A Million Green Ideas

I’m writing a paper for school, and now that I’m almost done, I can’t think of what a desert tortoise contributes to the environment. They really don’t do anything. Not that I can think of. Anyone have any ideas what they might do for the environment, or people?

Thanks for all the help!

Best reply by carpediemmaster:

Look at what they eat
do they eat pests?

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What does a desert tortoise contribute to the environment?

I have to answer this question for school “what you think YOUR neighborhood could do involving plants and trees and landscapes to better or enrich your community.”

Well I had the ideas of carpooling so that we will pollute less gas into the air. And to plant more trees, but I don’t know an explanation WHY planting trees would be helpful to our environment. 10 points for good answer!

Best reply by carrieirene85:

Trees give off oxygen which combats CO2 in our environment, which contributes to depleting the ozone layer. Oxygen fights this and makes our air more breathable and healthy.

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How will planting trees help our environment?

I am doing a project for school, and the point is to make a local business green. This obviously means economically friendly right? What are some things a business could do to be more “green”.

Best reply by sravana k:

I would answer it in changing the way of currently open business in your locality… for example, you can suggest (in your project) “Proposal to use paper bags instead of plastic bags in local supermarket”. Etc.,

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What is a green business mean?

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