Sentences with phrase «grows local biodiversity»
There was another lesson that struck me as I read the recent DO blog about mahogany and Peru: in Sri Lanka, mahogany is an invasive species, and where it is planted or grows local biodiversity is impoverished.
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Local fisheries in countries such as Indonesia, Philippines, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands and East Timor (the six countries forming the Coral Triangle, the world epicentre of marine biodiversity) feed hundreds of millions of people and are under growing stress from development, overfishing and climate change.
Last year's event was the company's first, with many schools attending local solar farms, seeing the dual usage of agricultural farming as well as generating electricity, discovering the biodiversity measures that many farms use to attract insects and birds through use of wildflower meadows as well as learning how solar is a home - grown solution to the UK's energy crisis.
As I was growing up, I witnessed forests being cleared and replaced by commercial plantations, which destroyed local biodiversity and the capacity of the forests to conserve water.
- Local and cultural experiences - Visit the best beach in Costa Rica - Experience rich biodiversity - Stay in a famous eco-lodge - Eat organic meals grown on site