Sentences with phrase «areas are under threat»

But even much - loved green belt areas are under threat as governments struggle to deal with population growth.

Sea level change: Are low - lying islands and coastal areas are under threat?

Home to one of the world's great marine archipelagos, this entire area is under threat.

Not exact matches

The world's purest groundwater is under threat again — this time from a Dufferin Aggregates gravel pit in the Waverly Uplands, the recharge area for a pristine aquifer in Simcoe County, Ontario.

Government forces are fighting to maintain control of the areas west of the Ramadi, but are currently under serious threat.

Because of heavy rains, some areas of southeastern Missouri are under significant threat of flooding.

«It is an indescribable tragedy that Christianity is now under such threat in the Middle East; an area where Christians have lived for 2,000 years, and across which Islam spread in 700AD, with people of different faiths living together peaceably for centuries.»

However, paragraph 4 of SC Res 1973 «Authorizes Member States... to take all necessary measures, notwithstanding paragraph 9 of resolution 1970 (2011), to protect civilians and civilian populated areas under threat of attack in the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya» (emphasis added).

1973, the limitation is that the use of force must be directed at protecting civilians and civilian populated areas under threat of attack.

For example there is much talk of Angus Robertson being under threat in his Moray seat, largely because that was the area of Scotland that came closest to backing Brexit.

The southern part of the state, which is near Benue State and shares border with some of the crisis areas of Logo and Guma LGAs, where Fulani herdsmen recently engaged in acts of pogrom, are clearly under serious security threat.

One positive finding of the ecological niche modelling study is that while the ranges of many species are expected to contract, much of the remaining suitable habitat for many species will be located within existing protected areas, and that the recent creation of new reserves such as Itombwe and Kabobo in the Democratic Republic of Congo, have greatly increased the protection of some species under threat by future climate change.

«Due to the complexity of threats we have identified in this study, conservation efforts in Michigan should prioritize both protecting the highly suitable mussel habitats that are left, and identifying any additional populations in under - sampled areas of the state,» said Wesley Daniel, a former research associate in Infante's Aquatic Landscape Ecology Lab, and now Cherokee Nation Technologies contractor for U.S. Geological Survey in Gainesville, FL..

Environmentalists have criticized holding such large - scale military exercises in sensitive areas such as the Great Barrier Reef, which is under threat from increased commercial shipping, climate change and an invasive starfish infestation, the United Nations says.

NOAA is also making its previously experimental storm surge watches and warnings operational this year, in an effort to better prepare coastal areas under threat of flooding.

The Experimental Lakes Area (ELA), Canada's flagship environmental research center that has been under threat of closure for 2 years, has found a savior.

Identification and expression of elements within priority conservation areas under threat of destructive human activity is of increasing importance, given the nature of the activities and the immediate effect on the concentrated biodiversity.

The accessibility of higher mathematics to related subject areas and therefore policy makers is an important element to emphasize, especially with regard to vulnerable locations and indigenous populations in locations such as Ecuador, which are under threat of development (Pappalardo, Marchi and Ferrarese, 2013).

«The sad reality is that we are seeing signs of a reduction in learning opportunities for many young people across the country, with access to post-16 education under threat from college mergers or closures resulting from the ongoing area - based reviews.

Conservation Status The most recent edition of the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species listed the Channel Islands slender salamander as of Least Concern since, although its Extent of Occurrence is much less than 5,000 per square kilometer, it is common and occurs in an area of extensive, suitable habitat which appears not to be under threat, it has a presumed large population, and it is unlikely to be declining fast enough to qualify for listing in a more threatened category.

Conservation Status According to the IUCN, (International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources), this species is listed as Least Concern in view of its wide distribution, presumed large population, tolerance of a broad range of habitats, occurrence in a number of protected areas, and because it does not appear to be under threat and is unlikely to be declining at nearly the rate required to qualify for listing in a threatened category.

The suspension is the result of concerns that the power line may be putting three reef areas of a national conservation area under an unspecified environmental threat.

The suspension is a major blow to residents and businesses on the three Gilis, reportedly because of the result of concerns that the power line may be putting three reef areas of the Gili Matra Marine Park under an unspecified environmental threat!

September and October are the wettest months of the year, and the area is under the greatest threat from hurricanes at this time.

Until Dawn is set in a remote snowy area in which a group of teenagers embark on a holiday that soon finds them fighting for their lives as they come under attack from an unknown threat.

Greenbelts and protected areas matter and are under threat everywhere.

If the trend were to continue, an area half the size of Switzerland may be under threat.

Dense mangrove area of about 265 ha and 373 ha will be under severe threat of inundation to 0.5 m and 1 m SLR.

Islands and low - lying coastal areas are under serious threat.

Cultivation of the arabica coffee plant, staple of daily caffeine fixes and economic lifeline for millions of small farmers, is under threat from climate change as rising temperatures and new rainfall patterns limit the areas where it can be grown, researchers have warned.

The crucial role it plays in water - catchment is currently under threat due to rapid deforestation rates in the area.

The idea is that credits representing the CO2 locked into this particular area of jungle — so remote that it is not under any threat — should be sold on the international market, allowing thousands of companies in the developed world to buy their way out of having to restrict their carbon emissions.

Titled «The future of humanity,» the 75 - year - old Hawking said, «Earth is under threat from so many areas that it is difficult for me to be positive.»

Drunk drivers and drivers under the influence of drugs are a threat to the safety of all those in the area and unfortunately, this often includes children.

What is extremely significant is lawyers from [different] areas of practice report shifting degrees of threats and violence, establishing the pattern that not only are specific practice areas affected, but also the law profession in its entirety is under threat.»

In fact in some areas badly flooded in 2000, property values returned to normal in just 3 years despite the fact that the town continues to be under threat.

The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage Protection Act 1984 (Cth) also provides for the use of emergency and permanent declarations to protect significant Aboriginal areas which are under a threat of injury or desecration.

That is, the significance of the area or object, that the area or object is under serious threat of injury or desecration and, that the protection of the area is in the national interest.

(71) After considering the matters raised by the Report, the minister was satisfied that Boobera Lagoon is a significant Aboriginal area and is under threat of injury or desecration.

The areas in Texas that are under the most direct threat are smaller, less diverse metro economies such as Midland and Odessa.