Sentences with phrase «reduced ecosystem functions»

«Reduced ecosystem functions in oil palm plantations: Scientists assess environmental effects of forest conversion.»

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That, in fact, in many places, the operations of transnational capital — far from extending access to property, creating general prosperity, promoting democratic institutions, or advancing the causes of law and justice — destroy functioning local economies and communities, sustain and deepen poverty among those capital reduces to the commodity of cheap labor, exploit unjust labor systems, support despotisms, take advantage of conditions in regions too poor to impose or enforce environmental protections (for their ecosystems or their peoples), and are often complicit in the procedural abuse of persons who can hope for no legal redress?

The results also reveal mitigation options that can reduce damage and benefit multiple ecosystem functions simultaneously.

We will also undermine ecosystem functions (e.g., pollination which is critical for food production) and ecosystem resilience (when losing keystone species in food chains), as well as reduce functional diversity (critical for the ability of ecosystems to respond to shocks and stress) and genetic diversity that plays an important role for development of new medicines, materials, and sources of energy.

The analysis predicts that all 29 coral - containing World Heritage sites might cease to exist as functioning coral reef ecosystems by the end of this century if CO2 emissions are not drastically reduced.

EcoPlanet is the first company to successfully industrialize bamboo, providing a proven model of successful ecosystem restoration at scale, converting thousands of acres of degraded land back into fully functioning ecosystems, reversing the negative effects of global climate change and providing thousands of marginalized people with the potential to change their own lives in areas of the world where few opportunities exist, all while reducing deforestation and forest degradation through the provision of a sustainable alternative fiber for timber and fiber manufacturing industries.

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We will also undermine ecosystem functions (e.g., pollination which is critical for food production) and ecosystem resilience (when losing keystone species in food chains), as well as reduce functional diversity (critical for the ability of ecosystems to respond to shocks and stress) and genetic diversity that plays an important role for development of new medicines, materials, and sources of energy.

The effective use of mitigation and adaption to reduce the risk to water resources, food, energy, human health and well - being, and ecosystem function from climate (including changes in the climate system) requires a multi-disciplinary, multi-faceted approach.

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Limiting other stressors and impacts, for instance fishing mortality, may be one way to help maintain viable populations of sensitive species and to reduce the impacts of acidification on assemblage structure and ecosystem function.

As glaciers retreat, Demuth said the resilience is reduced, affecting both natural systems such as the way ecosystems function and human systems such as irrigation, hydropower and water for mining projects.

The value of the legal function to the business is in the substantive work — a legal ecosystem reduces tracking and administrative work, freeing legal teams to work on legal matters.