Sentences with phrase «increased human conflict»

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«Whatever increase in social intelligence and moral good will may be achieved in human history, may serve to mitigate the brutalities of social conflict, but they can not abolish the conflict itself.

A one per cent increase in urbanization resulted in a 91 per cent increase in human - bear conflict.

As the human presence on Wrangel grows, some fear an increase in conflicts between bears and people.

«There won't be as much gene flow between them and also, if a lot of areas they depend on for food are being wiped out, we will see primates foraging on crops and increasing human - primate conflict in some of these areas,» she says.

As sea ice disappears, polar bears are being forced to hunt more on land, which brings them into conflict with humans and increases contact with brown bears.

The impact of increased tiger mortality through poaching or human conflict is well known [3], [4], yet the effect of infectious disease outbreaks remains largely unstudied.

This displacement may result in potentially fatal human - bear conflicts, and may expose the cubs to increased mortality due to harsh winter conditions for which they are not yet prepared.

«Those remaining would face increased threats from encroachment, conflicts with humans and extensive habitat fragmentation,» said Gaveau.

But I strongly suspect that it has to do with absence of any temperature increase after 1980; its publication would have created a conflict with the reported (and problematic) thermometer data and with the assertion by the IPCC that humans are responsible for such a temperature rise.

The authors assert that the human - caused post-1940s cooling trend and increase in precipitation dramatically conflict with climate model expectations which project a human - caused warming trend and decreasing rainfall with the advent of increasing GHG emissions.

Current models of climate change include sea level rise, land degradation, regional changes in temperature and precipitation patterns, and some consequences for agriculture, but without modeling the feedbacks that these significant impacts would have on the Human System, such as geographic and economic displacement, forced migration, destruction of infrastructure, increased economic inequality, nutritional sustenance, fertility, mortality, conflicts, and spread of diseases or other human health consequences [135,Human System, such as geographic and economic displacement, forced migration, destruction of infrastructure, increased economic inequality, nutritional sustenance, fertility, mortality, conflicts, and spread of diseases or other human health consequences [135,human health consequences [135,136].

It paints a bleak picture of a hotter, more unstable future in which the combination of climate change and population growth combine to overwhelm the capacity of natural and human systems, resulting in increased poverty, conflict, and species extinction.

The IPCC has already concluded that it is «virtually certain that human influence has warmed the global climate system» and that it is «extremely likely that more than half of the observed increase in global average surface temperature from 1951 to 2010» is anthropogenic.1 Its new report outlines the future threats of further global warming: increased scarcity of food and fresh water; extreme weather events; rise in sea level; loss of biodiversity; areas becoming uninhabitable; and mass human migration, conflict and violence.

Forest clearance in this area threatens this endangered species because it reduces natural habitat and consequently increases human - tiger conflicts, an unfortunate consequence for both sides.

The first is by the Quebec Commission on Human Rights, and predicts that the new Charter of Values will increase conflict and litigation in the province, and must be modified extensively before it would be compliant with the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

Also, a firm is better positioned to take advantage of new technologies such as document automation if client information is already stored digitally; — better risk management as client conflict checks are more comprehensive and automatic; — the ability to work remotely, enhancing work life balance (which can be a human resources advantage); — often enhanced client service through increased speed of delivery of legal services; and being paperless is green as thousands of documents are never printed out.

Over the past year since the report was issued, much of the debate over fully autonomous weapons has focused on the weapons» potential role in armed conflict, raising questions over whether the weapons would ever be able to comply with international humanitarian law, also called the laws of war, but calls have increased in recent weeks for the human rights concerns to be taken into account.

Concerns are increasing over the potential impact of fully autonomous weapons under human rights law, which applies during peacetime as well as armed conflict.

• Conduct contract signing activities for new employees, coordinating expectations, requirements and basic benefits • Track employee evaluation processes and ensure that all evaluations are received in a timely manner • Respond to employees» questions regarding policies and procedures and refer to HR specialists if required • Provide assistance with special projects such as HR events, benefits open enrollment and employee communications • Schedule interviews, perform follow - ups and handle reference checks and personnel changes • Maintain and process documentation and records for the human resource department • Perform initial interview of candidates and provide induction and orientation support to new hires • Resolve conflicts and develop programs that increase employee retention

Competing pressures for water increases the potential for conflict in the future and violations of human rights, particularly the right to water.

Because increased conflict harms families and children, Shawn avoids costly methods employed by some attorneys that ignore the human element and do little good except to agitate.

Parental separation may also expose children to loss of social, economic and human capital.4, 14 Other explanatory factors may derive from characteristics typical of separating parents such as lower relationship satisfaction and higher conflict levels also before the separation.4 The rising numbers of children with JPC have concerned child clinicians as well as researchers on the subject.20, 21 Child experts have worried about children's potential feelings of alienation from living in two separate worlds, 20 — 22 increased exposure to parental conflict12, 22 and other stressors that JPC may impose on a child.22 Such daily stressors may be long distances to school, friends and leisure activities, lack of stability in parenting and home environment and a need to adjust to the demands of two different family lives.12, 22 The logistics of travelling between their homes and keeping in contact with friends has been stated as a drawback of JPC in interview studies with children.23 — 25 Older adolescents, in particular, indicated that they preferred to be in one place.23