Sentences with phrase «ecological benefits of»

Few can deny the ecological benefits of building with wood.

Nutiva introduced America's first hemp food bar at a time when the extraordinary nutritional value and ecological benefits of hemp foods were little known.

«The scientific evidence refuting the ecological benefits of rotational grazing is robust, but also narrowly focused, because it derives from experiments that intentionally excluded these human variables.

Perhaps you're a naturalist who is interested in the ecological benefits of pollinators.

«I hope this will highlight to fisheries decision - makers the ecological benefits of robust populations of spawning salmon,» says Nelson.

Guided by progressive conservationists, its managers embraced the ecological benefits of fire before the Forest Service did.

As the world celebrates World Environment Day on June 5, WABA would like to remind everyone about the ecological benefits of breastfeeding and that the practice of bottle feeding including the production of breastmilk substitutes and baby foods are non - renewable products that create ecological damage at every stage of their production, distribution and use.

Miramichi Leader, January 23, 2009 Weatherproofing can cut your energy costs by the Editors of E / The Environmental Magazine» A growing number of green - minded parents are starting to recognize the health and ecological benefits of reusable cloth diapers over disposables.

In partnership with European retailers and other stake - holders, Volkert has launched the «Dr. Good Food» campaign to raise awareness of the health and ecological benefits of fruits & vegetables.

The author ties it all together with chapters on the economic and ecological benefits of organic coffee farming.

«I love the ecological benefit of not having the waste of needing to buy a lot of copies and then having to discard half of them two years later,» one library department head told us.

Not exact matches

Dozens of companies hope nutritional and ecological benefits can overcome diners» squeamishness

«People are now willing to compromise in the quality of the reading experience if they believe that compromise buys an ecological benefit,» he says.

In the context of considering the NGP's economic burdens and benefits (NGP Report, Volume II, s. 2.4.4), the JRP noted that the concept of «ecological goods and services» was described during the hearing but that, based on the hearing record, the estimated costs for damages to ecosystem goods and services were not well quantified and based on a methodology that is not currently broadly accepted.

Clean capitalism is an economic system whose prices fully incorporate social, economic and ecological benefits and costs, and whose actors know the impacts of their marketplace actions.

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.

But as we survey the world situation today, the general feeling is that along with many benefits, many of the promises of technology stand betrayed and there is evidence of a lot of technology having become instruments of exploitation of peoples, destruction of cultures and dehumanization of persons and pose threat of destruction not only to the whole humanity through nuclear war but also to the whole community of life on the earth through the destruction of its ecological basis.

Whether you're concerned about animal welfare, your ecological footprint, or the nutritional benefits of a vegan diet, Oaxaca has you covered.

With a shared vision of how organic principles and practices can benefit all of human society and the planet's diverse ecosystems, IFOAM — Organics International and the International Society of Organic Farming Research (ISOFAR), and their generous supporters, the government of Goesan County, Republic of Korea, held an International Organic Expo from 18 September — 11 October 2015, to imagine and plan the future of the organic sector and its contribution to ecological sustainability and societal well - being.

Fermented foods are having a big moment, prompted in part by a flood of new research on the human microbiome — the ecological community of microorganisms living in the human body — and the benefits

She advocated that it was «important that kangaroo meat be made generally available throughout Australia», a view which is unfortunately inconsistent with its comparatively limited supply and with the notion of it becoming sold as a speciality meat at a much higher price, with the ecological benefits which that could bring (see Chapter 8).

I recently reviewed a paper, Field - testing ecological and economic benefits of coffee certification programs, that included a nifty summary table of the criteria used for shade certification by Rainforest Alliance, and Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center (under the «Bird - Friendly» trademark).

In years of relatively low flow, changes in weir pool levels in conjunction with environmental water use can confer ecological benefits between the river and floodplain, such as nutrient exchange and wetting of fringing vegetation.

On the other hand, well - managed tea production landscapes can help arrest or even reverse land degradation, while providing a range of economic and ecological benefits for local communities, downstream beneficiaries, and the global commons.

This is despite growing high - level recognition of the benefits of ecological based agriculture and organic in particular as a solution to the MDG 1: Extreme Poverty & Hunger:

And he, much to the shock of vegetarians, liberals, animal - rights activists and grocery - store shoppers everywhere, makes an enthusiastic and palpable argument (palpable in that it is entertaining and well thought - out, albeit full of name - calling like «tofu breath») for the supposed ecological, physical and familial benefits of killing your own food (including growing your own veggies).

This will happen by adopting a culture of innovation and continuous improvement that works to implement best practices across a full spectrum of sustainability dimensions — social, ecological, economic, cultural and accountability — for the benefit of all of agriculture and the peoples of the world that depend on it.

Doherty et al. (2000) described sustainable agriculture as «ecological engineering solutions aiming to minimally manipulate and manage ecosystems for the benefit of both nature and humanity».

The establishment of semi-natural habitats within organic systems and the avoidance of pesticide use contribute to maintaining the biological connectivity and the larger ecological web, which benefit both agriculture and nature conservation.

Organic clothing benefits the earth by leaving a small ecological footprint and preserves the earth for generations of species to come.

The Forestry Commission's function is to create, protect and manage the permanent forest estates and protected areas in the various ecological zones of the country to conserve Ghana's biophysical heritage, prepare and implement integrated forest and wildlife management plans for the maintenance of the environment to the benefit of all segments of society and to regulate the harvesting of timber, wildlife and other non-timber forest products among others.

Many ecologists, on the other hand, recognize the benefit of making commercial forestry more nature - friendly but say Białowiez˙a should remain free from human interference, as a unique ecological observatory for Europe.

Debates are now erupting over the benefits and ecological risks of releasing such insects into the wild — and whether gene drives could also thwart invasive species such as Asian carp and cane toads, or combat other animal - borne pathogens such as the one causing Lyme disease.

But Alaska salmon falls short and lags behind some of the world's fisheries in how it benefits local fishermen, processing workers and nearby rural communities, according to a new assessment that ranks the vitality of a fishery by looking at its economic and community benefits as well as its ecological health.

The 1982 Falklands War between Argentina and the United Kingdom over ownership of a group of small islands in the South Atlantic Ocean also had an unexpected ecological benefit.

Whether they are absorbing or releasing the gas, they will always be keeping some CO2 out of the atmosphere and providing other ecological benefits.

In contrast to the often narrowly defined single - objective nature of flood control, they observe that SFM places an emphasis not only on reducing risk (to people, economics and the environment) but also on seeking opportunities to working with natural processes and promoting multiple benefits across a range of criteria (ecological, societal and economic).

Our genetic technology is only beginning to tap the vast potential benefits of these libraries, and seemingly «minor» species are typically the most specialized organisms; we can expect that ecological specialists will often turn out to have the most unusual genes and hence represent potential resources that we should preserve for our future needs.

In their letter, the organizations describe the ecological importance of wetlands, which can remove otherwise harmful nutrient pollution from water, as well as the benefits wetlands provide to humans.

Given the rapidly decreasing costs of sequencing, many more species are becoming sequenced, including emerging models important for evolutionary and ecological questions that could benefit from the functional insights that positional cloning can provide.»

In an article in Ecological Applications, Leah Gerber of Arizona State University (ASU), Tempe, and colleagues spell out how this controversial idea would benefit both whales and whalers.

The study suggests combining well - designed marine reserves with sensible management of the target fishery for broad economic and ecological benefits.

Their original plan was to reduce pollution the most where this will have the greatest ecological benefit, rather than calling for more blanket reductions of emissions.

Our study shows that in addition to habitat fragmentation, the addition of human - made structures benefit ravens, whereas some species of raptors like the Ferruginous Hawk have been impacted and limited in nesting areas,» said study lead author Peter Coates, an ecologist with the USGS Western Ecological Research Center.

Toby Tyrrell, Professor in Earth System Science at the University of Southampton and co-author of the study, said: «In the future ocean, the trade - off between changing ecological and physiological costs of calcification and their benefits will ultimately decide how this important group is affected by ocean acidification and global warming.

This project aims to heighten awareness among relevant countries of the ecological role of large carnivores, their socio - economic impacts and the potential benefits of their presence.

To develop robust indicators of ecological health and socioeconomic benefits that can be utilized by resource managers.

A symbiotic relationship is a close ecological relationship between the individuals of two (or more) different species that may, but does not necessarily, benefit each species.

Today, it is possible to restore ecosystem structure and functionality for the benefit of wildlife and to regain some of the original ecological services for human benefit.

The aim of the new study, then, was to combine ecological and economic models into one, to get a better sense of the potential costs and benefits of grasses as biofuels.