Sentences with phrase «cultural impact of their activities»

Increasingly, CFOs are making the link between measuring the environmental, social and cultural impact of their activities and long - term business value.

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The 193 signatories to the convention agreed to outlaw such geoengineering projects «until there is an adequate scientific basis on which to justify such activities and appropriate consideration of the associated risks for the environment and biodiversity and associated social, economic and cultural impacts».

Although not readily visible to the casual observer on Andros Island amid an abundance of natural resources including a wide range of beautiful flora and fauna species, fresh water springs, dense woodlands with chestnut and poplar trees along with a preserved cultural identity including the presence of ancient water mills surrounded by an azure blue sea, there are nevertheless some natural threats and threats from anthropogenic activities associated with the island's continuing growth that adversely impact the conservation status of the project's targeted species.

«This is the first preliminary evidence that attending a cultural event can have an impact on endocrine activity,» said research lead Daisy Fancourt of the Centre for Performance Science, a partnership between the Royal College of Music and Imperial College London.

Ideas should also lead to enjoyment and satisfaction in being able to answer or find answers to the kinds of questions that people ask about themselves and the natural world, and have cultural significance reflecting achievements in the history of science, inspiration from the study of nature and the impacts of human activity on the environment.

Health Supported by SPORTA, the national association of leisure and cultural trusts, the Health education stream will focus on the impact of physical activity on the nation's health and how the leisure industry has a huge role to play in driving change.

Through parent outreach activities like the the Language Cultural Liaison and Parents as Teachers programs, AKPIRC impacted thousands of families every year.

In her study of motivational factors that impact student engagement, Kathleen Cushman identified «social learning with others, links to students» own interests, cultural connections, physical activity, relevance to the larger world, competition, an element of choice and sheer curiosity about an intriguing puzzle» (2013, p. 42).

Many students have reported that not being involved in student government activities, sports, extracurricular clubs, and other traditional forms of student involvement affected their self - esteem, cultural identity, and critical thinking, ultimately negatively impacting their engagement as students.

Our objectives are based on the sustainable development of our tourist activities, handling processes environmentally responsibles and offering a human experience of cultural interaction and respect to the nature, with qualified, competent and motivated personnel and a suitable infrastructure which generate a high quality service and a customized treatment oriented to generate the satisfaction of the different segments of our market needs, surpassing the expectations of our clients, diminishing the impact of the environment and contributing to improve the social welfare of the locality».

She worked alongside the Picture Generation and the activities of CalArts in the late 1970s, creating moving - image works that critically anticipated the prevalence of video gaming, virtual reality, and the impact of online networks on self - representation, social life and cultural practices.

From November 4 - 5, 2011, curators from around the world discussed critical issues in their practice today, examining the possible impact of exhibitions and related curatorial activities on cultural and social change.

But proponents of indigenous rights and cultural integrity tend to see it as causing cultural erosion, with the attendant negative impacts to the ecologies that have been cared for by local cultures forever, precisely through their subsistence activities.

California also has the necessarily diverse mix of geographic landscapes, weather patterns, business activities, cultural groups, and socio - political attitudes so as to allow a useful assessment of what kinds of environmental, economic, and lifestyle impacts would be acceptable to a representative sample of American society.

Climate - related geo - engineering activities [should not] take place until there is an adequate scientific basis on which to justify such activities and appropriate consideration of the associated risks for the environment and biodiversity and associated social, economic and cultural impacts.

Examples of healing processes might include women - specific and men - specific groups; story - telling circles; cultural activities; (150) understanding the impacts of issues such as racism, colonisation and identity on Indigenous well - being; the use of mentors and / or elders to provide support to individuals; and retreats or residential - style components where participants spend a period of time going through the healing process, usually on a spiritually significant site, away from their families and communities.

The ILUA template provides that a notice must be given to the native title claim group of any high impact activity proposed (the same notice can be used for both native title and Aboriginal cultural heritage high impact activities).

A range of local government activities are rated as having either a «high impact» or «low impact» — to the extent that they may affect native title and to the extent that they may impact on Aboriginal cultural heritage.