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Wonder, vastness, unsullied nature, and untouched beauty: all words that describe national parks across the planet. One such place, a series of islands about 600 miles off the coast of Ecuador, became officially recognized as an Ecuadorian National Park in 1959, and later a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979 (Galapagos Islands Geology & Volcanoes, n.d.). None other than the Galapagos Islands themselves, the park is perhaps one of, if not the most captivating National Parks on the globe. When one

The Galapagos and El Niño Events: A Complicated Relationship The Galapagos Islands are an incredible discovery, a scientific Eden of the Earth, made famous for being the place where anthropologist Charles Darwin had his “eureka moment.” The archipelago is a geographic anomaly and a flagship for scientific discovery and conservation. In such an extraordinary environment, there are bound to be unique species, not only do penguins exist in the equatorial environment, but iguanas in the Galapagos have

NON – TECHNICAL SUMMARY The Environmental Impact Assessment is an ongoing process in terms of environmental and social considerations that places in a high priority the conservation and the enhancement of the natural environment. EIA is defined as the study of the effect prediction of a proposed projct on the environment. In addion, it may be described as a tool which helps to make an important decision comparing many alternative plans for a project and seeks to find the best solution combining all

updated: April 26, 2016 Logical Reasoning Bradley H. Dowden Philosophy Department California State University Sacramento Sacramento, CA 95819 USA ii iii Preface Copyright © 2011-14 by Bradley H. Dowden This book Logical Reasoning by Bradley H. Dowden is licensed under a Creative Commons AttributionNonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License. That is, you are free to share, copy, distribute, store, and transmit all or any part of the work under the following conditions: