Sentences with phrase «greater conservation value»

So poor is the condition of many native woodlands that 19th - century plantations of Scots pine, with their young self - seeded offspring, are often of greater conservation value: «These self - sown pine woods tend to have a much more varied structure and condition than the genuinely native pinewoods, which generally have no structural diversity and consist of mature trees with little or no regeneration,» say MacKenzie and Callander.

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The conservation movement of recent years has put great emphasis on the value of non-humans as means, that is their instrumental value to humanity.

The vulnerability and conservation value of sub-tropical reefs south of the Great Barrier Reef — regarded as climate change refuges — has been highlighted in a new study.

Its report, Gene Drives on the Horizon: Advancing Science, Navigating Uncertainty and Aligning Research with Public Values, stresses that although gene drive offers great promise for agriculture, conservation, and public health, neither the science nor the current regulatory system is adequate to address the risks and requirements of gene drive — altered organisms.

The property makes a critical contribution to the conservation of the natural values within the Great Rift Valley, as an integral part of the most important route of the African - Eurasian flyway system where billions of birds are found to travel from northern breeding grounds to African wintering places.

Selected for its outstanding nature conservation values, Lady Elliot Island is one of the most important sites in the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area for seabird nesting and an important habitat for marine turtles, manta rays, dolphins, sharks and coral reefs.

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Congressman Fattah also understands that the health of our environment and our oceans requires an energy strategy that values conservation, energy efficiency and greater alternative energy use.

Researchers say that the first study to attempt to gauge global visitation figures for protected areas reveals nature - based tourism has an economic value of hundreds of billions of dollars annually, and call for much greater investment in the conservation of protected areas in line with the values they sustain — both economically and ecologically.

On 23 June, UNESCO decided to put the Great Himalayan National Park (GHNP) Conservation Area in Kullu district of Himachal Pradesh on the World Heritage List, acknowledging it as one of the world's most important and significant natural habitats for conservation of biological diversity, containing threatened species of outstanding univConservation Area in Kullu district of Himachal Pradesh on the World Heritage List, acknowledging it as one of the world's most important and significant natural habitats for conservation of biological diversity, containing threatened species of outstanding univconservation of biological diversity, containing threatened species of outstanding universal value.

This is all a great shame because it distracts readers from the real value of the book, in which Zehner asks the question: «Why do the options of wind, solar, and biofuels flow from our minds so freely as solutions to our various energy dilemmas, while conservation and walkable neighborhoods do not?

The renewal of Boreal and Great Lakes St. Lawrence Forest will help contribute to maintaining High Conservation Values identified by the proponent and thus provide various species with the contiguous forest habitat they require for survival.

IPAs are generally larger areas of land with high biodiversity and cultural heritage conservation values and therefore have a greater capacity to be able to withstand climate change impacts and allow for natural adaptation processes.