Sentences with phrase «important global biodiversity»

The area has been recognised as one of the 25 most important global biodiversity hotspots [1] and is home to nine endangered species including the critically endangered iconic Pygmy Hippo, and 60 threatened species, which the project will help protect.

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Invaders are now the second-most important cause of global biodiversity loss after habitat destruction, and the more we move about, the more they spread.

Acting to protect and promote biodiversity is at least as important to achieving these commitments and to human wellbeing as is the fight against global climate change.»

«We are the first to examine all important ecological processes of forest regeneration in a global meta - analysis of existing case studies,» explains Dr. Eike Lena Neuschulz, the lead author of the study from the Senckenberg Biodiversity and Climate Research Center.

Bees and other insects pollinate many of the world's important food crops and wild plants, raising serious concerns about the impacts of reported global pollinator declines for food security and biodiversity.

This is really important because we're talking about a global biodiversity hotspot.

The Advisory Board plays an important part in establishing our long term thematic research agenda into global sustainability issues, such as poverty, climate change, ecosystem services, biodiversity, pandemics, demographics, migration, public policy and responsible lobbying.

This is an important thing to do in order to stop or slow global warming, to preserve biodiversity and numerous unique species of plants and...

Protecting and regenerating forests, ecosystems and soils is the most important step we must take if we are to stabilize the global climate, not to mention other ecosystem benefits this would provide, including protecting future freshwater supplies and biodiversity conservation.

This brochure published on the occasion of the Rio +20 Conference highlights the roles of the Rio Conventions» processes involved in biodiversity, combating desertification / land degradation and climate change as important contributors to the global sustainable development agenda, drawing attention to successes and future opportunities.

This publication on the occasion of the Rio +20 conference highlights the roles of the Rio conventions» processes involved in biodiversity, combating desertification / land degradation and climate change as important contributors to the global sustainable development agenda, drawing attention to successes and future opportunities.

As well as an important source for timber production and rural employment for the region, these forests also have an important effect on watershed protection, biodiversity and the global carbon balance.

A fifth of global human - caused carbon emissions today are absorbed by terrestrial ecosystems; this important carbon sink operates largely without human intervention, but could be increased through a concerted effort to reduce forest loss and to restore damaged ecosystems, which also co-benefits the conservation of biodiversity.

Reducing deforestation is not only a beneficial action against global warming — it also can make important contributions to saving biodiversity and supporting sustainable development.

The region locks up more than 100 billion tons of carbon — more than 11 years» worth of total greenhouse gas emissions from human activities; plays an important role in global weather circulation patterns, including delivering rainfall to Central America, the United States, and southern South America; supports perhaps a third of terrestrial biodiversity; and is home to the bulk of the world's remaining indigenous people still living in traditional ways.

The fossil record indicates that the past 100 years has seen species extinctions at 100 — 1,000 times the background rate (Millennium Ecosystem Assessment 2005), and among five drivers of global biodiversity loss between now and 2100 (climate change, land use change, atmospheric CO2 increases, nitrogen deposition, and species introductions), land use change — not climate change — is predicted to be the most important (Sala et al. 2000).

«Losses or gains in forest cover shape many important aspects of an ecosystem including, climate regulation, carbon storage, biodiversity and water supplies, but until now there has not been a way to get detailed, accurate, satellite - based and readily available data on forest cover change from local to global scales.»

As offshore wind energy becomes a major force in the global power mix — even, finally, here in the United States — it will be crucially important that we mitigate any potential damage to wildlife and biodiversity.

The biodiversity found in this park represents an important resource for the global food supply.

In addition to their significance to biodiversity and climate stabilization, forests have been increasingly important in the provision of fresh water on a global scale.