Sentences with phrase «ecosystem destruction»

But a focus on increasing yields, rather than expansion, could increase soy production without causing ecosystem destruction.

Please do not put the burden of risky operations, global warming pollution, and un-mitigatable ecosystem destruction on the people and future generations of the Northwest.

According to Sauven at Greenpeace, its new campaign will require unprecedented global public support, and we will have less than three years to come together to avoid catastrophic ecosystem destruction.

Blue NG are committing a crime against humanity and the planet by using misinformation * to win support for the new market of agrofuel power stations, when virtually all agrofuels have been shown to cause ecosystem destruction, accelerated climate change & food poverty.

As an integral part of the AFi team, the Communications Specialist will contribute to the team's overall mission of accelerating progress and enhancing accountability and transparency of agricultural and forestry supply chains with an aim towards curtailing deforestation, ecosystem destruction, land grabbing, and human rights violations.

Desire for gold has made mining in tropical forests financially worthwhile, leading to ecosystem destruction.

Ecosystem destruction?

Most were ignorant about deforestation's contributions to global warming, not to mention species and ecosystem destruction.

This will be news to those accustomed to alarming tales about deforestation, overdevelopment and ecosystem destruction.

But fossil - fuel extraction has many more risks as well including pollution, ecosystem destruction, and the very costly disruption of other local industries like fishing and tourism.

* 1 Raj Vasan (SA Best) platform includes: a ban on all new climate - damaging projects in SA as soon as safe - climate alternatives are available * 2 Stephanie Stewart (Greens) platform includes: We are in a climate emergency, with climate impacts already causing heat stroke, starvation, loss of life, and ecosystem destruction.

We are in a climate emergency, with climate impacts already causing heat stroke, starvation, loss of life, and ecosystem destruction.

Climate change, overpopulation, overconsumption, and ecosystem destruction could lead to a tipping point that causes planetary collapse, according to a new paper in Nature by 22 scientists.

Islanders in the Pacific are among the first impacted by climate change, confronting major issues such as rising sea levels and ecosystem destruction.