Not exact matches
A healthy
global debate has occurred concerning the benefits of using non-native trees for restoring some aspects of
ecosystem function in
degraded habitats.
Scientific evidence is amassing that
global marine
ecosystems have been extensively
degraded by overfishing, pollution and man - made
global warming.
From slowing, and maybe even reversing
global climate change through soil carbon sequestration to creating perennial food crops that mimic natural prairies and help protect our waterways, there are many methods that could be deployed to both reduce farming's negative impact and simultaneously start rebuilding natural
ecosystem services that have previously been
degraded.
In calculating the potential of rangelands to sequester carbon to offset
global climate change and improve
ecosystem function we can not ignore the superior outcomes achieved by conservation award winning ranchers, those who have restored
ecosystem function and productivity on
degraded rangeland using adaptively managed multi-paddock, time - controlled grazing, or published research that does not refute the results achieved on these ranches.
Please forgive me for stating the obvious: there are mountains of scientific evidence, plenty of sound reasons and abundant common sense imploring the leaders of India, China, the US and the rest of the over-developed and under - developed world to consider that the seemingly endless,
global expansion of large - scale industrialization and production capabilities, now overspreading the surface of Earth, could be approaching a point in history when these unbridled big - business activities could dangerously destablize frangible
global ecosystems, irreversibly
degrade the environment, recklessly dissipate Earth's natural resource base and, perhaps, destroy our planetary home as a fit place for human habitation by our children.
He summarizes by saying «In calculating the potential of rangelands to sequester carbon to offset
global climate change and improve
ecosystem function we can not ignore the superior outcomes achieved by conservation award winning ranchers, those who have restored
ecosystem function and productivity on
degraded rangeland using adaptively managed multi-paddock, time - controlled grazing, or published research that does not refute the results achieved on these ranches.»
EcoPlanet is the first company to successfully industrialize bamboo, providing a proven model of successful
ecosystem restoration at scale, converting thousands of acres of
degraded land back into fully functioning
ecosystems, reversing the negative effects of
global climate change and providing thousands of marginalized people with the potential to change their own lives in areas of the world where few opportunities exist, all while reducing deforestation and forest degradation through the provision of a sustainable alternative fiber for timber and fiber manufacturing industries.
Pollution is now a substantial problem that endangers the health of billions,
degrades the Earth's
ecosystems, undermines the economic security of nations, and is responsible for an enormous
global burden of disease, disability, and premature death.»
In the wake of growing
global concern over decreasing shark populations and
degrading health of marine
ecosystems, Humane Society International India has petitioned leading airlines in India to end their role in the international trade in shark fins.