Sections of the report:
1.Title page with country name
- Introduction
• location
• climate and major biomes
• population, average lifespan and % of individuals under reproductive age
• governmental structure and current head of government
• average level of education for males and females
• national, state programs for environmental education (kind, type, reach/effectiveness, topics) - Natural resources
• kind (freshwater, fossil fuels, wood, mineral ores, etc)
• quantity of each and how much is exported and imported
• how each is mined, harvested, etc (large corporations? families? government?) - Agriculture
• primary diet type and primary food staple (rice, corn, wheat, legumes, etc)
• % of the population in agriculture
• main agriculture type (agribusiness, family farms, subsistence, etc)
• % of food imported and/or exported and kind - Health
• nutritional status of population (malnourshed, undernourished, overnourished, etc) and % of each
• disease burden – vector, communicable, toxic, cultural (eg. % malaria and other mosquito borne diseases, Ebola or other bacteria/viral disease risk, risk of arsenic or other toxic material poisoning, rate of obesity, smoking, etc)
• availability of health care
• health education programs (contraceptive, disease prevention, etc.) - Environmental Quality
• level of air pollution and sources
• level of water pollution and sources
• waste disposal practices and impacts on soil, water and air quality
• marine/shore pollution - Energy sources
• main source of energy (coal, oil, nuclear, natural gas?)
• % imported, % domestic supply
• renewable energy initiatives, type and % of total energy supply - Urbanization and Transportation
• % population in rural and urban areas, urban sprawl rates in major cities
• migration rates to cities
• housing % in major cities (eg. % slums, suburban, urban)
• eco-green/sustainability initiatives, if any
• type and fuel sources for transportation - Global climate change/Sustainability
• impacts of climate change on the country
• national response to climate change/efforts to deal with impacts of climate change
• Kyoto Protocol signatory?
• national/regional/local initiatives towards sustainability - Summary/conclusions (important section, as many readers just read this section. It should be a brief and concise picture of your country)
• what is the overall state of your country
• what are the main challenges the country faces in each area?
• how is the country facing those challenges?
• what are the strengths the country has?
• what help/resources does the country need?
• what can the country offer the world?
nstrate a culmination of topics learned throughout the semester?