Sentences with phrase «general degradation of»

Not exact matches

The main cause of this has been unsustainable agricultural practices contributing to soil erosion and general environmental degradation.

In general, the palm oil industry has been linked to deforestation, habitat degradation, climate change, animal cruelty and indigenous rights abuses as the land and forests must be cleared for development of plantations.

The reason for this request is that in general the new tarmac has a lot of grip, low wear, and low degradation.

But a number of key issues related to the U.N. Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation in Developing Countries — also known as REDD — are still leading to acrimony and may get table and remain unresolved when political leaders arrive in Copenhagen next week to finalize a general framework.

To promote public awareness of land degradation and to draw attention to the implementation of the UNCCD in countries experiencing serious drought and / or desertification, particularly in Africa, the United Nations General Assembly declared 17 June to be «World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought» (WDCD) in 1994.

In September 2011, the United Nations General Assembly High - Level Meeting on «Addressing desertification, land degradation and drought in the context of sustainable development and poverty eradication» brought together political leaders from across the world.

As part of its campaign to tackle global environmental deterioration in particular by combatting the degradation of drylands — which cover up to one quarter of the world's land surface — the United Nations General Assembly designated 17 June as «World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought».

Since most kidney stones afflicting the general public are calcium oxalate stones, it seems likely that vitamin C degradation may be the major source of raw material for kidney stones.

These three essential minerals are integral in the protection of bones from degradation and the onset of conditions like osteoporosis and general bone weakening.

(I guess this says something about where the line of degradation exists for actors, or perhaps more accurately men in general.)

Other ecological crises of great importance are not, however, dealt with here: species extinction (and loss of biological diversity in general), deforestation, desertification, soil degradation, acid rain, the proliferation of toxic wastes (including in living tissues), market - regulated biotechnology, urban congestion, population growth, and animal rights.

One of the biggest claims is that Huawei's AI processing will be able to significantly reduce the phone's performance degradation over time, which the company has identified as a major problem with Android devices in general.