Sentences with phrase «areas of conflict such»

Giraffes are at risk from the expansion of farmland to feed a rising human population and from killings for their meat, often in areas of conflict such as South Sudan, according to the IUCN, which groups scientists, governments and activists.

Since PhD students are completely dependent on their supervisors, areas of conflict such as this will be resolved in favour of the senior scientist on most occasions.

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So the second set features three volumes — Conflict and Crisis, Rights and Justice, and Poverty and Development — that roughly translate into peace, development and human rights, but that take a broader view of what these areas encompass, with issues such as arms control, humanitarian assistance and transitional justice covered.

Although droughts can lead to violence, such as in urban areas; this was found not to be the case for rural areas, where the majority of armed conflicts occurred where food crops were abundant.

And because US electronics companies — the biggest buyers — are going elsewhere, the price of minerals from such conflict areas has dropped by two - thirds, making them less appealing to rebel groups as a source of funds.

Tom Gjelten covers issues of religion, faith, and belief for NPR News, a beat that encompasses such areas as the changing religious landscape in America, the formation of personal identity, the role of religion in politics, and social and cultural conflict arising from religious differences.

We group students based on an area of need ranging from academic to personal and social, such as conflict resolution, stress management, and self - management skills.

But it will be critical to ensure this «holding to account» is done in the right way, and having it done solely by organisations such as councils who have (a) a potential conflict of interest, (b) political imperatives, and (c) a somewhat patchy track record in this area themselves (obviously with some exceptions), may not be the best way forward.

And since this curriculum touches on a broad range of skills and content — including activities related to study skills, conflict resolution, and college and career exploration — counselors often reach out to and collaborate with people who have expertise in these areas, such as local college faculty, healthcare professionals, and employers.

The idea of locating discipline problems in areas beyond the individual student, such as trouble at home, conflicts with peers, or disenga

The idea of locating discipline problems in areas beyond the individual student, such as trouble at home, conflicts with peers, or disengagement from academics, is critical to improving school culture.

Francis Alÿs (b. 1959, Antwerp, Belgium) uses poetic and allegorical methods to address political and social realities, such as national borders, localism and globalism, areas of conflict and community, and the benefits and detriments of progress.

Titles such as TCOM KUWAIT and DURAND LINE reference aerial military surveillance and conflict areas; others — ALPHA ANDROMEDAE, TIAMAT, PANGEA ULTIMA — are borrowed from constellations, ancient mythologies, and a potential supercontinent of the distant future.

The intersection of biological and abiotic resources of interest is likely to guide identification of any «last refuge», and without at least considering those potential areas of conflict, such an effort seems fraught with difficulty.

Through this process, the groups representing broad interests from local town officials and chambers of commerce to the Department of Defense and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, sought to identify the areas that balanced high suitability for wind development and potentially conflicting uses, such as artificial reefs, areas of high boat traffic, military activity, and areas of high bird activity like Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge and around Winyah Bay.

Uncertainty might become a large area of dispute in such conflicted situations, but decision - making under uncertainty is a field unto itself, and is the problem of the policy - maker (including resolving the disputed uncertainty level), not of the experts.

Some famous wine - growing areas could be lost, including in the Mediterranean, while development of new wine areas — such as those in the Rocky Mountains and northern Europe — could lead to what the the scientists describe as «conservation conflicts.»

Family law is a unique species of civil law for many reasons, but primarily because of: the frequency with which disputes brought to court concern social, psychological and emotional issues rather than legal; the almost complete absence of circumstances in which a specific legal conclusion invariably and inevitably results from a particular set of facts; and, the range of other areas of the law that may be concurrently applicable, such as contracts, tax, conflicts, real property, negligence, torts and trusts.

The Federation of Law Societies clearly recognizes this as indicated by its specifications around the ethics course and by the fact that in the survey cited by Hamilton they asked the new graduates about specific skills within the area of ethics such as screening for conflicts and in relation to managing trust accounts.

In conclusion, it is of note that the EAT acknowledged that pragmatic solutions to accommodate differing beliefs may be a permissible and lawful way of reconciling conflicts in such a sensitive area.

This point was then further considered by Slade J in Ashby where, although again a strike out was refused, she looked for a wider principle in these cases and purported to find it in the conflict of laws area of forum non conveniens, namely that an important factor in deciding whether to strike out under s 2 (3) is why the claimant did not bring tribunal proceedings in time; on such an approach, the reasonableness of the claimant's actions could be tested and if necessary the common law claim struck out even if that left the claimant with no remaining cause of action.

Among areas of focus are the role of technology companies in fostering surveillance; digital media including networking sites like Facebook; post-9 / 11 developments including profiling and surveillance at mega-events like the Olympics; population management surveillance in conflict zones such as Israel / Palestine; and challenges and resistance to inappropriate surveillance.

Other sessions will identify how dispute resolution is helping address an array of issues, such as the opioid crisis, truancy, public records disputes, child support enforcement, and eldercare conflicts, and how courts are using the approach in all of these areas and more.

This work covers a broad area of law: contract, conflict of laws, company law, tax, financial services, securities regulation and also the darker side of business such as market abuse, money laundering and commercial fraud.

Suggested topics include conflicts and the duty of loyalty, whistleblowing, the adversarial role, judicial ethics, emerging legal ethics issues from new technologies, parallels between legal ethics and other professions, the legal history of ethics, ethics issues that arise in relation to such areas as environmental, human rights, privacy, international or health law, or any other aspect of ethics and law.

In the area of general ethics, he has written and done research on such topics as cheating and conflicts of interest.

Involved in responsibilities such as Business Analyst or Data Architect is still under the mantle of management, as my involvement in these areas include staffing, conflict resolution, risk mitigation, and understanding of progress / issues / next steps for reporting to stakeholders, executives, sponsors, and senior leadershi...

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Although the main area of conflict described in the article is sex, it stands to reason that the logic could be applied to other decisions in relationships, such as what movie to see, which friends to hangout with, or how much Xbox should be played.

To appreciate the effects of various parenting techniques from Authoritarian to Permissive and how these approaches unfold in such areas as crying, feeding, sleeping, toilet teaching, play, conflict and attachment.

This kind of thing is just not as pervasive in other areas of the law, no matter how heated the conflicts get, and it's one substantial reason the public has such a generally dim view of the family courts and family lawyers.

The personal and social skills targeted in these programs could include one or more skills in such areas as problem - solving, conflict resolution, self - control, leadership, responsible decision - making, and enhancement of self - efficacy and self - esteem.

The staff of Baltimore Mediation will work with you to plan retreats and conduct workshops where managers and staff are provided the opportunity to participate in an interactive training experience focusing on areas such as planning and office culture perspectives, conflict styles, awareness of self in conflict, working with differences and still staying connected and productive, fundamentals of how to listen, conflict resolution and transformation theory and skills, practice and daily application.

These areas included such diverse topics as self acceptance; living a passionate, fulfilled life; creating inner peace; the ability to influence others; assertiveness training; conflict resolution; relationship dynamics; the power of forgiveness; and skills to build intimate, loving relationships.

Family Professionals are specialists such as licensed and / or registered psychologists and social workers whose primary area of practice is in conflict resolution, family relationships, child - development issues as well as having expertise related to the concerns of children of divorce.

With the help of a counselor, couples are taught problem solving skills in areas, such as, sexuality, parenting, and conflict resolution.