Sentences with phrase «environmental degradation»

Like most corporate leaders, he excels in tracking progress and measuring success, important tools for both building a successful company and rooting out the cause of environmental degradation.

And through the course of that, it was the first time I had come across environmental degradation in a way that moved me.

He and his wife were concerned about environmental degradation and set out to teach people the basic principles of living in a way that cares for the earth.

She called for a «safe operating system» if the food industry is to feed another 2 billion mouths whilst preventing environmental degradation.

Public concern with environmental degradation could guide much - needed funds into alternative energy research.

There is a direct link between environmental degradation and poverty.

Along these, increasing environmental degradation and climate change is a major and universal challenge for humankind.

Rising air pollution, loss of biodiversity and urban heat island effect are leading governments across the world to focus on green roofs as a means to reduce environmental degradation.

The great thing is the promise of reversing environmental degradation across the continent.

The first victim of anthropogenic droughts is the natural ecosystem, evidenced by the widespread environmental degradation we see around the world.

How did you come to the understanding that environmental degradation contributes to conflicts that, on the surface, appear unrelated to global warming?

Every year, the health of 235 million people is likely to be seriously affected by gradual environmental degradation due to climate change.

Environmental degradation continues to worsen; the mindset that drives such degradation persists; and the solutions are complicated for ordinary citizens to implement.

The main cause of this has been unsustainable agricultural practices contributing to soil erosion and general environmental degradation.

A few of us were at the forefront of the environmental movement 30 years ago, others came to understand the dangers of environmental degradation far more recently.

As any sane person today knows, combating climate change and environmental degradation requires substantial challenges resulting in substantial sacrifices.

Moreover, we hope our work will inspire others to support pioneering conservation finance as one of many ways to turn environmental degradation into environmental stewardship.

This is a classic case of anthropogenic drought and human - induced changes leading to substantial environmental degradation.

It comes as no surprise that environmental degradation disproportionately affects those of lower socioeconomic status, which can include access to safe drinking water and clean air.

As awareness of climate change and other kinds of environmental degradation grows, the Colombian government is starting to respond.

Human civilization is endangered by anthropogenic environmental degradation, and by destructive social and individual conflicts.

It is difficult to speak of «sustainable / environmentally friendly» architecture when the act of building in itself generates environmental degradation.

«Divorce breeds environmental degradation,» reports tomorrow's business section in The Australian..

This is the first time we've heard the claim that environmentalists blame «traditional religion» directly for environmental degradation.

It's all about peace, ending poverty, dealing with environmental degradation, larger freedom (a way to say human rights and democracy without saying it), and doing it together.

As we progressively understood the causes of environmental degradation, we saw the need for good governance.

A new study examines the links between environmental degradation and human illness.

It requires increasingly unsustainable levels of precious resources including land, water and energy, and is a major contributor towards global environmental degradation and climate change.

Thus the cycle of oil dependence and environmental degradation continues.

Proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Environmental Degradation of Materials in Nuclear Power Systems — Water Reactors, The Minerals, Metals and Materials Society, Colorado Springs, Colorado.

That's why, contrary to many of my friends on the right, it makes a good deal of sense to me to describe inescapably communal issues such as environmental degradation as the proper subjects of social justice.

We have seen in Kenya how the detrimental impact of climate change is further compounded by local environmental degradation caused by deforestation, illegal encroachments, and livestock grazing.

The Great Lakes region still has 43 «Areas of Concern,» a term the EPA uses to identify spots with severe environmental degradation.

The plan calls for limiting local environmental degradation in protected areas, like Chingaza, through the creation of a 1.5 million - acre conservation corridor connecting the park with the nearby páramos of Guerrero and Sumapaz, the largest páramo in the world.

And on and on — according to many experts, the extinction spasm caused by climate change and other environmental degradation in this century will equal or surpass those caused by crashing asteroids in geological times.

Abbot Point lies squarely in the middle of the protected Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, and developing it would expose it directly to environmental degradation through dredging, fuel leaks and other shipping - related risks.

[I» ved added a note below on how environmental degradation contributes to storm vulnerability.

They hope to finish before Wednesday, when many international leaders plan to arrive to review proposals to slow down environmental degradation while providing enough food, clean water and clean energy for a worldwide population of 7 billion that's expected to reach 9.3 billion by midcentury.