Sentences with phrase «diverse ecological systems»
In 2005 the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, which monitors the state of the world's forests every few years, reported that 13 million hectares of global forests are lost annually, including 6 million hectares of what are described as primary forests - some of the most biologically diverse ecological systems in the world.
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That just as all the products we use came into existence through a mind, these being consistent with reality, so likewise of not only the earth with its marvelous ecological systems, but all the universe by which we keep time, from the passing of one day to the passing of one year allowing to keep track of time, that all these diverse, but harmonious systems are the product of a Supreme Designer for the benefit and enjoyment of mankind.
«You have a lot of closely related species with these diverse ecological challenges and different social systems,» she says.
The topography and weather are extremely diverse: Hawai'i has 11 of the world's 13 climate zones, varied ecological systems, and elevations range from sea level to 13,967 feet.