Sentences with phrase «conservation are of concern to»

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There is significant concern within the coffee industry about meeting future demand, notes Bambi Semroc, vice president of sustainable markets and strategies for Conservation International, a nonprofit committed to environmental protection.

«This is a proven environmental initiative by Cadia that demonstrates its concern to optimize conservation of water as a resourced shared with the broader community,» said CST Waste Water Solutions Managing Director Michael Bambridge.

Thus there may be many well - intentioned and earnest sportsmen at Tanforan, say, or Hialeah who consider conservation the concern only of some kind of nuts who probably want to turn all the nation's race tracks into refuges for the whooping crane.

Last month, the State Department of Environmental Conservation along with the New York Department of State said there are several concerns with the proposed designations starting with the eastern Long Island Sound disposal site as being unnecessary, according to the governor.

On the day the results of the state tests were announced, state Department of Environmental Conservation acting commissioner Basil Seggos and top Cuomo aide Jim Malatras visited the Rensselaer County village to meet with concerned residents.

We are active within the political system on a broad range of issues that concern every New Yorker, from taxation, conservation to local food availability.

We are active within the political system on a broad range of issues that concern every New York, from taxation, conservation to local food availability.

A state Department of Environmental Conservation administrative law judge has not yet made a decision as to whether there should be more hearings concerning the safety of the storage.

Last week, the state Department of Environmental Conservation and Adirondack Park Agency had expressed concerns about the environmental impact of the tanker cars and pledged to look into «all legal and regulatory options to ensure the environment and the public are protected.»

The Marine Conservation Society (MCS) has welcomed the proposals but is concerned that the bill in its current form does not make a strong enough commitment to the establishment of an effective network of highly protected marine reserves.

The Department of Environmental Conservation has responded to concerns raised the EPA noting the loan is both legal, appropriate and not unusual.

March 5, 2010 Pomona hearing 1:00 - 4:00 PM Health and Mental Health Transportation, Economic Development, Environmental Conservation Rockland County Fire Training Center Auditorium 35 Firemen's Memorial Drive, Pomona, NY 10970 Contact: Dan Moscato at [phone] or [email protected] March 12, 2010 Bronxville hearing 4:00 - 7:00 PM Education, Labor and Family Assistance Public Protection and General Government Concordia College Sommer Center for Worship & the Performing Arts 171 White Plains Road, Bronxville, NY 10708 Contact: Shelley Andrews at [phone] or [email protected] The Hudson Valley Delegation of the New York State Senate In an effort to ensure the Hudson Valley is fairly represented in all legislative matters before the Senate, nine local Senators representing the counties of Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, and Westchester have formed a bipartisan delegation to more effectively advocate for the needs and concerns of their constituents.

Based on the concerns raised at Monday's public hearing before the state assembly's Standing Committee of Environmental Conservation, state officials will draft a «battle plan,» in the words of State Senator Kenneth LaValle (R - Port Jefferson), for how they can fight to preserve the area as open space and avoid damaging its unique, diverse ecology.

The major concern is that current gene drives «are probably too powerful for us to seriously consider deploying in conservation,» says geneticist Neil Gemmell of the University of Otago in Dunedin, New Zealand.

«As phenology is advancing around the globe, there are concerns that plant - pollinator interactions may be disrupted through phenological mismatches, or mismatches in the timing of when flowers bloom and their pollinators emerge, leading to reduced plant reproduction,» says lead author Zak Gezon, who conducted the research as a doctoral student at Dartmouth and who is now a conservation biologist with Disney's Animal Programs.

Golden eagles are a species of conservation concern, so understanding population - level differences and how individuals interact with turbines is key to meeting a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service target of no net loss to their populations.

Tasmanian devils then numbered 100,000 and had a large island to call home, so the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) classed them as being of «Least Concern».

In their paper, the team of scientists from the National Tropical Botanical Garden and Smithsonian Institution (both USA), and the University of Göttingen, Germany, also raise concerns on the conservation status of this unique tree which is severely limited to a 1.5 km2 area of occupancy on Kaua`i.

You only have to look at mainstream conservation journals to see the macrobial bias: only 2 per cent of papers relate to microbes, and even then mostly as threats to larger organisms rather than being concerned with their preservation.

«By understanding how this animal adapts to changes in the environment, we can determine what we really need to be concerned about and what we really should be doing,» says Stephen DeStefano, a conservation biologist at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, and author of the new book, Coyote at the Kitchen Door: Living with Wildlife in Suburbia (Harvard University Press, 2010).

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN asked four speakers from November's World Parks Congress — a meeting held every 10 years by the International Union for Conservation of Nature to discuss issues concerning protected areas — what would be at the top of their to - do lists for the next decade.

«At present, the synthetic biology and conservation communities are largely strangers to one another, even though they both share many of the same concerns and goals,» said Kent Redford, lead author of the article.

An international conservation organisation and the government's relevant agency tried to block the plan (because the island is outside the species» known native range), saying any such release would contravene a strict interpretation of the law and international guidelines concerning the introduction of endangered species.

Though Martinsen and Schall are quick to note that they anticipate little danger to people from this newly discovered deer malaria, it does underline the fact that many human health concerns are connected to wider ecological systems — and that understanding the biology of other species is a foundation to both conservation and public health management.

It's not known how many birds are being felled by the groundswell of such facilities, but the numbers are high enough to concern bird and conservation groups — regardless of the environmental benefits of solar power.

The unproven nature of ArborGen's fertility controls is concerning largely because they will be used to introduce a robust, foreign tree, conservation groups say.

In addition, out of concern for monarch conservation, some private citizens are also rearing hundreds to thousands of monarchs in backyard operations for release into the wild.

Despite both species being recognised as of conservation concern under international, regional and national plans, very little is known about their populations or biology and hence vulnerability to anthropogenic threats.

The medal was awarded to H.E. Ban Ki - Moon for his work in securing the successful launch of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the stand - alone goal on the oceans — SDG 14 concerning the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Oceans, Seas & Marine Resources for Sustainable Development.

Concerned about the lack of statesmen, conservation of America's freedoms and classically trained leaders, AHA was formed to «build tomorrow's heroes today.»

The American Humane Conservation program's extensive criteria exhaustively verify the many dimensions of animal welfare and well - being, with areas of evaluation including: excellent health and housing; positive social interactions within groups of animals, as well as between animals and handlers; safe and stimulating environments, with concern for factors such as appropriate lighting, sound levels, air quality, and thermoregulation; and evidence of thorough preparation and protocols established to prevent and manage medical or operational emergencies.

The emotive argument that we need to eradicate all cats and make owning one illegal because they kill native birds like sulphur crested cockatoos, rainbow lorikeets, galahs, eastern rosellas and noisy miner birds falls to the ground when you know the conservation status of all these birds is least concern.

Our unwavering determination to promote awareness for the preservation, conservation and education of wild and captive parrot species echoes throughout our site — because their future is our concern.

Conservation Status The most recent edition of the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species listed the Channel Islands slender salamander as of Least Concern since, although its Extent of Occurrence is much less than 5,000 per square kilometer, it is common and occurs in an area of extensive, suitable habitat which appears not to be under threat, it has a presumed large population, and it is unlikely to be declining fast enough to qualify for listing in a more threatened category.

Conservation Status According to the IUCN Red List (2008), the Western Spotted Skunk is listed as Least Concern as they are widely distributed in a variety of habitats including human altered habitats.

Conservation Status According to the IUCN, (International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources), this species is listed as Least Concern in view of its wide distribution, presumed large population, tolerance of a broad range of habitats, occurrence in a number of protected areas, and because it does not appear to be under threat and is unlikely to be declining at nearly the rate required to qualify for listing in a threatened category.

With a team of concerned, ecologically - conscious dive professionals and biologists in place, it is our goal to meet and support the marine conservation needs of the island.

Concerns about conserving the Gili Island's generally, including dive sites, rubbish collection and beach cleaning, reef conservation projects of which there are now 63 BioRock reef regeneration structures have led to the creation of the Gili Eco Trust.

Instead, throughout the exhibit the emphasis is on how artists are responding to growing conservation concerns in terms of seeking solutions through new and imaginative existential approaches.

At the press opening, in the conservation studio that has a glorious floor to ceiling wall of glass on the Hudson (light, light, light), a kind and concerned professional explained: «We have put glass on many paintings for the first few months, because, having learned a lesson from the Tate Modern, we are expecting much larger and much different crowds from the old location, people who do not pay attention to their backpacks or care much about the art.»

At a time when most countries are concerned for the conservation and welfare of dolphins and whales it is strange and disturbing to see a modern country like Japan continue to ignore scientific knowledge and concern for these species.

I would like to challenge several professional contributors, not the laymen of these pages, on suggesting over population of the human being, or population growth, as never being addressed as an alternative to energy conservation: So many of us DO speak of our concerns and prioritization of the «too many human beings» on this planet.

(Washington, D.C., January 8, 2014) The Ohio National Guard facility at Camp Perry, near Port Clinton in northern Ohio, is the focus of possible legal action by American Bird Conservancy (ABC), a leading national bird conservation organization, and Ohio's Black Swamp Bird Observatory (BSBO), which today announced the intention to sue the Ohio National Guard in connection with violations of the federal Endangered Species Act (ESA) and other federal laws concerning the planned installation of a wind turbine on the shores of Lake Erie.

Though I had some experience working in water conservation in the Southeast, I wanted to work as American Rivers» Western Water Intern to familiarize myself with the issues and policy in a region where water supply is of principal concern.

Gore's arguments, on the other hand, are based on decades of interactions with leading scientists, and he does not claim to be an expert in their place, but instead listens to and comes to understand their findings, understanding issues concerning scientific uncertainties, natural variability, conservation laws, and so on.

«The IUCN Polar Bear Specialist Group (PBSG) should have been disbanded in 1996, the year polar bears were down - graded from a status of «vulnerable to extinction'to «lower risk — conservation dependent» (now called «least concern») on the IUCN Red List,» Professor Crockford writes.

«Gola REDD + is an exceptionally high quality exemplar project that presents a unique opportunity for Corporates who are concerned about deforestation, keen to support wildlife conservation and species preservation, whilst taking responsibility for their carbon emissions» said Edward Hanrahan, CEO of ClimateCare.

«Thanks to LCV [the League of Conservation Voters], Sierra Club, Union of Concerned Scientists, Clean Water Action, and Public Citizen for supporting» the resolution, she wrote in an email before its text was publicly released.

As international policy frameworks and pledges of billions of dollars move REDD + forward, many observers remain concerned over how to ensure the lofty promises being made for global forest conservation will actually provide broader social and environmental benefits.

29 There are already many tree planting initiatives proposed or under way that are driven by a range of concerns, from climate change and desert expansion to soil conservation and making cities more habitable.