Sentences with phrase «fragile ecosystems as»

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

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.

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.

During the Iran - Iraq war in the 1980s, troop movement and heavy bombing had a serious impact on the two countries» shared fragile desert ecosystem, which is home to such species as sand cats and spiny - tailed lizards.

These research findings have implications for the scientific understanding of fragile coral reef ecosystems as well as for the ecological significance of grey reef sharks.

The Sahara expands as the Sahel retreats, disrupting the region's fragile grassland ecosystems and human societies.

Brussels — Greenpeace has criticised the outcome of today's vote in the European Parliament on deep - sea fishing as inadequate to protect fragile deep - sea ecosystems from the destructive impacts of bottom trawling and deep - sea gillnetting.

Hotspots of ocean acidification have been found in the waters that wash onto the shores of the West Coast, a major concern for the region's billion dollar fishing industry as well as the region's potentially fragile coastal ecosystems.

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.

Ecosystems — especially those as fragile as the Keys — are incomprehensibly complex, and tinkering with them is incredibly risky.

«We hope visitors will come away with a greater understanding and appreciation of the world - renowned floral diversity found in California's many unique ecosystems — as well as an understanding of how climate change and increasing habitat loss are threatening Nature's fragile native plant communities and species,» the photographers say.

Volunteer Stewards of Lands End are trained volunteers who perform habitat restoration and help in protecting fragile coastal ecosystems, as well as rare and threatened species.

For example, if you're snorkelling be careful not to tread on the coral as this can damage the fragile ecosystem.

* When exploring the National and Marine Park be mindful of the dangers such as unstable cliffs, tides, variable sea conditions and fragile cliff top and shoreline ecosystems.

Through this narrative, Blechman calls attention to the very real problem of toxic blue - green algae and its devastating effects on human health, the fragile ecosystem of Florida's waterways and wildlife, as well as the state's economy.

And as the oil spill lurched toward the Mississippi Delta yesterday, containment efforts became a foremost concern: At stake are the livelihoods of oyster farmers, shrimp harvesters, and anyone who relies on the areas large tourism industry, just to name a few, as well as the fragile ecosystem of this area, including endangered Bluefin tuna who come to this area in springtime to spawn.

-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.

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.

Because hunting and fishing has negatively impacted the Antarctic Ocean's fragile ecosystem, the International Whaling Commission has designated an area spanning about 31,068,560 square miles (50 million square kilometers) in the ocean as the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary.

«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».

Worldcrunch: Sometimes described as the engine of the global climate system because of its role in climate and water systems, the Qinghai - Tibet Plateau in western China, with its fragile and sensitive ecosystem, is considered a «canary - in - the - mine» for global climate change.

As the ecosystem of Bhutan is very fragile, we have some non-negotiables which we can not trade off with anything to stay firm on our goal of staying carbon neutral.

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.

Meanwhile, the sea ice levels are at an unprecedented low land as such wreaking havoc on our fragile ecosystem.

Enter man: the original cause of the problem now becomes the solution as teams of tourists manually weed out Hawaii's growing guests from the fragile ecosystem to send them packing.

Municipalities enforce rigorous official plans and strict building codes, which he regards as a good thing to prevent overbuilding and not exceed the carrying capacity of fragile island ecosystems.