain) was a prominent black ecologist whose contributions have transcended across generations. I chose Carver as the subject of this post because he overcame slavery to establish himself as one of the most prominent scientists of his time. Carver was born intoContinue reading “George Carver Washington”
Sustainable farming and food security
As the global human population rises, there is also increasing pressure on food production. Presently, the pressure to optimize food production with as little investment as possible. The increased demand for food threatens global food security, hence commercial farmers have responded by maximizing crop yield. Commercial farmers have adopted environmentally unfriendly farming practices such asContinue reading “Sustainable farming and food security”
Land, land-use change and forestry
My first blog would post would be on the UN article, land use, and land-use change and forestry. Lands and forests are an important aspect of the global carbon cycle. They contain a large amount of stored carbon and act as carbon stocks. It is estimated that the global forest vegetation stores 283 Gt ofContinue reading “Land, land-use change and forestry”
Applied Plant Ecology Winter 2020 