GPB Global Resources GPB Global Resources is an international company that deals with exploration and production of mineral resources. With a global presence, the company has managed to start different branches and works with countries like Africa, the Middle East, and South America. The company has been under the able leadership of Boris Ivanov. He started his career when he was working as a diplomat at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. By 1993, he was working at Unibest bank as their vice president. The company’s mission is to handle oil projects worldwide, and they also deal with management and acquisition of oil and gas projects in the development and exploration stages. The mineral resources they deal with include diamonds and gold. Boris Ivanov has been able to offer services to different organizations that deal with natural resources. The company also provides project-financing advice in different infrastructural and development plans. When Boris Ivanov answered why GPB Global did choose Africa, his reason was that Africa had embraced modern alternatives to develop the continent. It attracted different foreign investors and expertise. Africa…

Extractive Industries and the Resource Curse Introduction Extractive industries are categorized as those that operate through mechanisms of removing valuable minerals and other treasured aggregates from the earth. According to Wikipedia, resource curse refers to the paradox that states; nations with plenty of natural resources e.g., fossils fuels, usually have minimal economic growth and experience the worse in economic growth and development. Most of these countries have high potential to boosts their economies, but the resources are squandered by the corrupt few who control the economy, or the resources remain unmined due to civil wars and related political issues. There is always a strong relationship between the resource curse and the extraction industries. Economists contest on the existence of positive and negative spillovers from mineral extraction to the economy of a country, suggesting that they are influenced by locals, particularly in the presence of a foreign multinational (Gilberthorpe, 2015). In this paper, Gilberthorpe indicates that whether the country benefits from the resource extraction or not, that will entirely depend on the decisions made by the locals. The extracting company has…

Environmental Threat in Amazon: an indicator of renewed conflict between developed and developing countries My MPhil dissertation will put forward a new connection between politics and environment through applying a realistic to environmental crises that the developing countries are currently facing. The thesis will mainly focus on president Jair Bolsonaros’s policies on the environment on the Amazon forest. Proving Brazil started to speak out their right to exploit the natural resources for the “well-being” of the people of Brazil despite the robust opposition from developed countries including the German Chancellor Angela Merkel and the president of French Emmanuel Macron. It attempts to interpret environmental threats with the conflicts between developed and emerging countries. It could offer a clear solution for politicians, international organizations as well as civil societies who are trying to alleviate the environmental problems in different ways. Also, it could provide vibrant evidence on how nation-states should deal with environmental threats focusing on the ‘pursuit of national interest’. There have been numerous attempts trying to explain environmental issues in the perspective of international relations (IR), mostly through idealism.…

China’s economic progress is bad for the rest of the world China continues to experience the most outstanding economic growth the world has seen. This growth is because of the socialistic market economy that they adopted (Cohen 2009). The economic growth reflects in their advancement in technologies such as big data and mobile internet applications. However, it is about time the world had a conversation about this new economic trend set by China as it has a significant impact on the global economy. This paper shows how China’s progress is bad for the rest of the world. The efforts by China to maintain the growth rates of GDP of approximately 10% per year registered in the past years could adversely affect the natural resources of the planet. It is quite evident that the world already consumes more natural resources than the earth can produce; this will worsen further with China’s economic growth. The increase in the consumption of natural resources by China and or any economy poses a massive threat to humanity. For example, the construction of Three Gorges Dam…

how China’s progress is bad for the rest of the world China continues to experience the most outstanding economic growth the world has seen. This growth is because of the socialistic market economy that they adopted. The economic growth reflects in their advancement in technologies such as big data and mobile internet applications. However, it is about time the world had a conversation about this new economic trend set by China as it has a significant impact on the global economy. This paper shows how China’s progress is bad for the rest of the world. The efforts by China to maintain the growth rates of GDP of approximately 10% per year registered in the past years could adversely affect the natural resources of the planet. It is quite evident that the world already consumes more natural resources than the earth can produce; this will worsen further with China’s economic growth. The increase in the consumption of natural resources by China and or any economy poses a massive threat to humanity. For example, the construction of Three Gorges Dam to cover…

changing conditions in the natural environment Introduction Significant cultural and environmental changes have taken place in the northern and southern areas of Oregon in the past decades. However, there have been limited attempts to search for more excellent scale temporal changes in settlement, substance, technology, and cultural complexity. This is partly due to the less intensive level of research conducted in the region compared to other pacific areas and the lack of radiocarbon for several essential fossil records. This plateau is a vast and dramatically eroded lava plan cut at the Columbia River and its tributaries. It is bounded on the south by the Blue Mountains. It is essential to study changing conditions in the natural environment as well as the artifacts to understand the social life of the ancient people. Columbia Plateau Evidence of Conflict and Defense The Columbian plateau has traces of human presence. However, the earliest artifacts defined ages currently known in this region are Clovis fluted projectile points. These projectile points included long-stemmed and leaf-shaped forms assignable to the subsequently defined Win dust type. There is…

Most children are naturally creative Most children are naturally creative. From the time they start to bang things together or draw on a piece of paper, they are creating something, even if you see it just noise or scribbling, they are learning. So long as parents and other adults around them encourage them, and do not restrict them other than for safety methods, children will not lose their creativity.   Of course, some are naturally more talented than others, and this will emerge as they develop. But everyone is creative if they dig deep enough. Sometimes it can be well hidden if a child’s life is too structured, or if they start formal education too young. But in a free learning environment, with plenty of safe tools and resources, a child will explore many kinds of creativity. You might sometimes need to redirect creative attempts: if a child is about to draw on a wall, you might want to pin up a large sheet of paper or suggest they draw on some paper. If they are about to bang a…

Acqualina Resort Overall Concept Acqualina Resort is somewhat is more of seaside heaven. It is strategically located, not too far from the influence of Florida City. The resort sits on 4.5 hectares of sunny isles of the ocean beach. Of particular importance is its breath-taking view of the marvelous Atlantic Ocean. It incorporates a sum of 98 suites and 188 residences with a direct view of the ocean. The facility has five-star meals, swimming pools, accommodations, sandy isle beaches, and marine programs for children. Acqualina Resort is, therefore, the number one destination for all age groups seeking luxury from within and outside Miami. However, the adjacent premise, The Estates, is currently under construction. Therefore, specific areas of the resort may experience noise from machines from time to time. Although the sound may be a threat to its market share, Acqualina Resort remains one of the best in Florida. As a matter of fact, Forbes declared the facility as one of the best five-star hotels having won a series of accolades in Miami. The resort is suitable for a wide range…

Can Development be Environmentally Sustainable? Introduction Environmental sustainability includes interactions in an environment that help in the prevention of degradation of natural resources for long-term environmental quality. These interactions, therefore, enable us to meet the needs of the modern population without harming future generations. Thus, the question of ecological sustainability through development is critical to every individual. Most people still do not understand the key issues and debates on sustainable development, especially on the environment. They only have a general understanding of various perspectives and theories without the application of this understanding. This is because the knowledge of sustainable development requires fragmentation and a complete view of the modern world. From recent research, sustainable development helps in the protection of the ecosystem due to the activities of modern civilization. For this reason, this essay will introduce and discuss three theoretical issues that are critical for a better understanding of environmental and economic development, especially in the modern world. The first theory for environmental development through sustainability is the theory of ecological cost of the order. This is from the political…

The Relationships and Linkages between Demographic Challenge and Rentier State A rentier state idea is a group of ideas that are used to describe how various countries with significant wealth and natural resources tend to have similar political and economic trajectories. The rentier states rely primarily on taxation and more especially on taxing the oil income, which is the obligation of every taxpayer. The states further spend the revenues that are got from the sale of oil on the repression and placation of the population. Therefore, the result is that the rentier states leave little or no room for the opposition of democracy. As a way of augmenting our understanding of this subject, this study will assess the relationship and linkages between demographic challenge and rentier states. The study will culminate with an assessment of the concepts of the ‘other’ and how aspects of colonialism help us to understand orientalism. Virtually all the countries in the Middle East or the Gulf are oil-producing and therefore are classified as rentier states. The political, economic and environmental challenges between the countries seem…