Not exact matches
The «Coffee Growing — Environmental Leadership» section covers water body protection,
including criteria for width and type of
vegetated buffer zones along permanent and seasonal water bodies, and use of chemicals or waste storage near water bodies; protection of soil resources,
including measures to control and prevent erosion and use of organic mulches and cover crops; conserving biodiversity,
including maintaining a shade canopy, protecting wildlife, and establishment of conservation areas; and environmental management,
including pest and disease control.
They estimate that, across about 60 % of the global
vegetated area, greening has buffered warming by about 14 %; for the remaining areas, which mostly
include boreal zones, LAI trends have amplified the raise in air temperatures, leading to an additional warming of about 10 %.
The route is the same travelers normally follow from the Kona direction when driving toward HAWAI`I VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK and offers views of landscapes that run from mauka (mountains) to makai (ocean),
including a rainforest reserve, well -
vegetated volcanic terrain, sweeping vistas of the ocean as well as the volcanoes MAUNA LOA AND KILAUEA.
Instead of just adding insulation to improve thermal performance and using a single roofing system to cover it, the roof on A3C's building is an experimental lab to study a variety of roofing options,
including both flat roof membranes and
vegetated roof systems.
Often referred to as grey infrastructure alternatives, these practices
include the design, installation and maintenance of
vegetated green roofs and walls, bioswales and infiltration gardens (rain gardens, etc.), urban forests, green streets and pervious pavements.