Sentences with phrase «fragile ecosystems like»
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.
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Culture, a «living, dynamic, participatory present reality» (143), like an ecosystem, is fragile.
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.
Scientists from more than 90 countries will unite to create an IPCC - like body to assess Earth's fragile 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.
And the most vulnerable countries — notably the less developed nations like Indonesia with huge coastlines and fragile ecosystems — should be in the driving seat.