Managing the environment

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Resources

Resource refers to all the materials available in our environment which help us to satisfy our needs.  My resource is metal. Metals are good conductors of heat and electricity. Most metals are malleable and ductile and are, in general, denser than the other elemental substances.

Environment 

The Environment is our basic life support system and is composed of living beings, physical surroundings, and climatic conditions. ... The Environment provides us the basic elements air, water, food, and land which are essential for life to flourish on the Earth.  

Sustainability 

Environmental sustainability occurs when natural resources are preserved.  Sustainability is used to create our needs in the present but preserves life for the ongoing generations.  

PapaTuanuku poem

Papatuanuku poem.

Rest now, e Papatūānuku
Breathe easy and settle
Right here where you are
We’ll not move upon you
For awhile

We’ll stop, we’ll cease
We’ll slow down and stay home

Draw each other close and be kind
Kinder than we’ve ever been.
I wish we could say we were doing it for you
as much as ourselves

But hei aha

We’re doing it anyway

It’s right. It’s time.
Time to return
Time to remember
Time to listen and forgive
Time to withhold judgment
Time to cry
Time to think

About others

Remove our shoes
Press hands to soil
Sift grains between fingers

And remember who we love, papatuanuku.

Cystic fibrosis

 

Cystic fibrosis (CF) is an inherited disorder that causes damage to the lungs, digestive system and other organs in the body. Cystic fibrosis affects the cells that produce mucus, sweat and digestive juices. These  fluids are normally thin and slippery.

Cystic fibrosis is a common genetic disease within the white population in the United States. The disease occurs in 1 in 2,500 to 3,500 white newborns. Cystic fibrosis is less common in other ethnic groups, affecting about 1 in 17,000 African Americans and 1 in 31,000 Asian Americans. The normal age of people who are diagnosed of cystic fibrosis is 6-8 months; two thirds of patients are diagnosed by 1 year of age. 

CF is not just a lung disease. A lot of people think CF is like asthma. CF affects more than the lungs. It affects the reproductive system, the kidneys, the liver, and the digestive system.