The purpose of this assignment is for you to formulate a mitigation plan for a specific environmental problem of your choice. This assignment is a final project that also serves to culminate all of your learning in the entire course.

Resources: APA Paper Template, “Finding Peer-Reviewed Articles” and “Sustainability Plan Guidelines” materials, the Environmental Science textbook, and four additional outside resources

Optional Resources: APA Sample Paper and APA Writing & Style Guidelines and Writing Resources Lab

Choose from one of the following environmental topics that could be an issue in your area:

• Agricultural/Rangeland Management
• Atmospheric Pollution
• Endangered Species Recovery
• Energy Development and Management
• Forest Conservation and Preservation
• Habitat Restoration
• Invasive Species Control
• Oceanic Pollution
• Oceanic Resources
• Sustainable Urban Planning
• Wildlife Population Management

Select a specific environmental problem within your selected topic. Your topic, for example, could be Atmospheric Pollution, and your environmental problem could be global warming.

Write a 1,050- to 1,150-word paper with supporting visuals in which you formulate a mitigation plan for your specific environmental problem.

Include the following in the paper:

• A detailed description of the problem
• The nonliving and living factors that contribute to, or are affected by, the problem
• The ways in which humans positively or negatively impact the problem
• An evaluation of current sustainability strategies and solutions
• Using Sustainability Plan Guidelines as a guide, prepare a table outlining your management and sustainment plan to mitigate the problem identified
• The benefits and challenges of your plan
• Any government, societal, and global support needed in order to implement your plan

Format your plan, including the supporting visuals, according to appropriate course-level APA guidelines.

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