Sentences with phrase «from endangered forests»

That means the companies that manufacture our paper are not allowed to source the paper from endangered forests, and they must replace the trees cut down for paper manufacturing through reforestation activities.

The Rainforest Action Network, for example, in recent years has forged deals with companies such as Home Depot Inc. to quit using wood products from endangered forests in exchange for public endorsements.»

Not exact matches

The messages are backed by surveys and studies arguing, for example, that paper made from Forest Stewardship Council (FSC)-- certified wood actually protects wildlife, flora and «the increasingly endangered North American manufacturing job.»

Why do you see a person jumping from issue to issue, first passing President Bush's healthy forests legislation, now working with congressman Pombo on a bill to change Endangered Species Act?

So researchers from the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center in Edgewater, Maryland, planted seeds from three endangered orchid species in plots on six sites in Maryland: three in younger forests aged 50 to 70 years old and three in more mature forests aged 120 to150 years old.

This is because many endangered forest insects benefit from the open forest areas left behind by storms.

The beloved Chinese icons have basked in good press lately — their extinction risk status downgraded from «endangered» to «vulnerable,» their good fortunes shown to rub off on their less charismatic forest neighbors that benefit from panda - centric conservation efforts.

He adds that the same applies to other endangered species of tropical tree with large fruit and seeds dispersed by birds, as evidence from other fragmented tropical forests around the world shows that seeds of this kind are dispersed only locally.

Footage from hidden cameras in Brazil's Atlantic Forest is inspiring new hope for the region's critically endangered jaguar (Panthera onca).

† In addition, by sourcing our MCT oil from coconuts, we prevent the deforestation of palm forests — a natural habitat for endangered orangutans.

Now, at the worst possible moment, a young man is critically wounded and in need of more advanced medicine from the towns beyond the forest, but of course that would mean aggravating the creatures even more and endangering the life of the person who goes to fetch the drugs.

From the king of the jungle, the Bengal tiger, to the endangered greater one - horned rhino, the clouded leopard and many more, this lush forest is an absolute joy to explore.

The endangered Cape parrot is a regular presence in the area, and the cabin is not far from a waterfall, a local dam, flower - filled grasslands, and forests.

Due to the intact connectivity of the extensive seagrass beds, desnse mangrove forests, and robust coral reefs, the remoteness of the area, and the history of protection from coastal development, the Gardens of the Queen represents a «baseline» for a nearly pristine Caribbean marine ecosystem; an ecosystem that includes healthy populations of apex predators like sharks and groupers, important grazers like Rainbow parrotfish and long - spine sea urchins, and recovering endangered species like elkhorn coral and hawksbill sea turtles.

Frost, Nancy Agati and Amie Potsic at The Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education, Nancy Agati, Frosted, red twig dogwood branches, wood, glue, 26» x26» x18 ″ variable, 2013 and Amie Potsic, Endangered Seasons — Winter, a site - specific installation involving silk imprinted with imagery from the forest canopy and Made in China, photography.

More than 4,400 freshwater turtles, including 3,800 endangered Palawan forest turtles, were confiscating from a poacher in the Philippines last week.

REDD stands for Reducing greenhouse gas Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation, and it works primarily by saving endangered rainforest.

That story quoted environment minister Carlos Morales Vázquez as saying the state had cancelled a program that used the acronym «REDD» for Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation, a term that generally refers to programs that harness carbon markets to save endangered rainforest using agreed - upon carbon standards and methodologies.

Recent investigation of the largest pellet producer in the US, Enviva, revealed that they were sourcing wood from remaining pockets of endangered Atlantic coastal forests and then shipping them across the Atlantic to burn with coal.

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She works specifically to protect the wild habitat of the spotted owl, a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act from destructive forest... Read more

Most of the projects in the pipeline are «REDD» projects, which work by saving endangered forest (The acronym stands for «reduced emissions from deforestation and degradation»).

Most members of the commission favored a REDD (Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation) strategy, which would let farmers earn carbon credits by saving endangered forests.

Every standard that harnesses carbon finance to save endangered rainforest and Reduce greenhouse gas Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation (REDD) is built on these Guidelines, and any agreement forged under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) must adhere to them.

In Brazil, the best - known form of PES is REDD — an acronym for programs that conserve endangered forest by harnessing carbon finance to «Reduce Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation», but the most advanced programs cover water — often by restoring forests that regulate rivers.

8 June 2015 BONN Germany It's hard to imagine a set of activities more poorly - understood than REDD, which stands for «Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation», and generally involves using carbon finance to save endangered forests.

By 2005, the country faces the loss of all lowland forest from Sumatra, and thus the extinction of the critically endangered Sumatran orangutan, among many other species.

That will one day make it a an ideal choice for carbon offset projects that reduce greenhouse gas emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD) by saving endangered rainforest, as well as REDD combined with sustainable forest management, conservation, and enhancement of forest carbon stocks (REDD +).

Since then, indigenous people from Brazil to Kenya have used REDD to save endangered forest by jump - starting sustainable business activities like harvesting acai berries or Brazil nuts, or even just adopting more efficient woodstoves.

See also::: America Celebrates Endangered Species Day,:: Delaying Tactics Put U.S. Wildlife in Hot Water,:: The Hidden Cost of Your Hardwood Floor, and:: Eco-logs from Haliburton Forest Reserve

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