Sentences with phrase «caused by agriculture»

A third of our greenhouse gases are caused by agriculture and land use clearing.

These tools provide the means to sharpen assessment and management capacities required to: compare the result of several water allocations plans; improve soil - moisture control - practices under rainfed conditions; optimize irrigation scheduling; sustainably intensify crop production; close the yield and water - productivity gaps; quantify the impact of climate variability and change on cropping systems; enhance strategies for increased water productivity and water savings; minimize the negative impact on the environment caused by agriculture.

And deforestation caused by agriculture, particularly coffee plantations, leaves native birds without a habitat, though conservation groups are working with local farmers to promote shade - grown coffee and end clear - cutting.

A global plan, ambitious but doable, could double food production by mid-century and simultaneously rein in the emissions, deforestation and pollution caused by agriculture

Not exact matches

The Karst region of northern Lithuania has suffered greatly from pollution caused by intensive agriculture and high rates of fertilizer and pesticide application encouraged in the 1950s and 1960s.

Conversion of natural vegetation to agriculture is a major source of CO2, not only due to losses of plant biomass but also, increased decomposition of soil organic matter caused by disturbance and energy costs of various agricultural practices such as fertilization and irrigation.

Conventional agriculture in the area uses the water from the rivers and causes further salinization by over-irrigation with already salinated water.

He observed the floods were caused by the obstruction of water by a man made dam constructed by the Ministry of Food and Agriculture, and not by the activities of illegal miners as earlier claimed.

Hear him: «Let me assure you that if I am elected President, the world will have no cause to worry about Nigeria as it has had to recently; that Nigeria will return to its stabilising role in West Africa; and that no inch of Nigerian territory will ever be lost to the enemy because we will pay special attention to the welfare of our soldiers in and out of service; we will give them adequate and modern arms and ammunition to work with; we will improve intelligence gathering and border controls to choke Boko Haram's financial and equipment channels; we will be tough on terrorism and tough on its root causes by initiating a comprehensive economic development plan promoting infrastructural development, job creation, agriculture and industry in the affected areas.

On 18 July, nearly 1,300 counties across 29 states were declared «natural disaster areas» by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) as a result of crop damage and loss caused by the drought and heat.

By displacing agriculture for food — and causing more land clearing — biofuels are bad for hungry people and the environment

And it is a mass extinction entirely caused by the relentless expansion of human habitat and agriculture, as well as human domination of the natural systems — such as the climate — that make life possible.

The Norse «damaged their environment» as they had done in Iceland, Diamond asserted, based on analyses of dust that suggested erosion caused by felling trees, agriculture, and turf cutting.

Agriculture, drilling, and old pollution from waste pits left by the oil and gas industry were all considered possible causes of the contamination.

The Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries have long been suffering from harmful algae blooms caused by excess nutrients running off of the land, due largely to a continually growing population in the Baltimore - Washington corridor and the development of animal and plant agriculture in its watershed.

The authors showed that after the initial waves of human arrival, mammal extinctions followed, presumably first caused by hunting and later by forest clearing for agriculture, which reduces the habitat for native mammals.

In Australia's broader agriculture, food and wine sectors, issues caused by salinity have been estimated to cost in excess of $ 1 billion each year.

«It's not a new phenomenon,» Jaffe says, but it has gotten worse with deforestation and desertification caused by poorly managed agriculture.

In the future, enhanced N2O emissions from natural soil such as sub-Arctic tundra might mask the isotope effect caused by mitigation actions derived from agriculture.

Put together, arsenic, chromium, lead, mercury and pesticides are the leading causes of such toxic hot spots largely created by mining, metal smelting, chemical manufacture, agriculture, heavy industry, tanneries and waste disposal, among other activities.

«The overwhelming cause of this biodiversity loss is land - use change, driven by the expansion of agriculture and plantations for crops such as oil palm.

Hypoxic (very low oxygen) and anoxic (no oxygen) zones are caused by excessive nutrient pollution, often from human activities such as agriculture, which results in insufficient oxygen to support most marine life in near - bottom waters.

Hypoxia is caused by excessive nutrient pollution, often from human activities such as agriculture that results in too little oxygen to support most marine life in bottom and near - bottom water.

Direct heat created by wildfires and slash - and - burn agriculture similarly causes clouds to evaporate and reduces relative humidity, increasing the sun's penetration and raising temperatures.

• Safe: free of disease - causing microorganisms (bacteria, viruses, spores); heavy metals; chemicals from industry and agriculture; pharmaceuticals; disinfectants and related by - products; radioactivity; and synthetic fluoride; • Fresh: neither salty nor stagnant; • Clean: physically, biologically and chemically; • Natural: coming from a pristine mountain stream, glacial river or fresh spring; • Hydrating: water with low surface tension and thus better hydrating; • Mineral balanced: contains a wide variety of minerals including trace minerals, excellent ionic activity (Total Dissolved Solids ~ 300 ppm), including cations such as calcium, magnesium, potassium and sodium; and anions such as nitrate, chloride, bicarbonate, sulfate and carbonate.

It has been genetically transformed by the world's biggest agriculture companies to maximize yield and profit, and is now one of the leading causes of obesity and serious health problems all around the world.

After a lifetime of ecological research, Zimbabwean ecologist Allan Savory discovered (the hard way) that the quickest and most efficient way for humanity to re-build topsoil and restore the ecological damage caused by modern agriculture is to put grazing animals onto broken land.

The study, published recently in the Journal of Proteome Research by scientists at the United States Department of Agriculture and Columbia University, took a closer look at the remaining 25 percent of wheat proteins to determine whether they also caused problems for celiac disease patients suffering from gluten intolerance.

I can't recall all the chronology but our hair - brained trek to northern climes was possibly due to population pressures caused / enhanced by the introduction of agriculture and the «abundance» of all those starchy carbs!

The WorldWatch Institute estimates that a staggering 51 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions are caused by animal agriculture, and the United Nations has also urged everyone to eat less meat to combat global warming.

Animal agriculture — by the sheer numbers — is the leading cause of animal cruelty.

Undercover investigations might also cause indirect impact by increasing public opposition to animal agriculture or certain features of it.

I shared with them records submitted to the Virginia Department of Agriculture by PETA showing that they kill and cause to be killed thousands of animals a year, upwards of 99 % of the animals.

Under BAU [Business As Usual], agriculture and civilization will collapse some time between 2050 and 2055 due to drought / desertification caused by GW [Global Warming].

By the way, I'd just like to mention that I am far happier to be arguing about the comparative benefits of nuclear power, wind, solar, geothermal, biomass, conservation, efficiency, reforestation, organic agriculture, etc. for quickly reducing CO2 emissions and concentrations, than to be engaged in yet another argument with someone who doesn't believe that CO2 is a greenhouse gas, or that human activities are not causing warming, or that the Earth is cooling, or thinks that AGW is a «liberal» conspiracy to destroy capitalism, etc..

So much like Texas has become one of the largest wind powered states, we could maybe be the model for agriculture, and both our states the icons of excesses and damages caused by both energy and agriculture.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture designated 14 counties in 2011 and 42 counties in 2012 as primary natural disaster areas due to losses caused by drought and excessive heat during those summers.

[1] «Indirect land use change» (ILUC) means that many biofuels harm the climate even more than the fossil fuels they replace — due to land use changes caused by the expansion of agriculture to meet the additional demand for crop - based biofuels.

It is impossible to even be stunned anymore by the incompetency of those propagating these solutions — climate change is causing a loss of land and work and the response is to essentially steal or buy (without permission) land from the people whose agriculture is already being adversely affected.

In fact, a report released by Forest Trends this year found that almost three - quarters of deforestation between 2000 and 2012 was caused by commercial agriculture, a significant shift from the timber industry that drove the majority of deforestation in the 20th century.

The climate case for such a suggestion has been well - covered by now, but a quick refresher: Livestock is responsible for 14.5 percent of the world's human - caused emissions, nearly half of that coming from the resources needed to grow and ship the corn and soy that most of the animals eat, according to the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization.

The Mongol invasion may have caused a small reduction in global CO2, though it was overshadowed by agriculture.

Sudden population decreased caused by the Black Death may have resulted in a decrease of agriculture and reforestation of agricultural land.

The reasons for the declines remain speculative but vegetation succession, climatic fluctuations, predation by native and exotic species, competition from other frog species, and water pollution caused by pesticides and / or other chemicals associated with agriculture are possibly significant (Harding 1997, Lannoo 1998, Hammerson 1999, Hammerson and Livo 1999).

While in the 20th century tropical forests often went to meet demand for timber, about three - quarters (71 %) of all tropical deforestation between 2000 and 2012 was caused by commercial agriculture.

In addition, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) routinely warns of large - scale famines caused by climate disruption...

Times News Network: The National Green Tribunalhas directed the agriculture ministry to hold a meeting with Punjab, Haryana, UP and Delhi to prepare «composite» guidelines to prevent pollution caused by straw burning.

This flying insect decline is probably caused by land use factors (agriculture, possibly insecticides like neonicotinoids, possibly amplified by inert effects of «ecological sinks» in the landscape) and independent of climate development.]

In 2002, over 33,000 salmon died in a massive fish kill caused by dams on the river, as well as water diversions, agriculture, industrial pollution, mining, road building and poor forestry.

If, as he says, «Adding more (CO2) «should» cause warming, with the magnitude of that warming being the real question...» then the minuscule amount of CO2 / methane created by paleo societies in their forest - burning agriculture 5,000 years ago had some part in creating the anthropocene.