Sentences with phrase «endangered by deforestation»

Scientists need to act fast: Most of the new found species are endangered by deforestation.

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«To put that in perspective, that area is one - tenth the size of the home range of a Bornean elephant endangered partially by loss of its habitat due to deforestation.»

† In addition, by sourcing our MCT oil from coconuts, we prevent the deforestation of palm forests — a natural habitat for endangered orangutans.

This acclaimed elephant park was developed as a sanctuary for critically endangered Sumatran elephants affected by growing deforestation back in 2000 — each elephant has their own personal handler for caretaking!

REDD stands for Reducing greenhouse gas Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation, and it works primarily by saving endangered rainforest.

Climate Change, Deforestation, Biomes and Ocean Currents, Plankton, Endangered Species - Earth Web Site Click for more detail Thermohaline Change Evidence is growing that the thermohaline current may be slowed or stopped by cold fresh water inputs to the Arctic and North Atlantic oceans.

Most of the projects in the pipeline are «REDD» projects, which work by saving endangered forest (The acronym stands for «reduced emissions from deforestation and degradation»).

Most members of the commission favored a REDD (Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation) strategy, which would let farmers earn carbon credits by saving endangered forests.

In Brazil, the best - known form of PES is REDD — an acronym for programs that conserve endangered forest by harnessing carbon finance to «Reduce Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation», but the most advanced programs cover water — often by restoring forests that regulate rivers.

«The book, which makes reference to the Kama Sutra, starts promisingly enough as it tells the story of a climate expert with a lament for the denuded mountain slopes of Nainital, in northern India, where deforestation by the timber mafia and politicians has «endangered the fragile ecosystem».

Demand for wood fuel and charcoal also leads to deforestation, devastates biodiversity, reduces habitat for endangered species and reduces carbon uptake by forests.

A biologist by training, Rudi Putra is dismantling illegal palm oil plantations that are causing massive deforestation in northern Sumatra's Leuser Ecosystem, protecting the habitat of the critically endangered Sumatran rhino.

That will one day make it a an ideal choice for carbon offset projects that reduce greenhouse gas emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD) by saving endangered rainforest, as well as REDD combined with sustainable forest management, conservation, and enhancement of forest carbon stocks (REDD +).

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This is a rare place where endangered Sumatran tigers, elephants, rhinos, and orangutans all live in the same ecosystem, and while some is marked as national park, other areas of the landscape have permits pending for deforestation by large logging companies.