The contradictory opinions and the varying designs of scientific studies make it very hard to weigh
the ecological impact of our decisions.
Not exact matches
But he says a
decision on the future
of pulse trawling should wait until 2019, when a 4 - year, EU - funded research program on
ecological impacts, which he coordinates, is due to wrap up.
Robust and accurate
Ecological Footprint accounts can help us make
decisions towards sustainability, and can quantitatively show the positive
impacts of groups, businesses, and people making
decisions that are helping to bring human demand within the means
of the planet.
Policy
decisions made during this window are likely to result in changes to Earth's climate system measured in millennia rather than human lifespans, with associated socioeconomic and
ecological impacts that will exacerbate the risks and damages to society and ecosystems that are projected for the twenty - first century and propagate into the future for many thousands
of years.