Sentences with phrase «increase biodiversity by»

It is possible, by creating depressions where the land was flat, to increase biodiversity by making ponds and lakes where wetland plants, insects, and waterfowl can become established in the reclaimed landscape.

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With increasing water scarcity, constrained natural resources and declining biodiversity, we need to protect the future by making the right choices.

By dramatically improving the speed and efficiency of conversion over conventional approaches, these enzymes could stimulate efforts to grow crops for fuel, with implications for biodiversity in the form of increased land use for this purpose, potential shifts away from fossil fuel use and reductions in greenhouse gas emissions.

The record shows, for example, that in a world unmarred by humans, global warming actually increases biodiversity.

Growers can manage the potential risks linked to extreme rain events and soil degradation by using adaptive strategies such as planting cover crops, using no - till techniques, increasing the biodiversity of grasses and forage and extending crop rotations, Prokopy said.

Glen Hood, a Ph.D. student at Notre Dame and lead author of the paper, said, «Our study has impacted our understanding of evolution by suggesting that change in individual lineages can reverberate through different trophic levels of an ecosystem and increase community - level biodiversity.»

Therefore, biodiversity may increase community stability by promoting diversity among species in their responses to environmental fluctuations, but increasing the number and strength of competitive interactions has little effect.

15 N ‰), (c) Index of atmospheric purity evaluated by biodiversity and the cover of bryophytes, (d) Increase of drought stress accompanying urbanization evaluated by the distribution of drought - sensitive bryophyte species.

New research suggests that offering financial incentives for farming industries to mitigate the impact agriculture has on the environment, by reducing fertiliser use and «sparing» land for conservation, for example, actually has a positive effect on critical areas such as greenhouse gas reduction and increased biodiversity.

In other words, do human impacts on biodiversity increase the prevalence of diseases by eroding natural «checks and balances» on transmission or decrease prevalence when they remove the free - living biodiversity on which disease agents depend?

There is an increasing body of evidence that by taking a combination of the two prebiotics you are not only increasing biodiversity, but you also create a synergy within your gut.

Matthew Woodcock, Partnerships and Expertise Manager at the Forestry Commission, said, «The woodfuel strategy for England is about reversing the decline in woodland biodiversity by increasing the number of sustainably managed woodlands.

They initiate biodiversity conservation actions and ensure sustainable livelihoods by transforming land use practices for soil, water and natural forest with the aim to increase land productivity and improve water flow.

The abundant and exquisite biodiversity of its different altitudinal levels, associated with the archaeological sites of great monumental and historical value, have helped increase the value of the Incan trail network wisely built by our ancestors.

The most recent report concluded both, that global temperatures are rising, that this is caused largely by human activities and, in addition, that for increases in global average temperature, there are projected to be major changes in ecosystem structure and function with predominantly negative consequences for biodiversity and ecosystems, e.g. water and food supply.

Evidently, concerns like long - term human wellbeing, biodiversity preservation and the integrity of Earth's body are momentarily at odds with powerful economic and political forces which relentlessly and unrealistically maintain an economic system marked by unrestricted and increasing per capita consumption, unbridled and expanding economic globalization, and continuous and rapid growth of the human population.

We either stay the current «business as usual» course by continually increasing production, thereby allowing economic globalization to commandeer habitats, expunge biodiversity and engulf the planet, or we stabilize production, a remedy that is consonant with the preservation and nurturance of human and other life on our fragile yet resilient planet.

In the more adverse «disaster» scenario — which entails vast deforestation, dramatic biodiversity declines and increasing extreme weather — the global index falls by 15 percent, with the deepest losses felt in poor regions.

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.»

That's the premise of Biodiversity for Low and Zero Carbon Buildings: A Technical Guide for New Build by Dr. Carol Williams, and as the one of the first manuals of its kind, it does a fine job of bringing to light the issues and possible design solutions for increasing biodiversity from the get - go in buildinBiodiversity for Low and Zero Carbon Buildings: A Technical Guide for New Build by Dr. Carol Williams, and as the one of the first manuals of its kind, it does a fine job of bringing to light the issues and possible design solutions for increasing biodiversity from the get - go in buildinbiodiversity from the get - go in building design.Dr.

focused on the eradication of hunger and malnutrition by 2030 — there are many organizations fighting hunger through regenerative agriculture, an approach to food and agriculture that regenerates topsoil and increases biodiversity, and agroecology, an approach that applies the principles of ecology to the design and management of food systems.

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Thus, absent fossil fuels, global cropland would have to increase by 150 percent to meet current food demand, but conversion of habitat to cropland is already the greatest threat to biodiversity.

While there has been an increase in the societal responses to biodiversity loss, in most cases this will not be sufficient to achieve the biodiversity targets by 2020, let alone to realise the...

Cotappers help the poor adapt to climate change by funding the planting, restoration, and protection of forests which increase food security, reduce erosion, protect and enhance biodiversity and watersheds, provide shade, and serve as critical hydrological sponges.

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.

Policies which include improving carbon storage by increasing vegetation and biodiversity, along with reduction in carbon emissions, will help to balance global atmospheric carbon.

Biodiversity is affected by many agents including overharvesting, introduction of exotic species, land use changes, nitrogen fertilization, and direct effects of increased atmospheric CO2 on plant ecophysiology [43].

Increased species diversity has been linked to greater fodder productivity [29], and supporting biodiversity is encouraged by the National Organic Program [30 — 32].

Increased deforestation, meanwhile, will have a negative impact on services provided by the Congo Basin, such as biodiversity conservation, water cycling, and climate change mitigation / adaptation.

The soil may be eroded by wind and rain, which increases the risk of flooding and landslides, or invasive species may take hold and crowd out native plants, further limiting biodiversity.

Soaring demand for palm oil is being driven by its use as biofuel, which is increasing carbon emissions as well as destroying forests and biodiversity

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Shoemaker Green not only offers an open space of lawns, tree - lined walkways, and sitting areas but will also improve water quality and minimize runoff, reduce the effect of the urban heat island by greening large paved areas, restore biomass on site, increase local biodiversity, and improve the overall environment for the community.