Sentences with phrase «fragile ecosystems with»

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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.

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.

«What caused that shift was a very fragile, fire - intolerant ecosystem and the arrival of humans, timed inauspiciously with an extended drought period.»

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.

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.

After a series of mining exploration licenses had been issued for the region, local communities teamed up with our Mongolia partner, the Snow Leopard Conservation Foundation, to save this fragile ecosystem.

It is a large lake but a fragile one and this film points out how war and poverty often provide mankind with no choice but to introduce destructive species into 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.

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.

With the park's popularity come pressures on a fragile ecosystem representing more than 380 different plants and animals.

The fragile ecosystem is home to the world's most diverse plant and animal life, with soft and hard corals, hundreds of species of fish, turtles and visiting dolphins and whales.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

With support from our pilot grantmaking program, Adeso is restoring Somalia's fragile coastline, a critical ecosystem for people and wildlife alike:

«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.