Sentences with phrase «ecological point of»

John C Mittermeier from Oxford University and co-lead author of the study explains, «There is a debate in conservation as to whether the fact that we as humans like a particular species justifies conserving it, regardless of its importance from an ecological point of view.»

And from an ecological point of view, we're just starting to understand the medical consequences of disturbing that with antibiotics.»

The Lukina Jama - Trojama is the deepest cave system in Croatia, extraordinary for its vertical shape, long pits and great depth of -1392 m. From an ecological point of view this cave system is extremely interesting for having three microclimatic layers: firstly entrance icy part with the temperature of about 1 °C, secondly, middle part with the temperature up to 2 °C and bottom part with temperature till 4 °C.

In all logic refugees are less likely to travel back to their country (because they'd be persecuted if they'd do so) so there's no reason to be against them migrating, in an ecological point of view.

This ecological point of view underlies such international organizations as The Food and Agriculture Organization, the UN Conference on Trade and Development (and consequent establishment of a Trade Board), UNESCO, the UN Special Fund and Technical Assistance program, and others.

From the ecological point of view, much of the problem with industrialization is its dependence on fuels of this sort.

Not exact matches

There is a new bunch of heterodox economists — ecological economists, some call themselves bio-economists, there are feminist economists — all pointing out that the neo-classical paradigm is a relic of the past.

The point here is that in its conception of God, process theology is indebted, not only to the ecological dimensions of Whitehead's philosophy, but also to the traditions of Moses.

He points to the growth of bio-regionalism, «green» political organizations, and confrontations by activist ecological groups such as Greenpeace and Earth First!

Making the point in evolutionary terms Callicott reminds us that «the very structure of one's psyche and rational faculties are formed through adaptive interaction with the ecological organization of nature.»

For Whiteheadians, more than for most others in the ecological movement, the fact that human subjective experience is fully natural, points to the pervasiveness of subjective experience in nature.

From the point of view of ecologism, paying a little more for goods, and having a smaller selection, would be a small price to pay for the reduced level of ecological destruction.

Those who are doubtful point to the deepening misery of the poor, the loss of traditional values and community relationships, the looming ecological crises, and the structural dependence of prosperity on decisions made in financial centers in other parts of the world.

As Cobb points out there is only one other ecological worldview and that is deep ecology, based on the writings of the Norwegian philosopher Arne Naess (1989)

Focussing on the notion of prehension as the basis of a concept of «shared existence,» Cobb stresses the possibility» of an «ecological theology» to counter the Kantian overemphasis on the human point of view.8 A fuller discussion of Whitehead's ecological dimension is to be found in an article by John B. Bennet.9 Bennet suggests three possible sources of Whitehead's value to ecological thinking.

For a Whiteheadian reader this principle of ecological egalitarianism is not evident in the eight - point manifesto presented above.

In a world so full of need and creeping ever closer to the brink of ecological disaster, is there some point where we must finally say right out loud that ENOUGH IS ENOUGH?

Indeed it is the point of the ecological model.

Still others have noted the impact of globalization on the environment and have raised in more pointed ways issues related to sustainability and ecological health.

K.C. Abraham points out that «Globalization has become a vehicle of cultural invasion», leading to «a mono - culture that suppresses economic, ecological and cultural diversity, and has a tendency to accept efficiency and productivity without concern for justice and compassion towards people».6

The finger - pointing at packaging as the main culprit of the country's ecological problems didn't happen in force until the late 1980s.

The point of this web site is quite specific — to discuss environmental and ecological sustainability in the coffee industry and highlight companies that have strong records in this regard which provide the background and information so like - minded consumers can make a choice based on those preferences.

As a result of deforestation, consequent erosion and a breakdown in the water cycle, crisis point was reached in 1990 when it was realised that 14000 km2 was suffering extreme ecological degradation.

Advances include development of routes and surfaces that are more wheelchair and walker friendly; signage that includes Braille text and other tactile information to describe specific points of ecological interest; and trail «tours» that can be experienced through cell phones and other smart devices.

Oh, of course, I know that I was just pointing out that I am able to report on some results of «ecological breastfeeding» but not that one.

More and more evidence points to the importance of breastfeeding on a cultural, public health, psychosocial, ecological and economic level, and the need to support, protect and promote it in all aspects of healthcare and society, as well as asserting breastfeeding as a human right for both babies and women.

A more scientific way of thinking about it is that large parts of the system have reached an ecological tipping point.

It is also clear that ecological tipping points can be crossed if we push this process too far, with potentially irreversible consequences as overgrazed grassland tips into desert, or as degraded tropical forest dries out and burns over vast areas of Indonesia and Brazil.

Others, like me, are convinced that no theoretical or empirical evidence exists for such a claim, and that a widespread belief in the existence of such a point of no return threatens to push ecological science and its application in the wrong direction.

by Plant - life) points out that these alien plants are «bound to have an ecological and genetic effect on the flora (and vegetation) of this country», although any deleterious effects on native plants are not yet clear.

«The point of the paper is really well taken,» says Dan Warren, an evolutionary ecologist at the University of California at Davis who is an expert in ecological niche models.

But land, water and fertilisers are already in short supply in many areas, and expansion of agricultural land will put further pressure on biodiversity, increase greenhouse gas emissions, and perhaps bring us closer to ecological tipping points that could strain the global life - support systems upon which agriculture itself depends.

While the Still Bay era is also characterised by highly innovative technologies — including engraving of ochre, use of personal ornaments, manufacture of highly stylised bone tools, heating silcrete (red rock) to produce better material for knapping bifacial points (spear points) using hard hammer and finally pressure flaking technology — the research team points out that HP's ecological niche expansion coincides with the development of technological innovations that were both efficient and more flexible than those of the Still Bay.

In one paragraph, they may quote the dangerous banalities of a particular politician, or the self - justification of a well - connected plutocrat; in the next, the fine points of how non-linearity in ecological impact assessments undermines current economic models.

Thus, rather than a multiplication of ecological roles, the new results point to external factors, such as increasing environmental heterogeneity, as the main evolutionary force.

The desertification of the Sahara has long been a target for scientists trying to understand climate and ecological tipping points.

Furthermore, we can exclude most other potential sources of coral sediment on the basis of grain size at the point of generation or ecological rarity criteria.

«Microbiology is coming to a point where it's extraordinarily evident that bacteria, fungi and viruses play a massive role in the development of health and disease in humans, in environmental settings and ecological systems,» said Jack Gilbert, PhD, associate professor in the Department of Ecology & Evolution at the University of Chicago.

Ben points out: «The goal of de-extinction is: to restore vital ecological functions that sustain dynamic processes producing resilient habitats, and to increase biodiversity and bioabundance.

The best starting point is expanding our knowledge of the passenger pigeon's ecological interactions with other species.

Mattingly is an artist who takes societal consumption and ecological crisis as points of inquiry.

«Climate change, as well as human - caused deforestation and biomass burning, can lead to ecological and climatic tipping points that could release massive pools of stored carbon,» said Scot Martin, the Gordon McKay Professor of Environmental Science and Engineering at the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) and Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences in the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences.

First Reformed marks a considerable turning point, a film à thèse about the struggle for grace and faith in our modern world of hyperreality and despair, especially when the various stopgaps offered by society — organized religion, political institutions, ecological activism — seem variously counterfeit.

For a long time, scientists have tried to prove that nine of the Ten Plagues described in the Old Testament point to a serious breakdown of the climate, triggering an ecological chain reaction.

At that point, authorities turned their attention to the question of who was to blame for the mammoth ecological disaster.

Due to their protected status, the remote islands serve as a point of ecological focus.

Mute swans, considered «invasive» by ecological nativists, have long been blamed for the failure of trumpeter swans to recover to huntable abundance, but ---- as the pioneering field guide author and illustrator Roger Tory Peterson (1914 - 1996) repeatedly pointed out ---- the limited numbers and distribution of mute swans suggests that their actual influence on the much more widely distributed trumpeter swan population is negligible.

By 1979, our magazine was pointing to animal farming as the cause of a host of ecological, environmental and social ills.

Our professional interpretive guides will be with you to point out the many ecological wonders of this beautiful river and to help you to enjoy the trip to the fullest.

In 2007, the Ecological Reserve was expanded and renamed with the establishment of The Point Lobos SMR and Point Lobos SMCA by the California Department of Fish and Game.