Sentences with phrase «impact on a global scale»

«Maybe my script won't make a huge impact on a global scale, but maybe it will get us talking about protecting our privacy,» Matthew said.

The Innovation Fund was established to honor Robert W. Wilson, who helped the Rainforest Alliance by making significant philanthropic commitments that inspired others» generosity and leveraged our impact on a global scale.

If the new regimen could achieve this same impact on a global scale, over 100,000 new cases of MDR - TB could be averted every year.

At NWEI, we reference the United Nations» Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as an avenue for impact on that global scale.

Our focus is on collaborative programs with corporate and government partners that deliver impact on a global scale.

And we share best practices with decision - makers to increase our impact on a global scale.

The claim that there is «consensus» among scientists that there is significant, man - made environmental impact on a global scale is based largely on the suppression of dissenting voices, especially in the American media.

This acquisition from an Africa - based bitcoin startup of a European fintech startup shows that leading African startups can make waves beyond the borders of the continent and create a positive impact on a global scale.

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7:00 p.m. Keynote Address Bruce Flatt, CEO Brookfield Asset Management Topic: «REAL ASSETS: The Place to Be» Takeaways: The real asset industry and where it is headed; value investing in real assets; Brookfield's competitive advantages of scale, global reach and operating capabilities; and technology and its impact on the business.

Nevertheless, it takes seriously the developments in critical Bible studies, the new insights gained from the social sciences of cultural anthropology and sociology, the impact of technology and political theory in rapid cultural change and the issues raised by cross-cultural communication on a global scale.

The certification from the Rainforest Alliance shows that Caribou Coffee is concerned about how its business impacts the world on a global scale, but the company is just as focused on how it affects the communities in which its stores are located.

Driving impact from field and forest to shelf, Rainforest Alliance expertise brings benefits on a global scale to farmers, foresters, communities, landscapes, businesses and brands.

Australian companies abroad are having severe negative impacts on the livelihoods and food sovereignty of small - scale farmers and fishers, and indigenous people around the world, especially in the Global South.

Topics up for discussion this year include issues around genetically modified (GM) technologies in agriculture, the impact of regulation and planning schemes on small - scale farmers, hunger activism and the «right to food», and food sovereignty at a global level.

Sustainability standards have a proven track record of delivering impacts at a global scale on the sustainability issues that matter most.

But addressing the global nature of human impact may require help from belief systems large enough to conceptualize on a cosmic scale.

Professor Jim Haywood, from the Mathematics department at the University of Exeter and co-author of the study added: «This research shows how a global temperature target such as 1.5 or 2C needs to be combined with information on a more regional scale to properly assess the full range of climate impacts.»

Choosing the right approach is vital as the scale of human impact on the planet becomes so large that scientists are calling this new epoch in Earth's history the Anthropocene (when human activity alters global climate and ecosystems).

In a new study published in the journal Nature Communications, researchers have now assessed the impacts of human interventions on water scarcity at a global scale.

Once considered remote and disconnected, now we know that changes within the Arctic can have a direct impact on the rest of the world, affecting physical and biological systems near and far at regional and global scales.

Until now, those landscape changes have never been studied on a national or international scale, Schimel said, adding that research suggesting a climate impact, either global or local, is «kind of a new thing.»

«This is the best attempt, published to date, to bring together the available data to quantify fisheries impacts on sharks at a global scale,» says John Musick, a shark expert at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science in Gloucester Point.

«It's the magnitude of the problem and the impact on the global economy that makes it extremely important that capture processes be highly optimized when they are rolled out at full scale.»

China is home to about one third of the world's smokers and reducing smoking in China could have an enormous public health impact, even on a global scale.

The study published in Environmental Research Letters is the first global - scale analysis with a focus on changes in national diets and their impact on the blue and green water use of food consumption.

This could have a significant positive impact on the wellbeing of both cats and their owners on a global scale,» says Professor Hannes Lohi.

She has over 25 years of experience in global health across research, public health, and philanthropic sectors, with focus on strategy, global health product development, and the introduction and scale - up of tools and strategies resulting in impact on endemic populations.

Because small - scale climate features, such as clouds and atmospheric aerosol particles, have a large impact on global climate, it's important to improve the methods used to represent those climate features in the models.

Schimel presented his work to forecast and understand land - ecosystem impacts on the carbon cycle at the global scale as part of the Frontiers in Global Change Seminar Series, Juglobal scale as part of the Frontiers in Global Change Seminar Series, JuGlobal Change Seminar Series, June 21.

However, human activity is having an impact on this precious resource on local, regional and global scales.

The big takeaway from this study: While there is uncertainty in projections for changes in the climate indices reviewed here (especially El Niño and La Niña), this study serves to alert us to the fact that the climate impacts that our local coastal communities face are based in large part on changes that occur on both a large, global scale and over the long, decadal term.

The lower land - use efficiency of organic systems means that «large - scale conversion to organic would likely require bringing more natural habitats into agricultural production,» with a potentially severe impact on global biodiversity due to the loss of rainforests and other currently wild areas.

Cooling of the tectonic plates, and the impact of the ridge flank system on the chemistry of the ocean, are fundamental global - scale processes.

Landmark Global Scale Study Reveals Potential Future Impact of Ocean Acidification on Species» Distribution

With her hope to empower women and her passion to impact the world, Kayla Fruchtman is no stranger to helping others on a global scale — and has even created an entire career around it.

There's a sense of ownership about Black Panther that, much like Wonder Woman in 2017, suggests its cultural impact will be felt on a global scale.

The key goal is to discover, recognise and reward the technology innovations that have the potential to, or are already having a positive impact on the community — at home, in the office and on a global scale.

For more resources visit thisisgeography.co.uk Lesson sequence: 1 - Introducing the living world - small scale ecosystems 2 - How change affects ecosystems 3 - Global ecosystems 4 - Rainforests introduction 5 - Causes of deforestation in Malaysia 6 - The impact of deforestation in Malaysia 7 - Managing tropical rainforests (ICT lesson) 8 - Sustainable management in tropical rainforests Hot deserts also on the This is Geography shop to be taught alongside this module.

It is also a social - ecological process where cities are places for nature, and where cities also are dependent on, and have impacts on, the biosphere at different scales from local to global.

7:00 p.m. Keynote Address Bruce Flatt, CEO Brookfield Asset Management Topic: «REAL ASSETS: The Place to Be» Takeaways: The real asset industry and where it is headed; value investing in real assets; Brookfield's competitive advantages of scale, global reach and operating capabilities; and technology and its impact on the business.

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«Considering these... major and still growing impacts of human activities on Earth and atmosphere, and at all, including global, scales, it seems to us more than appropriate to emphasize the central role of mankind in geology and ecology by proposing to use the term «anthropocene» for the current geological epoch.»

GSA strongly encourages that the following efforts be undertaken internationally: (1) adequately research climate change at all time scales, (2) develop thoughtful, science - based policy appropriate for the multifaceted issues of global climate change, (3) organize global planning to recognize, prepare for, and adapt to the causes and consequences of global climate change, and (4) organize and develop comprehensive, long - term strategies for sustainable energy, particularly focused on minimizing impacts on global climate.

A simple top - down analysis, based on global scale changes in carbon dioxide and methane, provides some insight into the potential impact of U.S. shale gas production and displacement of coal on global climate.

This line from the 2007 report's chapter on human health is about as straightforward as any language can be: «Despite the known causal links between climate and malaria transmission dynamics, there is still much uncertainty about the potential impact of climate change on malaria at local and global scales.»

While some studies have focused on U.S. - based impacts, it is imprecise to simply apply global or continental - scale impacts to the United States without a basis in more geographically - centered studies.

First of all, Oreskes et al. emphasize that the reality of mean global warming is essentially undisputed, but that the future impacts on the scale for which humans would have to prepare are still the subject of considerable research, inquiry, and debate.

37 Question 6 What impact do oceans have on the formation of weather systems on a global scale?

Volcanoes Impact Climate on Local to Global Scale Through Their Emissions Location: NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies Dr. Allegra LeGrande

«Recommendation 2: The Committee recommends research and development investment to improve methods of carbon dioxide removal and disposal at scales that would have a global impact on reducing greenhouse warming, in particular to minimize energy and materials consumption, identify and quantify risks, lower costs, and develop reliable sequestration and monitoring.»