Sentences with phrase «ecological integrity»

It would promote ecological integrity on land and sea.

According to Steven Peck of the Toronto - based non-profit Green Roofs for Healthy Cities, green roofs can play an important role in maintaining ecological integrity within otherwise paved over areas.

Papahanaumokuakea is cooperatively managed to ensure ecological integrity and achieve strong, long - term protection and perpetuation of Northwestern Hawaiian Island ecosystems, Native Hawaiian culture, and heritage resources for current and future generations.

This restaurant exemplifies ecological integrity by forsaking popular sushi ingredients that are either over-fished or have a negative impact on the environment.

You might want to look back to earlier posts here on balancing access, safety, and ecological integrity where tourists and biological wonders mix: Splendor, and Danger, at the Ends of the Earth; Can Cruise Ships and Coral Coexist?

The objective of the EEZ Act is the familiar sustainability rhetoric — enable economic growth while maintaining ecological integrity — but it is tricky business because these are large capital - intensive projects in remote locations that bring environmental risks that are considered low probability with severe consequences.

The killing of trillions of fish, shellfish and other species at all life stages through this practice has stressed and depleted our waters, disrupted the food chain and undermined ecological integrity.

As Don Browning says: «Erikson believes that the ego, in contrast to the superego and id, is the human counterpart of those regulatory capacities of animals which assure their ecological integrity.

How can we look after the needs of the poor and deprived and at the same time preserve the ecological integrity of the Earth?

Explore Massachusetts land protection statistics by town, county, watershed, Regional Planning Agency (RPA), or eco-region, including data on land use, development, amount of land protected, ecological integrity, as well as changes over time.

Work is performed outdoors and may be physically demanding, at times, but is rewarding and instrumental in preserving the ecological integrity of areas in and around the sanctuary.

The Adirondack Council is a privately funded not - for - profit organization whose mission is to ensure the ecological integrity and wild character of the Adirondack Park.

John Sheehan is the director of communications for the Adirondack Council, a privately funded not - for - profit organization whose mission is to ensure the ecological integrity and wild character of the Adirondack Park.

Environmental groups, after reading the last draft of the report, criticized the committee's advice to loosen the protection of individual species somewhat and emphasize «ecological integrity,» a measure for the viability of the whole ecosystem.

«Their decline has the potential to disrupt the ecological integrity of these systems, so it's not just these two species in isolation that we're concerned about.»

The research was conducted in collaboration with the Ecological Flows Science Advisory Board that was formed in response to 2010 North Carolina state legislation (NC Session Law 2010 - 143) directing the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality to identify the river flows necessary to maintain the ecological integrity of each of the 17 major river basins in the State.

This is important as these animals are keystone species playing a crucial role in maintaining the ecological integrity of the island communities.»

• The authors found that 83 percent of the 832 reefs surveyed contained less than the 500 kilogram fish biomass threshold needed to maintain ecological integrity and stave off decline.

an artistic eye and ecological integrity, using many recycled materials to create many of her designs.

What is needed is a vision of a networked system of decentralized, community based, sustainable economies in a diversity of settings, which stands on a foundation of ecological integrity, social accountability and an economically equitable distribution.

The responsibility of each citizen and community to ensure meaningful decision - making that is based on the twin principles of ecological integrity and socio - economic equity, conditioned in the interim by a «common but differentiated responsibility» in which those currently rich within the country take on a greater role and / or are incentivised or forced to to give up their excessively consumptive lifestyles in order for the poor to have adequate levels of human security.

The principle of ecological integrity and limits, also encompassing the space needed for other species to thrive, is therefore crucial.

Further, industry and global institutions must appreciate that ensuring economic justice, equity and ecological integrity are of greater value than profits at any cost.

Oakwood Valley and Alta Avenue >> Volunteers and staff with the Park Stewardship program combat invasive species and work to restore the ecological integrity of this site located in Marin County.

Wishtoyo Chumash Foundation Through the Marine Life Protection Act (MLPA) Initiative, Wishtoyo advocated to best ensure a network of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) were established that protect the ecological integrity and fisheries of the Southern California Bight (SCB).

Protecting the ecological integrity of Turneffe Atoll isn't just about sustainable tourism — it's about doing what we can to protect similar ecosystems.

Criteria (x): Home to a diverse array of top predators, on land, sea and in the air, the jaguars of Bacalar Chico, the great hammerheads of the Blue Hole, and the ospreys of Glovers Reef are a testament to the property's importance and its ecological integrity.

Our guests and conservationists alike can now rest assured that the natural beauty and the ecological integrity of the island will forever be protected.

To protect the ecological integrity of Turneffe Atoll by fostering sustainable management practices.

It is a relatively large (6,500 ha), wild and unspoiled area protected by municipal laws that aim to conserve its ecological integrity, natural systems and species.

It is wonderfully gratifying to be able to contribute to the survival of such a spectacular species and to recognize them as a symbol of how humans can conserve and even add to the ecological integrity of our environment.

This Area is critically important to the ecological integrity of the whole Arctic Refuge, providing essential habitats for numerous internationally significant migratory species.

The incident is the latest to illustrate how the lack of governance on the world's remaining resource frontiers threatens both ecological integrity and human rights.

Parties shall, when pursuing actions in the land sector in addition to actions in other sectors and consistent with all relevant international obligations, prioritise the protection, maintenance and restoration of natural ecosystems; undertake emissions reductions and removals in an equitable manner; and the governing body shall develop principles and guidelines for ensuring social protections, food security, ecological integrity, transparency and comparability in relation to such actions.

The News: The ever - increasing roles of the private sector and businesses in protecting coastal areas and maintaining their ecological integrity were the main topics of discussion at a learning event of the ninth regional meeting of the Mangroves for the Future initiative titled «Resilience, Climate Change and the Private Sector in Sustainable Coastal Management».

In order to give flora and fauna the best chance of responding to climate change by migration, Moritz, like Colwell, is in favour of protecting areas across elevational gradients to maintain ecological integrity.

A new economy requires a profound shift to holistic living systems, an ecological integrity worldview, equality and social justice.

This innovative project will provide the first model of how to restore both cultural and ecological integrity to Sierra Nevada meadows while simultaneously integrating climate change predictions into the restoration design process.

The agency reached a stark conclusion after a recent geographical information system analysis: «No additional leasing involving surface disturbance can occur without significantly altering the ecological integrity and wild character of our state forest system.»

Ecological integrity and beauty are connected.

Nature Letter Published online: 18 April 2018 Global warming transforms coral reef assemblages Terry P. Hughes et al Abstract Global warming is rapidly emerging as a universal threat to ecological integrity and function, highlighting the urgent need for a better understanding of the impact of heat exposure on the resilience of ecosystems and the people who depend on them.

One said: «I suggested this coastal stretch is probably the most dynamic set of dunes in Britain and that golf development was a very significant threat to site geomorphological and ecological integrity.»

«At the top of the hierarchy is the «great law», which represents the principle of Earth community and the scientific concept of ecological integrity.

The relatively intact state of Canada's northern Boreal regionprovides an opportunity to implement conservation strategies to protect the region's ecological integrity.

About Blog National Wildlife Refuge Association aims to conserve American wildlife for future generations by protecting, enhancing and expanding the National Wildlife Refuge System and the wildlife habitats beyond its boundaries that secure its ecological integrity.