Sentences with phrase «establishing protected areas»

The map is intended to help government, environmental agencies, and donors identify where to best invest in various eco-friendly activities, such as restoration efforts and establishing protected areas.

Numerous proposals for establishing protected areas in the Gulf have been put forward over the years.

Establishing protected areas in forests is one way to keep deforestation at bay and safeguard biodiversity.

To counteract this trend, researchers urgently recommend implementing a genetic rescue strategy, which would involve: moving turtles between subpopulations to reduce inbreeding; establishing a protected area for the species; and implementing an ambitious plan to restore the tropical dry forest.

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«Establishing a protected area is politically contentious, and thus protected areas are often located where there is the least resistance.

This year, New Caledonia did something incredible: it established a protected area 69 times bigger than its land mass.

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Beam Suntory's efforts to protect water are focused on watershed planning, establishing natural water sanctuaries, and reducing water use in water - stressed areas.

It all starts with parents who baby proof coffee tables, stairs, electrical areas and for the book - loving parents, baby proofing bookshelves to protect their baby and precious books which will come in handy when establishing a reading culture in their child.

The study also found that over 70 % of respondents supported marine protected areas (MPAs)-- regions established to protect natural resources in the oceans.

So it changed the way we look at endangerment but also caused us to work with the government of Congo to establish new protected areas to work on what we can do to protect the gorillas» health from hemorrhagic fevers or from ecotourism for that matter, because they can catch anything that we have.

Both the Myanmar and Chinese Governments have also begun the process of establishing new protected areas on both sides of the border: Imawbum National Park in Myanmar and the Nujiang Grand Canyon National Park in China.

Furthermore, many prime collecting locales fall inside protected areas — including Sempre - Vivas National Park, which was established to preserve native animals and plants, including sempre - vivas.

With over 80 percent of forests already degraded by human and industrial activities, today's findings underscore the immediate need for international policies to secure remaining intact forests — including establishing new protected areas, securing the land rights of indigenous peoples, regulating industry and hunting, and targeting restoration efforts and public finance.

To establish whether South Africa's wildcats are still free of domestic kitty DNA, Johannes J. Le Roux of Stellenbosch University in Matieland, South Africa, and colleagues looked into the genetics and geographic ranges of African wildcats, domestic cats and hybrids from across the country, concentrating on two protected areas — Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park in the northwest and Kruger National Park in the northeast.

By 2009, a national system of marine protected areas was established under the auspices of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to preserve the shipwrecks, elevating them from plunder to historical treasures.

The team determined that there are opportunities to establish additional protected areas in some lowland Amazonian regions of Peru, where they found very high carbon densities, as well as in the so - called sub-montane region, which exists between the lowland Amazonian and Andean highland regions.

A major goal of the project is to create high - resolution digital maps to aid in establishing a statewide network of marine protected areas.

The South Africa — based Peace Parks Foundation, which works to promote jointly managed transborder protected areas around the world, has helped establish several such regions in Africa, including a huge park linking Mozambique, South Africa, Swaziland, and Zimbabwe.

But, when examining how well the protected area established for sage grouse covers other species that depend on sage grouse habitat, it leaves a lot to be desired.»

Moreover, protected areas are sometimes established at a cost to local people, which makes them socially and economically contentious.

While that is not assigning property rights per se, it would establish an area where, in principle, Bigelow's operations would be protected from interference from rovers or landers sent to the moon by other companies or nations.

The Rio do Javari indigenous territory, which covers an area nearly the size of South Carolina, was officially established in 2001 to protect isolated groups.

Some members of Congress are pushing an omnibus ocean protection bill called Oceans - 21, which aims to regulate fisheries, establish a network of protected areas, provide an oceans management framework to rescue coasts and off - shore areas, and help ocean life survive global warming.

Ainley says the newly designated vulnerable marine ecosystems are «relative pin - pricks» and it's not clear if this represents progress in establishing the marine protected areas that Antarctica desperately needs.

Establish ecologically sensible protected area targets to help prioritize important biodiversity areas and achieve ecological representation.

In the past decade, he has emerged as one of China's leading conservationists and played a key role in establishing more than 20 protected wilderness areas.

As early as 2002, the Brazilian government reduced deforestation by establishing forest protected areas, and later companies agreed to moratoriums on buying soy or beef raised on deforested land.

More than a decade ago, California established marine protected areas (MPAs) in state waters around the northern Channel Islands off the coast of Santa Barbara.

«While the government and the public keep focusing on pandas, it is easier to establish new protected areas and corridors in this region.

Establishing and running a marine protected area can weigh heavily on a nation's finances.

«The partnership areas identified by our study are considerably larger than most protected areas, but a handful of established conservation partnerships — tried and tested over many years — have proven that success is possible,» said William Monahan.

Evidence strongly suggests this is a result of Brazilian laws that have established «protected areas» and, in particular, indigenous - controlled land, with the latter now accounting for more than 20 % of the Amazon.

The protected area, which was established ten years ago in February, covers overs 1.8 million acres.

A negative declaration, in this case, means that CEQA applies only in those areas where TNR might have some impact on the environment (e.g., established environmentally sensitive areas, which may be home to endangered, threatened or protected species, etc.), and certain restrictions on TNR are recommended.

The Irish Wolfhound Club of the Willamette Valley (IWCWV) was established in 1975 in the Portland, Oregon area by people dedicated to protecting and improving this wonderful breed.

One of the most popular attractions near the resort is the Hol Chan Marine Reserve that was established in 1987 to protect sea life that is unique to the area.

This protected area was established in 1982 primarily for the protection of the near two hundred killer whales who travel through this area.

Lake Manyara is part of the Lake Manyara Biosphere Reserve, which was established by UNESCO back in 1981, making it a protected area for wildlife.

Wishtoyo Chumash Foundation Through the Marine Life Protection Act (MLPA) Initiative, Wishtoyo advocated to best ensure a network of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) were established that protect the ecological integrity and fisheries of the Southern California Bight (SCB).

The loss of such defining features may have been one of the reasons that further attempts to establish a delineated protected area were also unsuccessful and it was not until 1962 that part of the South Downs was officially recognised as the East Hampshire Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty followed in 1966 by the Sussex Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beaarea were also unsuccessful and it was not until 1962 that part of the South Downs was officially recognised as the East Hampshire Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty followed in 1966 by the Sussex Downs Area of Outstanding Natural BeaArea of Outstanding Natural Beauty followed in 1966 by the Sussex Downs Area of Outstanding Natural BeaArea of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

Data is also used to establish Marine Protected Areas that will provide long term benefits to the local community and help guarantee food security for future generations.

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Following the 1912 eruption of Novarupta volcan, a scientific team discovered the Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes in 1916 and realizing this was an area worth protecting, helped to establish Katmai National Monument two years later.

For example, information from park monitoring was instrumental in establishing state Marine Protected Areas at the Channel Islands.

In 2003, the State of California Fish and Game Commission established 13 Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) within the state waters of Channel Islands National Park.

The park was established in 1992 to protect one of the last wilderness areas left in the world.

Known as one of the best areas in Belize for experiencing authentic jungle life, the Cockscomb Basin, situated at the base of the peaking Maya Mountains, was established in 1984 to protect its large population of wildlife that call it home.

Nearly 100 different protected areas have been established, including avian reserves, archaeological sites, national parks, wildlife sanctuaries, and marine reserves.

This protected area was established to protect the range of the rare red uakari monkeys, which some lucky visitors can see on guided hikes in the reserve.