Sentences with phrase «biodiversity protection»

But focusing on carbon storage, flood control, outdoor recreation and water provision as well as biodiversity protection delivered the least loss of species, according to the model.

This could help policy makers to develop biodiversity protection measures to mitigate and adapt to the effect of climate change.

Control of pest mammals for biodiversity protection in Australia.

Organic farming practices also focus on biodiversity protection and land regeneration.

With this overview, they found a research and protection bias towards terrestrial and charismatic species: the lions and tigers and bears that serve as poster children for biodiversity protection in other words.

Connect Carbon Trading & Biodiversity Banking Edwards went on to say that his research shows that REDD — which aims to make intact forests more profitable than deforestation through carbon trading — should be linked explicitly with biodiversity protection:

Dr. Bevington is the author of The Rebirth of Environmentalism: Grassroots Activism from the Spotted Owl to the Polar Bear (Island Press, 2009), which chronicles the powerful impact of grassroots forest and biodiversity protection groups on environmental policies in the United States over the past two decades.

Better application of science and technology, empowerment of local communities in decision making, integrating biodiversity conservation into other key sectors, scenario planning that is sensitive to economic and cultural diversity, private sector partnerships in financing biodiversity protection, as well as better cross-border regional collaboration, are some of the many important approaches the report identifies.

The REDD + project has a combined VCS and CCB Double Gold Validation for biodiversity protection which was conducted by the Rainforest Alliance.

ESM 257 - Coastal Marine Policy & Management [4 units] Hastings Conceptual approaches and analytical tools used in marine ecosystem management, marine biodiversity protection, and integrative watershed planning.

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The transition from Thomas Jefferson's belief that mammoths still roamed the Earth to international conventions on biodiversity protection is told in a brisk style, packing in facts, dates and historical insights without ever becoming ponderous.

But when it came to providing funding for biodiversity protection, world leaders were given an «F».

«Global challenges are mounting: in the equitable provision of reliable energy, food and water security, in population health, biodiversity protection, cyber security and the prevention of catastrophic climate change.»

During her graduate studies, Shaye worked with the biodiversity protection groups Conservación de Islas and Island Conservation in México and California; before that she was a wildlife biologist on projects with seabirds, songbirds, raptors, and spiders in Panama, Hawai'i, Florida, California, Wyoming, and Idaho.

The aim of this work is to create a decision support software to aid managers in objective decision making about where to allocate resources to achieve the greatest gains in biodiversity protection.

When healthier, these ecosystems will provide essential services to the surrounding communities — mainly through increased precipitation and biodiversity protection.

Working with professionals at Vision Forestry, Delaware Wild Lands has developed a management and restoration plan that meets all the tests of sustainability and biodiversity protection that the SFI standards demand, while meeting their conservation - driven objectives.

Through a collaborative process, stakeholders decide on the governance and stewardship of natural resources; zero net deforestation; biodiversity protection; equitable benefit sharing; land rights; local livelihoods and food security; smallholder inclusion; and promoting sustainability certification.

Forest Trends experts are authoritative voices on a broad range of issues related to forests, water, climate, sustainable supply chains, biodiversity protection, indigenous communities, and finance for conservation.

It also suggests that national priorities should center on economic production and biodiversity protection, but that these can only be effective with improved governance.

GEF grants finance everything from toxic chemical clean - up to biodiversity protection to anti-wildlife trafficking efforts.

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The list is long: climate stability, biodiversity protection and sustainability, chemical and waste management, water and forests protection and sustainability, green governance, balancing trade and environmental rules, financing and cooperation with the EU.

The objective of CONBIO was (1) to assess the potential of continuous cover forestry to integrate wood production, climate change mitigation and biodiversity protection, and (2) to analyse the effectiveness, speed, and path dependence of relevant cognitive - behavioral policy instruments for nudging the forest owners» choices with respect to mitigation and adaptation to climate change.

However, CDR strategies face several difficulties such as reliance on underground CO2 storage and competition for land with food production and biodiversity protection.

Side effects that weren't factored in to that calculation may include: more efficient and productive food systems, human health improvements, biodiversity protection, poverty reduction — in general, making things better.

«Conserving the existing forests is not only good for the climate as the emissions of greenhouse gases are reduced but also generates additional benefits, such as biodiversity protection» said Dr. Daniel Murdiyarso of the Indonesia - based Centre for International Forestry (CIFOR).

The coalition highlights that the structure of the new Commission, the mission letters, and the choice of Commissioners all reveal a serious downgrading of environment and a roll back of EU commitments to sustainable development, resource efficiency, air quality, biodiversity protection and climate action.

Sixteen percent of Australia is identified as important «biodiversity hotspots» for carbon sequestration and biodiversity protection, with an increasing economic value in environmental and carbon related markets.