Sentences with phrase «fragile ecosystems»

Some of these peoples lived within diverse but fragile ecosystems.

Barring this disaster, Orheim predicted that excess carbon dioxide emissions and higher average temperatures would unpredictably alter the region's fragile ecosystems.

Now, days later, the spreading slick of crude has reached shore — and poses a serious threat to the fragile ecosystems along the coast.

The Galapagos has one of the most fragile ecosystems in the world, as the species that have survived and thrived there for centuries have struck a delicate equilibrium.

He said he believes other Arctic lakes are also fragile ecosystems, which are likely also sensitive to warming.

Winrock believes that climate change will have real and profound impacts on the poorest populations and the most fragile ecosystems around the world, and that markets are the most effective path to mobilize actions to reduce emissions.

But both Congress and the Obama administration have put the rest off limits over the years, often to protect fragile ecosystems or endangered species.

Winrock believes that climate change will have a profound impact on the poorest populations and the most fragile ecosystems around the world and that markets are the most effective path to mobilize actions to reduce emissions.

Unfortunately, that could lead to a collapse of certain fragile ecosystems.

Many solar power plants are built in desert areas that have fragile ecosystems and numerous protected species.

The side - by - side display of historical and current remote - sensing images highlights forest degradation, wetland drainage, and shrinking lakes to the impacts of refugees on fragile ecosystems and signs of coastal degradation.

For example: Fisheries who are allegedly «certified» with the MSC are supposed to be fishing in regulated areas that will not cause great harm to fragile ecosystems such as seagrass beds.

Due to its uniquely rich biodiversity and fragile ecosystems, oil drilling around the Lofoten Islands in Norway could have devastating impacts on an area that hosts unique cold - water reefs, huge numbers of seabirds, and pods of sperm and killer whales.

They will damage fragile ecosystems.

Today's announcement was one big step towards confronting the reality of what climate change is doing to some of the world's most endangered creatures living in some of our most fragile ecosystems.

-LSB-...] Home to 108 million people, the Loess Plateau in Northern China is one of the world's most eroded regions, as a result of thousands of years of over-exploitation over its fragile ecosystems built on dry powdery wind - blown soil9.

This answer is repeated in defense of setting aside fragile ecosystems, designating roadless areas, granting conservation easements, protecting the river bluffs, and establishing stricter zoning codes in counties.

Our hard - won scientific knowledge should be used to promote human wellbeing, protect the vulnerable and the poor, preserve Earth's fragile ecosystems, and keep faith with future generations.

True, the new law states that oil and gas operations in «protected areas» will reduce poverty and contribute to Bolivia's development, and requires «fragile ecosystems» to be taken into account and the use of the most up - to - date technology, among other things.

And the most vulnerable countries — notably the less developed nations like Indonesia with huge coastlines and fragile ecosystems — should be in the driving seat.

Moore Reef - Surrounds The Surrounds on Moore Reef offers a great insight into the resilience of Mother Nature and the life cycle of the fragile ecosystems that make up the reefs of the world.

Their studies of the Belize barrier reef systern have resulted in more than 600 scientific papers and books describing new species and other aspects of» the education initiatives to preserve these precious and fragile ecosystems.

Daintree & Cape Tribulation Accommodation Complimentary Breakfast The Daintree Rainforest is one of the most beautiful and fragile ecosystems in the world.

On the other hand, ebooks (and most tablet - like devices such as Driods and iPads, etc.) have intricate circuitry that requires so - called rare - Earth minerals, many of which are being strip - mined out of rainforests and other fragile ecosystems.

Herbalists use it for impotence, kidney problems, allergic asthma, and hay fever — and they discourage the use of wild - gathered cordyceps because it's rare, expensive, and because gathering it damages fragile ecosystems.

This expansion will have a huge impact on the simple, fragile ecosystems in Arctic regions, the researchers say.

This is a much subtler variant on the economics of scarcity, one with three components — the immediate financial rewards of misusing fragile ecosystems, the fact that the consequences of such misuse can be reported far and wide, and the desire of many Westerners to see, to commune with, the planet's remaining wild places and its inhabitants, whatever the cost.

Extreme weather like droughts and large tropical cyclones would become more common, fragile ecosystems like coral reefs would be at risk of destruction and polar ice melting would swamp many coastal cities over the next century.

But because the plan emphasizes provision of water for human activity, some scientists worry that it may end up diverting water from wetlands and other fragile ecosystems.

Less acidity in mountain lakes preserves these fragile ecosystems and maintains their visual beauty.

«They make up 20 percent of all of Earth's land mammals and therefore monopolize key resources needed to maintain Earth's fragile ecosystems.»

A pioneering study — led by scientists from Imperial College London in collaboration with marine biologists from UC Santa Barbara — found that the predators, through their fecal material, transfer vital nutrients from their open ocean feeding grounds into shallower reef environments, contributing to the overall health of these fragile ecosystems.

In a column in The New York Times last October science writer George Johnson likened Hawaiian's opposition to the telescope to the Catholic Church's oppression of Galileo, and suggested that the indigenous protesters were pawns of environmentalists who «have learned that a few traditionally dressed natives calling for the return of sacred lands can draw more attention than arguments over endangered species and fragile ecosystems.»

Iran has many hot spots where the needs of a burgeoning population are taking a toll on the fragile ecosystems of this vast, water - poor country.

Scientists from more than 90 countries will unite to create an IPCC - like body to assess Earth's fragile ecosystems

Bryozoan skeletons - like coral's - usually build the basic structure of isolated small reefs (known as patch reefs) and contribute to the formation of the known coral reefs, fragile ecosystems that are sensitive to the ocean acidification.

But since the 1970s, explosive growth from tourism has damaged many of these fragile ecosystems, at times beyond repair.

They then focused on the small wedges of coastal land, sandwiched between river drainages, where groundwater drains directly into the fragile ecosystems near shore.

Despite some degree of protection due to their inherent inaccessibility, mountain regions are still fragile ecosystems threatened by human - related impacts such as logging and erosion, acid deposition, and climate change.

Because these bulkheads block the small flow of health sediment, one section of bulkhead can impact fragile ecosystems for miles downstream.»

As Chloe Hart reports, it aims to revitalise the fragile ecosystems.

Our partners in the Peruvian Amazon, ACOPAGRO cooperative, strategically plant native trees in the forest, naturally sequestering CO2, replenishing the forest canopy, increasing biodiversity, protecting against soil erosion, and preserving the fragile ecosystem that provides their livelihood.

The Executive Director of the Centre for Natural Resources and Environmental management Koshi Kwawu Kumi told Joy News» Volta Region correspondent Ivy Setordzie «oil exploration in the fragile ecosystem will not in any way benefit the citizens of Anlo land.»

The council drafted the plan to protect the area until researchers can determine what fishing is sustainable in the fragile ecosystem.

«We are in a position to plan for sustainable fishing that does not damage the overall health of this fragile ecosystem.

But in spite of any danger, McCauley says his biggest concern isn't a runaway genetic experiment wreaking havoc on a fragile ecosystem.

Fraser and his colleagues are investigating ways to exploit these resources without damaging the region's fragile ecosystem.

After decades of riding icebreakers in Antarctica's icy waters hoping to better understand the fragile ecosystem on and around this frigid continent scientists have begun delegating data collection to satellite - guided robotic subs.

The path of the Nicaragua Interoceanic Grand Canal to connect the Atlantic and Pacific oceans will cut through Lake Cocibolca (aka Lake Nicaragua), Central America's main freshwater reservoir and the largest tropical freshwater lake of the Americas; this plan will force the relocation of indigenous populations and impact a fragile ecosystem, including species at risk of extinction, according to Rice University environmental engineer Pedro Alvarez and other members of the consortium.

If the plan is put into place, it would change the state's system for water delivery from the region, which currently involves pumping it from the delta itself in a practice that harms the fragile ecosystem and leaves farmers and residents with widely varying amounts of water from year to year.