Sentences with phrase «fragile ecosystems in»

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.

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

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

That plan involved killing off the murrelet's last unnatural predator on the island: the nonnative black rat, which biologists suspect crashed the island's fragile ecosystem in a shipwreck decades ago.

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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.

One initiative Canada could push is the creation of an international Arctic fisheries agreement, which would protect the fragile polar ecosystem from unregulated commercial fishing in the high seas of the Arctic.

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 Ulster Unionist Party strongly believes in the principle of securing strong animal welfare practices, however whilst many can not appear to accept this, to us country sports have a key role in supporting our often fragile local ecosystem through managing animal populations.

Seamlessly intertwining lyrical travelogue with ecological science, journalist Emma Marris explores conservation efforts worldwide, venturing from fragile island ecosystems in Hawaii to a seemingly primeval forest in Poland and Belarus.

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.

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.

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.&raquIn 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.&raquin 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.»

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.

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

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

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.

In the meantime, researchers worry that the Sundarbans, already a fragile and struggling ecosystem, is facing a critical moment.

Deep - sea ecosystems rank amongst the most fragile and diverse in the world.

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.

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.

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.

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«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.

While continuing to protect the fragile ecosystem above and below the water, the brand new Borneo Divers Dive Academy in Mamutik Island is going to offer world class recreational scuba education and at the same time, we shall be incorporating fun and leisure island trip with a variety of water sports to both local and international tourists.

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.

The station is the hub of conservation research in the Galapagos and has a wealth of information about the fragile and distinctive ecosystems you will visit in this island chain.

Located in the first National Park of United Arab Emirates, the Dubai Desert Conservation Reserve (DDCR) monitors and controls human impact to minimise its effect on the fragile flora and fauna, and to protect the delicate desert ecosystem.

In the company of expert naturalists you will experience first - hand the fragile marine and terrestrial ecosystems of the Galapagos.

We do not touch or engage the Dolphins in the water and ensure that we do not disturb their fragile ecosystem.

Growing up in the Australian bush lead them to study Zoology and Natural Resource Management and during this time they learned how fragile the world's ecosystems are.

Applying sunscreen before swimming in the lakes can damage their fragile ecosystem.

We should keep in mind that the island ecosystem is extremely fragile and requires very little to upset its balance.

Whether it's monitoring the health of the Mesoamerican Reef and marine life to safeguarding the jungle and the creatures that dwell in it, mapping the network of underground river systems in the Riviera Maya and community products and tourism in Mayan villages, Amigos de Sian Ka'an is involved in protecting the unique, fragile and incredibly rich mosaic of ecosystems with which the state of Quintana Roo is blessed.

Throughout PADI courses, divers learn the importance of protecting fragile aquatic ecosystems and are encouraged to become involved in local and global conservation efforts.

In a manner more poetic than didactic, Bhalla urges his viewers to reconnect with nature's fragile ecosystem, the focus of his lens.

I found one blog from Guardian Unlimited Travel in a travel log dated, 11/27/07 where a woman, Annie Kelly, who took this same trip chronicled great unease and worry at what accelerated tourism is doing now and has the potential to do in the clear form of «harm» to this fragile ecosystem.

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

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 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.

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.

Effectively restoring the semi-natural and natural vegetation through the GTGP program in this over-exploited fragile ecosystem is therefore a critical measure for the welfare of the people inhabited in this plateau and beyond 10.

-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.

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.

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.

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.

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

«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».