Sentences with phrase «in local biodiversity»

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In terms of biodiversity, organic farming takes into account gene adaptation, local ecosystems and species to improve disease resistance, soil, gene pools and local wildlife habitats.

The aim of the project is to link the management carried out by people shooting over land in North Wales with conservation programmes in North Wales, principally the Local Biodiversity Action Plans.

Green Shoots in North Wales is a partnership project between the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC), the Countryside Council for Wales (CCW), Environment Agency Wales (EAW), the Farming and Wildlife Advisory Group Cymru (FWAG Cymru) and the Local Biodiversity Action Plan partnerships in North Wales.

Green Shoots has three demonstration projects in Cheshire, North Wales and the Somerset Levels where a project officer works with BASC members and local conservation partners to meet biodiversity targets.

The study suggests that an understanding of how human use of the landscape interact with climate and ecosystem processes is important for organizations that want to develop strategies for climate change adaptation, biodiversity conservation and local development in one of the world's poorest regions.

Nature photographer David Liittschwager worked closely with local scientists to create his latest book, A World in One Cubic Foot: Portraits of Biodiversity, which is an elegy to the minutiae of ecosystems.

As a sign of the increasing recognition of the role of local people in conservation success in Brazil, when the country's environment ministry was reorganized in 2007, the park agency was christened the Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation (ICMBio).

The wasted earth and other materials are either put back onto the mountaintop in an approximation of their original contours, wreaking havoc on local ecosystems and biodiversity, or dumped into neighboring valleys, polluting lakes and streams and jeopardizing water quality for humans and wildlife.

While declines in trout population are bad for local ecosystems and biodiversity, they are also bad for people — especially sport fishers and those employed by the billion dollar recreation industry.

A global extinction crisis should show up in declining levels of local biodiversity, right?

For example, we could have satellites remotely monitoring biodiversity, and if we reach a certain amount of biodiversity in an area we could reward the local community with immediate and direct payment.

Of course, as he acknowledges, an increased local species - count might go hand in hand with lost biodiversity at the global level.

Better application of science and technology, empowerment of local communities in decision making, integrating biodiversity conservation into other key sectors, scenario planning that is sensitive to economic and cultural diversity, private sector partnerships in financing biodiversity protection, as well as better cross-border regional collaboration, are some of the many important approaches the report identifies.

The methods established in the new study can be used in future for applied purposes — for example for local protection measures, for environmental assessments by authorities, or to integrate the long - term effects of road building into scenarios of the World Bank regarding global biodiversity changes.

Indeed, in both marine and terrestrial ecosystems, the big surprise is that the incursion of alien species can actually increase, rather than decrease, biodiversity at a local level.

Andi Rusandi, Director of Marine Conservation and Biodiversity at MMAF, shared the importance of this study, «As we strive to develop whale shark ecotourism in Indonesia to benefit our local communities and these majestic animals themselves, it is important to highlight conservation.

The results suggest that there should be: improvements to policy and management to champion biodiversity issues; a strengthening of environmental laws and enforcement; recognition of socio - economic issues especially among indigenous and local communities; increases in funding and resource allocation; knowledge, research and development to inform decision making; a greater understanding and protection of the rights of nature and cultural heritage; a more holistic public awareness and participation to bring about change to promote conservation.

«This shows that conservation action can and does work,» particularly at the local level, says Thomas Brooks of NatureServe, a consortium based in Arlington, Virginia, that collects biodiversity data.

The study confirms experience from European heathlands and other REDD + projects in the tropics, that ecosystem services such as timber production and carbon sequestration often compromise other services, such as biodiversity and local livelihoods.

Angel also argues in his paper that local dumping would cause «no impact on biodiversity... because the distribution of species are ocean basin in scale».

Now that it has become clear that polychaetes inhabit depths reachable by scuba divers, the researchers hope to conduct experiments using living specimens to gain a deeper understanding of marine life in the area, helping to create an information infrastructure vis - à - vis local biodiversity.

The topographic complexity of Central Appalachia supports some of the highest levels of biodiversity in the world and creates many microclimates that will respond to global climate change in very local ways.

«Globally important wilderness areas — despite being strongholds for endangered biodiversity, for buffering and regulating local climates, and for supporting many of the world's most politically and economically marginalized communities — are completely ignored in environmental policy,» James Watson, director of science and research initiatives at the Wildlife Conservation Society in New York and the study's lead author, said in a statement, adding that we probably have only one to two decades to turn this around.

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.

Why: Protect endangered Andean bear and other species in a significant biodiversity hotspot, while improving livelihoods of local communities.

It is in moderately complex landscapes that it is most effective to deploy local conservation management measures to enhance biodiversity, such as flowering border zones.

Using livestock to combat desertification and restore grasslands is one example, and the ongoing efforts of people in places such as Madagascar and Haida Gwaii to find win - win solutions that restore and enhance marine biodiversity and support local food security is another.

A comprehensive study of biodiversity indicators over the past decade [116] reveals that, despite some local success in increasing extent of protected areas, overall indicators of pressures on biodiversity including that due to climate change are continuing to increase and indicators of the state of biodiversity are continuing to decline.

We ethically source our organic turmeric and most of our other ingredients directly from small community farms in Sri Lanka that use a sustainable farming technique called Forest Harvesting, supporting Sri Lanka's natural biodiversity, its farmers and local community.

Most importantly, we are bringing together community members, parents, school principals and vice principals, teachers, local authorities, officials responsible for emergency situations, media and national authorities to discuss the importance of taking joint and coordinated action on disaster risk reduction, climate change adaptation and mitigation, and biodiversity conservation, in a comprehensive manner and towards long - term solutions.

Real world contexts and problems — such as designing sustainable energy systems, bio-medical engineering, maintaining biodiversity in areas where conflicts arise between local and global needs — demand knowledge, concepts and skills from several disciplines.

Unique in - the - mud volunteer experiences bring corporate sustainability and social responsibility initiatives to life, providing insights into environmental systems, natural resource management, local biodiversity, community history, and the local and global impact of restoration.

Additionally we have ideas of how schools can get involved in local projects to promote and improve biodiversity.

On October 11, 2016, Dr. Mwangi Githuri, the Director of Biodiversity and Social Monitoring at Wildlife Works, leading teams assessing environmental and social impacts of REDD + projects in Africa, gave a thrilling seminar on Implementing Redd +: Policy and practical issues from the local to the national levels.

Dive in crystal blue water and discover the rich biodiversity of the South Pacific while assisting with the local management of marine protected areas.

Dive in crystal blue water and discover the rich biodiversity of the South Pacific while assisting with the local management...

Its vision of reforestation and rehabilitation means that each guest is invited to participate in our biodiversity conservation efforts, as well as engage and meet the local community — in addition to learning about and making a far - reaching positive impact on an iconic Critically Endangered species: the mountain gorilla.

Travel through the jungle canopy and experience the sounds of Santa Teresa's local wildlife while exploring the biodiversity of one of the most incredible areas in the world!

If you love to bird watch and you are interested in observing the large biodiversity of birds in this area, a local guide can take you to the best hot spots for bird watching in the Santa Teresa / Mal Pais area.

- 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

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.

There's more on ecology in the age of man in a recent Washington Post article by Joel Achenbach and a 2010 piece from Ronald Bailey in Reason explaining how «local biodiversity is increasing because of man, not despite him.»

His death highlights that despite Peru's concession system and the tremendous amount of financial resources invested in road paving, there needs to be much greater investment in law enforcement in Madre de Dios if the goals of local development and the protection of biodiversity are to be met.

Evidencing its exceptional local benefits, the project has been awarded triple - gold certification under the highly regarded Climate, Community and Biodiversity (CCB) Standard — the first and only initiative in Africa, and only the second in the world, to be awarded this highest level of recognition.

For example, in species - poor, sub-Antarctic island ecosystems, alien microbes, fungi, plants and animals have been extensively documented as causing substantial loss of local biodiversity and changes to ecosystem function (Frenot et al., 2005).

Repeated collections of such data allow measurements and understanding of changes in forest biomass, biodiversity and other ecological parameters caused by natural and anthropogenic change processes - these insights will be essential to assist local and regional planners charged with keeping track of carbon for global climate change initiatives.

As those in development or public health are aware, local initiatives have been developing for years, despite the lack of international agreements to address climate change and other impacts on natural resilience and biodiversity.

Emphasizing local biodiversity, the YogieWalkie aims to promote conservation efforts in the region.

ACEH, Indonesia — Deforestation slowed last year in the Indonesian province of Aceh, home to the Leuser Ecosystem biodiversity hotspot, according to a local forest watchdog.

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