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福建省龙岩市非一级达标校2017-2018学年高一上学期英语期末考试试卷
For Suilasaikhan, a man living in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region(IMAR)(内蒙古自治区), life was hard years ago. When the wind blew, the sand made it almost impossible for him to see anything. He had to find his way back home by following the barking of dogs.
Thankfully, things are much better today. About one third of the desert is now covered with trees, and sandstorms are less common. Ian Teh, who comes from Malaysia, came to China last year and was amazed to see people planting trees in the several deserts in northern China. "To be honest, it was hard to imagine it was ever a desert at all," he said.
These are the results of Chinas years-long efforts to deal with desertification (沙漠化). In the 1950s, this widespread problem affected the life of about 400 million people in 18 provinces and autonomous regions in China. So China started several programs to deal with it. For example, the Three-North Shelter Forest Program, saw thousands of trees planted in northern China.
In 1994, China joined the United Nations' convention (公约) against desertification and created the world's first law on sand prevention in 2001. With these efforts, the past five years have seen the area of desert in China decrease by 242,400 hectares.
Desertification isn't the problem only in China. With china's success in dealing with desertification, the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) believes the country is a good example for other countries to follow. "China is one of the most successful countries in greening the desert and has lessons to share with the world." UNEP Executive Director Erik Solheim told Xinhua.
Zero Waste Awards
Who should enter?
Entries(参赛作品) are welcomed from anyone who processes waste. While we expect
most entries to come from the UK, we welcome international entries, too. Entrants have been split into the following groups: private sector, public sector, community sector and partnerships.
What are the categories?
There're five categories which are based on the Waste Hierarchy(层级). We appreciate that companies will have different strengths within those categories as they work towards Zero Waste. The broad categories are: waste prevention, re-use, recycle/recover, energy recovery, general.
How do I enter?
Submitting an entry is really easy! Just follow these few simple steps:
1) Carefully read through the category information;
). Write your entry--it should be a maximum of 1,500 words and a word document;
3) Arrange your supporting material into a single document--maximum six pages long;
4) Complete the simple online entry form.
Important dates
While entries are welcomed all year round, these are key dates—this is to give the judges plenty of time to read through all the entries! These are listed in entry deadlines column below. Don't worry if you have just missed one of the entry deadlines, your submission will be automatically entered into the next session.
Entry deadlines | Judging dates | Awards presentation dates |
1st March | 12th March | 4th April |
1st June | 12th June | 4th July |
1st Sept. | 12th Sept. | 4th Oct. |
1st Dec. | 12th Dec. | 4th Jan. |
You can submit a maximum of two entries per year—six months apart.
Awards
We understand that working towards Zero Waste is an ongoing journey and as such the
Zero Waste Awards scheme offers organizations a structure to celebrate their progress along the way. The four awards are: Gold (76-100), Silver (51-75), Bronze (26-50), Highly Commended(0-25).
Basketball Statistician Help Wanted The Athletic Department is looking for students to help assist staff during the Fall 2018, Winter 2018 – 2019 and Spring 2019 semesters(学期). Students in this position will be keeping live statistics (计分)during basketball games. Students must meet all of the following requirements: Good computer skills Available evenings and weekends Knowing basketball rules and statistics Students interested in working for the Athletic Department should contact the Athletic Coordinator at their own campuses(校区). TP/SS Athletic Coordinator, Michael Simone, 240-567-1308 Rockville Athletic Coordinator, Jorge Zuniga, 240-567-7589 Springfield Athletic coordinator, Gary Miller, 240-567-2273 Germantown Athletic Coordinator, Gauri Chavan, 240-567-6915 |
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