Sentences with phrase «continued habitat destruction»

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The continued development of maritime transportation around the world, especially in new areas such as the Arctic, can increase conservation impacts to wildlife, including disturbance, fatal strikes, introduction of pathogens through ballast water, habitat destruction through anchoring (especially on corals), introduction of invasive species, air emis ¬ sions, noise, and fuel spills.

The researchers claimed that changing weather patterns would commit up to 37 percent of the world's species to extinction by 2050 — far more than would go extinct if we continued at the current rate of habitat destruction.

Today's seas continue to face these threats, as well as from habitat destruction, warming and ocean acidification.

Continuing threats to bald eagle populations include lead poisoning from ammunition in hunter - shot prey, collisions with motor vehicles and stationary structures, and development - related destruction of shoreline nesting, perching, roosting and foraging habitats.

While I share many of his fears and can relate to a sense of despair in light of continued growth in CO2 emissions, habitat destruction and plastic pollution in the oceans, I see many reasons why it is absolutely necessary to explore and pursue the possibility of a «good Anthropocene.»

Growing demand for meat, animal feeds and agrofuels in Europe is contributing to the continued destruction of the Amazon and Cerrado habitats in Brazil.

However destruction of wildland habitats to make way for agriculture continues to erode the amount of carbon stored in the biomass and soil.

Our continued destruction and degradation of natural habitat, driving extinction, means much less carbon storage and the loss of water from natural systems as well as our own.

The researchers claimed that changing weather patterns would commit up to 37 percent of the world's species to extinction by 2050 — far more than would go extinct if we continued at the current rate of habitat destruction.

Facing criticism, biofuels industry forms new lobby group to influence lawmakers (7/25/2008) Under attack by politicians, aid groups, and environmentalists for driving up food prices and fueling destruction of ecologically sensitive habitats, some of the world's largest agroindustrial firms have formed a lobby group to influence consumers and lawmakers to support continued subsidies for biofuel production, reports Reuters.

They also face other threats from habitat destruction, continued poaching for ivory, meat and hides; trophy hunting; and removal because of conflicts with humans.