Sentences with phrase «as global biodiversity»

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Global warming is affecting oceans, food and water supply, coastal areas and biodiversity, and creating what Gore calls «the largest business opportunity in world history, as the global economy decarbonizes and becomes hyper - efficient.&Global warming is affecting oceans, food and water supply, coastal areas and biodiversity, and creating what Gore calls «the largest business opportunity in world history, as the global economy decarbonizes and becomes hyper - efficient.&global economy decarbonizes and becomes hyper - efficient.»

IRRI works to ensure the long - term preservation of rice biodiversity as a part of the global strategy for the conservation of rice genetic resources in partnership with national programs and regional and international organizations worldwide, including through the International Rice Genebank.

Growing scarcity In addition to a growing scarcity of natural resources such as land, water and biodiversity «global agriculture will have to cope with the effects of climate change, notably higher temperatures, greater rainfall variability and more frequent extreme weather events such as floods and droughts,» Diouf warned.

Palsgaard has been a member of the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) since 2008, and sees the topic of sustainability as an essential issue for protecting the global environment, upholding biodiversity and providing suitable working conditions for local plantation workers.

U.S. - Iranian research teams have collaborated to address serious global concerns, such as public health, climate change, biodiversity, earthquake management, and water and sanitation.

Although tempting to conclude that human activities thus benefit as well as deplete global biodiversity, the authors stress that extinct wild species can not simply be replaced with newly evolved ones, and that nature conservation remains just as urgent.

As climate change and biological invasions continue to impact global biodiversity, scientists at Colorado State University and the University of Colorado - Boulder have recently published work that suggests that the way organisms move to new areas, or range expansion, can be impacted directly by evolutionary changes.

By comparing the contemporary global distribution of tropical marine fish1 with that of the paleo - reefs, the researchers were for the first time able to test the key role of habitats that persisted over many glacial periods and thus served as biodiversity refugia.

Of course, as he acknowledges, an increased local species - count might go hand in hand with lost biodiversity at the global level.

Acting to protect and promote biodiversity is at least as important to achieving these commitments and to human wellbeing as is the fight against global climate change.»

The Himalayas are one of the global «hotspots» of biodiversity; thousands of species are believed to be as yet undiscovered or not yet scientifically described.

«Extensive deforestation in Indonesia is a cause for global concern as it contributes substantially to land - based global carbon emissions and potentially high rates of biodiversity loss,» explained Asst Prof Carrasco.

Tree mortality can radically transform ecosystems, affect biodiversity, harm local economies, and pose fire risks, as well as further increase global warming.

Last week, President Clinton announced that he would sign the Biodiversity Convention, thereby allowing the US to regain its place as the pacesetter in the global environmental community (see This Week).

As climate change has become a more prominent public concern, some scientists have worried that it might distract attention from related environmental problems, such as the global loss of biodiversitAs climate change has become a more prominent public concern, some scientists have worried that it might distract attention from related environmental problems, such as the global loss of biodiversitas the global loss of biodiversity.

He and other report authors noted that scientists trying to face threats such as global climate change and the preservation of biodiversity face unwanted input from special interest groups and political impedance, and countries that might be unequally affected by these threats have vastly different ideas of how to handle them.

«EbA is the use of biodiversity and ecosystem services as part of an overall adaptation to help people and communities adapt to the negative effects of climate change at local, regional, and global levels.»

A transformative technology such as the daughterless mouse project has the potential to rapidly increase global food production, reduce the use of rodenticides, improve human health and protect biodiversity around the world.

A set of fact sheets explaining climate change, why it is happening, the role of trees in regulating the global climate, managing trees and woodland sustainably, woodland biodiversity, wood as a green renewable resource and how to identify sustainable supplies of wood and paper.

Real world contexts and problems — such as designing sustainable energy systems, bio-medical engineering, maintaining biodiversity in areas where conflicts arise between local and global needs — demand knowledge, concepts and skills from several disciplines.

«In order to preserve this diverse ecosystem — recognized as one of the 25 global biodiversity «hot spots» by the Nature Conservancy — the entire pathway of the creek needs to be restored.»

«The establishment of new shark and ray sanctuaries such as this is exactly the reason we partnered with FIU to roll out the Global FinPrint surveys,» said James Deutsch, director of Biodiversity Conservation for Paul Allen.

If human - induced global warming, among other factors such as human - driven pollution and human - forced overpopulation, serve decisively to precipitate the massive extinction of biodiversity, the irreversible degradation of Earth's environment and the reckless dissipation of its resources, so as to make our planetary home unfit for life as we know it, then is no one to bear responsibility for such a colossal wreckage as we could help to perpetrate in these early years of Century XXI?

Pursuing its mission to promote global dissemination of knowledge, the Bibliotheca Alexandrina (BA) has been acting as EOL's Arab ambassador of biodiversity since the Encyclopedia's launch in 2011.

The Advisory Board plays an important part in establishing our long term thematic research agenda into global sustainability issues, such as poverty, climate change, ecosystem services, biodiversity, pandemics, demographics, migration, public policy and responsible lobbying.

Surely the reasonable and sensible embrace of a «beautiful, low - consumption lifestyle» for the sake of a better life for a democratic majority of people; for the promotion of global biodiversity; for the protection of the environment; and for the preservation of Earth as a fit place for human habitation, could be one of the most powerfully sustainable and immediately effective behavioral changes the leaders of the family of humanity have made in a very long time.

As conservation scientists concerned with global depletion of biodiversity and the degradation of the human life - support system this entails, we, the co-signed, support the broad conclusions drawn in the article «Key role for nuclear energy in global biodiversity conservation» published in Conservation Biology (Brook & Bradshaw 2014).

* Assessments of current mechanisms for governing global environmental change show why existing international arrangements are not dealing quickly enough with current global challenges such as climate change and biodiversity loss.

For the world to emit in 2061 no more than 30 billion tons of carbon dioxide is as difficult a task as I could endorse today, taking into account the salience of other objectives to which I assign comparable importance, including preventing nuclear war, alleviating global poverty, and protecting the planet's biodiversity.

The Amazon is referred to as a climate tipping point because research shows following a 21st century global average temperature rise most of the Amazon basin may dry out, leading to a massive biome shift — accompanied by many gigatonnes of extra CO2 emissions and almost unimaginable biodiversity loss, placing the cascading Anthropocene Extinction in top gear.

Simon is currently an associate in UBC's Liu Institute for Global Issues, Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability as well as the Biodiversity Research Centre.

• Promote reform of industrial agriculture to agro-ecological systems such as permaculture, within the context of protecting and restoring adequate terrestrial systems necessary to maintain biodiversity, ecosystems and achieve global ecological sustainability.

This brochure published on the occasion of the Rio +20 Conference highlights the roles of the Rio Conventions» processes involved in biodiversity, combating desertification / land degradation and climate change as important contributors to the global sustainable development agenda, drawing attention to successes and future opportunities.

The area has been recognised as one of the 25 most important global biodiversity hotspots [1] and is home to nine endangered species including the critically endangered iconic Pygmy Hippo, and 60 threatened species, which the project will help protect.

This publication on the occasion of the Rio +20 conference highlights the roles of the Rio conventions» processes involved in biodiversity, combating desertification / land degradation and climate change as important contributors to the global sustainable development agenda, drawing attention to successes and future opportunities.

Recalling the concern reflected in the outcome document of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, entitled «The future we want», 1 that the health of oceans and marine biodiversity are negatively affected by marine pollution, including marine debris, especially plastic, persistent organic pollutants, heavy metals and nitrogen - based compounds, from numerous marine and land - based sources, and the commitment to take action to significantly reduce the incidence and impacts of such pollution on marine ecosystems, Noting the international action being taken to promote the sound management of chemicals throughout their life cycle and waste in ways that lead to the prevention and minimization of significant adverse effects on human health and the environment, Recalling the Manila Declaration on Furthering the Implementation of the Global Programme of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land - based Activities adopted by the Third Intergovernmental Review Meeting on the Implementation of the Global Programme of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land - based Activities, which highlighted the relevance of the Honolulu Strategy and the Honolulu Commitment and recommended the establishment of a global partnership on marine litter, Taking note of the decisions adopted by the eleventh Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity on addressing the impacts of marine debris on marine and coastal biodiversity, Recalling that the General Assembly declared 2014 the International Year of Small Island Developing States and that such States have identified waste management among their priorities for action, Noting with concern the serious impact which marine litter, including plastics stemming from land and sea - based sources, can have on the marine environment, marine ecosystem services, marine natural resources, fisheries, tourism and the economy, as well as the potential risks to human healGlobal Programme of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land - based Activities adopted by the Third Intergovernmental Review Meeting on the Implementation of the Global Programme of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land - based Activities, which highlighted the relevance of the Honolulu Strategy and the Honolulu Commitment and recommended the establishment of a global partnership on marine litter, Taking note of the decisions adopted by the eleventh Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity on addressing the impacts of marine debris on marine and coastal biodiversity, Recalling that the General Assembly declared 2014 the International Year of Small Island Developing States and that such States have identified waste management among their priorities for action, Noting with concern the serious impact which marine litter, including plastics stemming from land and sea - based sources, can have on the marine environment, marine ecosystem services, marine natural resources, fisheries, tourism and the economy, as well as the potential risks to human healGlobal Programme of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land - based Activities, which highlighted the relevance of the Honolulu Strategy and the Honolulu Commitment and recommended the establishment of a global partnership on marine litter, Taking note of the decisions adopted by the eleventh Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity on addressing the impacts of marine debris on marine and coastal biodiversity, Recalling that the General Assembly declared 2014 the International Year of Small Island Developing States and that such States have identified waste management among their priorities for action, Noting with concern the serious impact which marine litter, including plastics stemming from land and sea - based sources, can have on the marine environment, marine ecosystem services, marine natural resources, fisheries, tourism and the economy, as well as the potential risks to human healglobal partnership on marine litter, Taking note of the decisions adopted by the eleventh Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity on addressing the impacts of marine debris on marine and coastal biodiversity, Recalling that the General Assembly declared 2014 the International Year of Small Island Developing States and that such States have identified waste management among their priorities for action, Noting with concern the serious impact which marine litter, including plastics stemming from land and sea - based sources, can have on the marine environment, marine ecosystem services, marine natural resources, fisheries, tourism and the economy, as well as the potential risks to human health; 1.

This analytical document focuses on river deltas, as they are significant in the global economy and support large human populations and biodiversity.

«Climate change is now recognized as a major threat to global biodiversity, and one that is already causing widespread local extinctions.»

The benefits for the global climate, for biodiversity and vital ecosystem services, as well as for the people living in and off the Amazon, are immeasurable,» Sundtoft said in a statement.

As a global objective and given the highest priority it is a solution to critical problems of biodiversity loss, development, food security and resilience to drought and flood.

Such experiments should be judged on their scientific merit, as well as the broader governance and ethics concerns around solar geoengineering, which should include potential biodiversity responses when the intention is to inform solar geoengineering deployment at the global scale.

As well as an important source for timber production and rural employment for the region, these forests also have an important effect on watershed protection, biodiversity and the global carbon balancAs well as an important source for timber production and rural employment for the region, these forests also have an important effect on watershed protection, biodiversity and the global carbon balancas an important source for timber production and rural employment for the region, these forests also have an important effect on watershed protection, biodiversity and the global carbon balance.

Rather it's a nod to discussions about to start at United Nations headquarters in New York, as world leaders and their representatives gather to discuss first the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and then global biodiversity, before getting down to the main tranche of the General Assembly.

Labeling issues such as reduced agricultural productivity, loss of biodiversity, pollution and the looming shortage of fresh water as «impacts of global warming» leaves the public confused and susceptible to propaganda by groups who oppose environmental regulation of any kind.

Healthy forests play a key role in global ecosystems as they contain much of the terrestrial biodiversity on the planet and act as a net sink for capturing atmospheric carbon.

School of Visual Art and Design professors Mary Robinson, Sara Schneckloth and David Voros exhibited work in Norway as part of an international initiative to raise awareness about the Svalbard Global Seed Vault and the cultural importance of seeds in biodiversity.

When we put these developments against the harsh warnings of an organization as conservative as the World Bank — that «we're on track for a 4 °C warmer world marked by extreme heat - waves, declining global food stocks, loss of ecosystems and biodiversity, and life - threatening sea level rise» — the only reasonable conclusion is that the world has gone mad.

Bolivia's forests contribute to the global carbon and water cycle, as well as to global biodiversity.

As a global objective and given the highest priority it is a solution to critical problems of biodiversity loss, much needed development, food security, resilience to drought and flood and greenhouse gas emissions.

So claims such as «Global warming will reduce biodiversity» are not science, just religious rhetoric.