Sentences with phrase «ecological risk with»

These potential causal mechanisms link early exposure to ecological risk with future developmental outcomes of aggression and violence (Aber, et al. 2003).

Not exact matches

After hearing evidence and considering submissions for 180 days, the Board arrived on 209 conditions it deemed necessary to mitigate the risks and adverse socio - ecological effects associated with the pipeline and its associated infrastructure to ensure the project is in the public interest.

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.

We aim to provide at - risk families across Mexico with ecological, affordable housing by helping them build their own.

Environmental groups have cautioned that pipelines come with ecological and human risks.

He concludes, «Mounting evidence from ecological and observational studies, as well as studies of mechanisms, indicates that the Western dietary pattern — especially the large amount of meat in that diet — is strongly associated with risk of developing Alzheimer's disease and several other chronic diseases.

Even if the loss of one species does not directly cause knock - on extinctions, the study shows that this leads to simpler ecological communities that are at greater risk of «run - away extinction cascades» with the potential loss of many species.

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).

A multicountry ecological study of cancer incidence rates in 2008 with respect to various risk - modifying factors.

Unfortunately, this dietary pattern also ignores the numerous health risks associated with eating meat, the ethical issues associated with an increased demand for food animals, and the looming environmental crisis that makes eating lower on the food chain an ecological imperative.

A thought - provoking science fiction that may feel dated today even with its good visuals but raises interesting philosophical questions about solitude, the value of life and what it is like to risk everything for a conviction - which outweighs the ecological message intended.

The reader comes away with a fierce appreciation for the trees themselves and their ecological significance, and a respect for the people who have not only devoted their lives to understanding more about these behemoths of the forest, but regularly risk their lives to climb these humbling examples of nature at its most magnificent.

Some screens compile this information via a questionnaire with numerical scoring (such as the Fish Invasiveness Screening Kit), while others assemble the data qualitatively (e.g. Ecological Risk Screening Summary, which has been used by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to assess many species, including the 43 in the aforementioned petition).

(though I don't like zoos) This is an example of pulling resources together to SHOW people everywhere what lies at risk with global warming in terms of ecological loss forever.

(Keep in mind that various experts and groups have said risks of centuries of ecological and economic disruption rise with every step toward and beyond 450 parts per million, with some scientists, most notably James Hansen of NASA, saying the long - term goal should be returning the atmospheric concentration to 350 parts per million, a level passed in 1988.)

Many use it in that sense — an economy in which there is an improved sense of human wellbeing and social equity, with reduced environmental and ecological risks.

by Judith Curry Health risks arise from the interaction of uncertain future climatic changes with complex ecological, physical, and socio - economic systems, which are simultaneously affected by numerous other changes, e.g. globalisation, demographic changes, and changes in land use, nutrition, health care quality.

Governmental organisations, educational institutes, NGO's and the private sector can be stimulated by the Municipal Government to provide training, technical advice and extension services to urban producers, with a strong emphasis on ecological farming practices, proper management of health risks, farm development (e.g. intensification and diversification), enterprise management and marketing.

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.

NOAA, the US agency with oversight on the US coastal zone, recognizes the ecological risk and has banned commercial krill harvesting in it.Science Daily has the coverage.

According to two studies (Managing Coal Combustion Residues in Mines, Committee on Mine Placement of Coal Combustion Wastes, National Research Council of the National Academies, 2006, and Human and Ecological Risk Assessment of Coal Combustion Wastes, RTI, Research Triangle Park, August 6, 2007, prepared for the US EPA): «Toxic constituents include arsenic, beryllium, boron, cadmium, chromium, chromium VI, cobalt, lead, manganese, mercury, molybdenum, selenium, strontium, thallium, and vanadium, along with dioxins and PAH compounds.»

Resilience amongst Australian Aboriginal Youth: An Ecological Analysis of Factors Associated with Psychosocial Functioning in High and Low Family Risk Contexts.

From an ecological standpoint, a host of other contexts, including socioeconomic status, neighborhood collective efficacy, school outreach, and community health policies, could potentially interact with the effects of parents and peers in relation to adolescent sexual risk and are the focus of continuing research.

This study, espousing an ecological — transactional theoretical approach, investigates the role of supportive relationships with parents and friends as potential protective factors against the development of adolescent sexual risk behavior.

Risk and protective processes and mechanisms associated with depression in youth are discussed within a developmental — ecological framework.

Objective To examine the longitudinal associations between supportive relationships with friends and parents and sexual risk behavior in adolescence based on an ecological — transactional perspective.

According to socio - ecological theory, 18,19 sibling relationships, as with other relationships, vary as a function of family, peer, and individual factors that may also increase risk of psychiatric disorder.11, 18 Such factors include high levels of stress, 20 — 22 family violence, 22,23 peer victimization, 6 and children's internalizing and externalizing difficulties.23 A multivariate approach that adjusts for such factors is needed.

Principles from ecological theory and knowledge derived from studies of risk and protection among children and youths are used to examine individual -, peer -, school -, and family - level factors associated with the likelihood of victimization among 150 low - income, urban, Hispanic female eighth - grade students.