Sentences with phrase «by rainforests»

Maongabay: Carbon release, storage by rainforests may increase by 50b tons for each degree of climate warming in the tropics.

Posted in Advocacy, Biodiversity, Carbon, Development and Climate Change, Ecosystem Functions, Forest, Green House Gas Emissions, Information and Communication, International Agencies, Land, Lessons, News, Publication, Research, Resilience Comments Off on Carbon Release, Storage By Rainforests May Increase By 50bt

The CO2 taken in by rainforests per hectare is massively greater than a hectare field of sorgom for pigfood.

The resort is a few steps away from epic waterfalls, surrounded by rainforests, and -LSB-...]

Surrounded by rainforests, jungles, and unbelievable natural beauty, a trip to this special region is a must when you're in Maui — and it's all just a short drive from the Old Wailuku Inn at Ulupono!

The resort is next to an epic waterfall, surrounded by rainforests, and located in one of the world's most beautiful tropical beach towns, Montezuma.

Malaysia has a lot to offer: from the tropical beaches of Penang and Malacca to the futuristic city of Kuala Lumpur, passing by the rainforests of Sarawak and Sabah states (in Borneo), Malaysia has something for everyone.

Even you will find thousands of limestone towering islands covered by rainforests.

You'll see waterfalls and wildlife, and instead of pulling into service stations you can stop by the rainforests or even hit the waves as you go.

We already know of the interconnected life patterns whereby oxygen generated by rainforests nourishes all the earth, or where water falling in northern mountains means green gardens in southern California.

I believe this is a farm or group of farms, certified by Rainforest Alliance, in the big Las Lajas cooperative.

All data for Financial Performance Metrics calculations was provided by Rainforest Alliance on recent 990s filed with the IRS.

Their sustainable practices may earn them certification through the Rainforest Alliance Sustainable Agriculture Standard, the Forest Stewardship Council standard (which was co-founded by the Rainforest Alliance) or the Rainforest Alliance's UN-accredited tourism standard.

This coffee is not certified organic, and is labeled shade grown but is not certified as such by Rainforest Alliance or Smithsonian.

This coffee is certified by both Rainforest Alliance and Smithsonian — rest assured your purchase supports biodiversity if it complies with...

In nature, it grows as an «understorey» species, shaded by the rainforest canopy.

(Updated) Finca Platanillo in San Marcos, western Guatemala is the first coffee farm to be verified by Rainforest Alliance (RA) for compliance with the Climate Module of the Sustainable Agriculture Network (SAN, the standards - setting organization for RA).

RA honored companies which significantly advanced the goals set forth by the Rainforest Alliance and have integrated environmental and social sustainability into their work at their 20th anniversary gala last month.

FEV is certified organic, and is being actively courted by Rainforest Alliance for certification and use as a model farm.

Eco-Index, an online compilation of Neotropical conservation projects provided by Rainforest Alliance, has a really nice interview with Georges which describes their work with sustainable coffee, community, and conservation.

And because the beans are 100 % certified by the Rainforest Alliance, you can feel good that you're giving back to farmers and the environment with each and every cup.

We learned that the Haida nation's strict cultural forestry regulations — derived from Yah» guudang — gave Taan Forest a huge advantage in achieving Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certification, the stringent standard used by Rainforest Alliance.

The company, which manages nearly 300,000 acres (119,200 ha) in the Amazonian forest reserve of Bajo Paragua, has been certified by the Rainforest Alliance to Forest Stewardship Council standards since 1999.

The Angel Sandoval concession is one of the first and largest businesses in Bolivia to become FSC - certified by the Rainforest Alliance.

Provide information on the standards and certification program as required by Rainforest Alliance's departments, for both internal and external purposes;

They are all advertised as shade - grown, although none of them are certified by Rainforest Alliance or Smithsonian even though the descriptions list «shade grown» under «Certifications.»

A 2015 study co-authored by the Rainforest Alliance established that the deforestation rate in the Forest Stewardship Council - certified community forestry concessions was nearly zero, as compared to an annual deforestation rate of 1.2 percent in the MBR overall and 5.5 percent in the reserve's buffer zones.

This coffee is certified by both Rainforest Alliance and Smithsonian — rest assured your purchase supports biodiversity if it complies with the strict environmental rules set forth for Smithsonian Bird - Friendly certification.

I recently reviewed a paper, Field - testing ecological and economic benefits of coffee certification programs, that included a nifty summary table of the criteria used for shade certification by Rainforest Alliance, and Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center (under the «Bird - Friendly» trademark).

Nespresso is the espresso pod division; one of the pod varieties, Volluto, is «the first NESPRESSO 100 % AAA Sustainable Quality coffee, independently verified by Rainforest Alliance,» according to the web site.

The assessment will be conducted by the Rainforest Alliance and will cover ten of Musim Mas Group's Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) certified mills in Indonesia.

El Jaguar has been certified by Rainforest Alliance since 2006, and Allegro Coffee (owned by Whole Foods) is the exclusive buyer.

As I noted in the previous post, the investment in technical assistance to farmers builds on the commitment to purchase increasing amounts of certified coffee, primarily from farms certified by Rainforest Alliance.

This policy can not be viewed as creating a promise or contract by the Rainforest Alliance, and it may be amended by the Rainforest Alliance at any time without prior notification.

Members of the Committee are not remunerated by the Rainforest Alliance in any way, do not have any material financial interest in any entity doing business with us, and are not involved with our certification or verification decision - making.

Source: 2012 third - party study commissioned by the Rainforest Alliance

UK chocolate company Whitakers Chocolates is now certified to manufacture chocolate approved by the Rainforest Alliance, Fairtrade and UTZ.

A summary table of the criteria used for shade certification by Rainforest Alliance, and Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center (under the «Bird - Friendly» trademark).

A coffee farm that is part of the ProAves Cerulean Warbler Reserve in Santander, Colombia was recently certified by Rainforest Alliance (under the cooperative Asociación de Cafés Sostenibles de Santander).

Costa's green coffee beans are cultivated in farms certified by Rainforest Alliance.

UK chocolate company Whitakers Chocolates is now certified to manufacture chocolate approved by the Rainforest Alliance, Fairtrade and sustainable farming programme UTZ, a move it says will broaden its opportunities in international markets.

According to the most recent (2006) statistics I could find, only about 40 % of the Fair Trade coffee imported into the U.S. is also certified by Rainforest Alliance and / or Smithsonian Bird - Friendly [1].

All information collected or received by the Rainforest Alliance from participants in the virtual Rainforest Alliance University is used to measure the impact of the Rainforest Alliance University.

One is Eco-OK program development by the Rainforest Alliance and a network of Latin America environmental organizations, and the other is the Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center (SMBC) criteria.

Italic = certified by Rainforest Alliance or Smithsonian Bird - Friendly.

«Amazon River exhales virtually all carbon taken up by rainforest.»

Conventional analysis of satellite data can only detect clear - cut and burned areas, and has been unable to distinguish selective logging hidden by the rainforest's dense canopy.

The FSC was set up in 1993 by rainforest campaigners from groups such as the WWF and the Sierra Club to encourage environmentally friendly and socially responsible logging.

Two «ECO-OK» certificates have been awarded to banana growers in Costa Rica and Hawaii by Rainforest Alliance, a lobby group based in New York.

Certified by the Rainforest Alliance.