Sentences with phrase «as preserving habitat»

Real estate investments must demonstrate attributes regarded as preserving habitat biodiversity and / or culture resources.

Real estate investments should demonstrate attributes regarded as preserving habitat biodiversity and / or cultural resources.

Not exact matches

Acts of parliament need to be passed, as in the state of Victoria in Australia, that provide for the preservation of species by preserving critical habitats.

For example, some fish, like salmon, build their nests only in gravel of a certain size, he notes, and so, «as rivers are increasingly being restored for fish habitat, it is important to know what slopes and flow depths will preserve a particular size of gravel on the riverbed.»

Just as preserving forests offers a chance to sequester carbon and curb climate change, preventing the disruption of coastal habitats, which are often razed for development or aquaculture, ensures that their deep carbon deposits are not released into the atmosphere as carbon dioxide.

In their upcoming second Ecological Restoration publication titled «Resurgence of Native Plants After Removal of Amur honeysuckle from Bender Mountain Preserve,» Conover and Sisson reveal the lengths to which honeysuckle alters habitats by decreasing light availability and depleting soil moisture and nutrients, as well as by possibly releasing toxic chemicals that prevent other plant species from growing in the vicinity.

Because the newly created genetic resource is so broad, representing distantly related rice species that have evolved in habitats throughout Asia, Africa, South America, and Australia, it enables researchers to zero - in on valuable sequences that have been preserved as the plants adapted to different growing conditions.

Dedicating some areas to intensive production may allow other areas to be preserved as habitat, said Taal Levi, co-author and assistant professor in Fisheries and Wildlife at Oregon State.

That quality extends to the care given to protecting and preserving water resources and natural spaces within the course as habitat for wildlife.

Mission Statement: It is the Mission of Ocean Riders of Marin to preserve the Golden Gate Dairy as a horse boarding facility; to restore its historic structures; to continue sound principles of conservation to protect the local habitat of the Redwood Creek Watershed; and to offer equine facilitated learning opportunities to the public, especially to people from under resourced communities.

Today, Katmai National Park and Preserve remains an active volcanic landscape, but it also protects 9,000 years of human history as well as important habitat for salmon and thousands of brown bears.

Such active organizations as the Belize Audubon Society are dedicated to preserving the natural beauties and habitats of the country while helping to make them available to visitors from all over the world

Bates and his son Richard are at the helm of Fordoun, and besides being excellent hosts and astute businessmen; have a keen interest in preserving the environment having donated part of their land to serve as a breeding habitat for the endangered wattled crane and oribi antelope.

Its focus extends beyond preserving natural habitats to the support of local communities in areas such as education, health, sport and council.

In Costa Rica, Brenes - Mora has seized on the connection between large herbivores and carbon sequestration as a way to highlight the importance of preserving the tapirs, under threat from habitat loss as pineapple plantations expand and from traffic on the Pan-American Highway.

The proposed action (Alternative # 5 — Beaver Pond Terrace) called for a reorientation of management and use to more adequately preserve and interpret the area's globally significant Alaskan brown bear viewing opportunities and prime brown bear habitat, and to manage these elements as integral parts of an evolving environment that also contains nationally significant cultural resources, scenic values, and world - class sport fishing opportunities.

It's also home to a strand of spectacular beaches — Hilton Head Island Beach was the state's most Instagrammed place in 2016 — and preserved land that serves as habitat for rare and endangered species.

From fragile native habitats to historic landmarks, ancient redwood groves to dramatic coastal preserve, the park's value as an urban educational resource is unsurpassed.

St. Barths may be highly developed as far as Caribbean islands go, but residents also have taken great care to preserve the local marine habitat from overuse and exploitation.

Established in 1985, this baboon sanctuary was set up as a cooperative agreement among 12 local farmers and landowners in Bermudian Landing who voluntarily agreed to preserve the area's black howler monkey habitat.

Today, Katmai National Park and Preserve remains an active volcanic landscape, but it also protects 9,000 years of human history as well as important habitat for salmon and the thousands of brown bears that feed on them.

Here, you can learn everything you desire to know about these beautiful creatures as well as how you can help preserve their habitat.

The diorama is displayed behind glass, as if it were a habitat preserved in a natural - history museum.

This thematic group exhibition explores dualities of wild and tame, human and animal as well as addressing the loss of animal habitats and efforts to document and preserve species.

Preserving forests might make economic sense for governments and forest dwellers, and it could also help preserve the habitats of endangered mammals such as orangutans and elephants, according to a study released this week.

While these measures may preserve landmass, they do not provide the same opportunities for habitats as natural rock formations.

«In addition to working to help America's farmers as the Chair of the Senate Ag Committee, Senator Stabenow is fighting to preserve Great Lakes health and protect sensitive habitat.»

As Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, Senator Leahy led funding efforts to preserve coastal, littoral, and reef resources in the world's richest marine habitats.

• reducing the risk of major killers like heart disease, stroke and cancers while cutting exposure to food borne pathogens; • offering a viable answer to feeding the world's hungry, through more efficient use of grains and other crops; • saving animals from suffering in factory farm conditions and from painful slaughter; • conserving vital, but limited freshwater, fertile topsoil and other precious resources; • preserving irreplaceable ecosystems, such as rainforests and other wildlife habitats; • mitigating the ever - expanding environmental pollution of animal agriculture; and the list goes on.

From lead paint remediation to end the thousands of deaths caused by decades paint chips flaking into the soil, to pulling mountains of invasive plants and replacing them with native plant species and safe habitat for nesting birds, the USFWS does as much as possible on a tight budget with few workers to return this place to its former glory — all while preserving the military history of the atoll.

They are one of 987 courses in the world to receive the honor as a Certified Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary which helps to preserve and maintain the wildlife habitat and it's natural resources.

The approach, spearheaded largely by developers, was seen as a way to balance a community's need to develop in a wetlands area and the public's interest in preserving the often swampy lands, which provide species habitat, groundwater recharge, and flood mitigation.

The mitigation fee would be used to preserve another portion of the basin area as a natural habitat.

Exchanges are also used to further environmental protection objectives, such as through swaps involving conservation easements to preserve habitat and prevent future development.