Sentences with phrase «leaves communities vulnerable»

This lack of legally recognized rights leaves communities vulnerable to losing their land to settlers, cattle ranchers, illegal loggers, or companies — and it leaves forests vulnerable to being cut down.

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The isolation of Scripture study from the believing community of faith (nuda scriptura) disregards the Holy Spirit's work in guiding the witness of the people of God to scriptural truths, and leaves the interpretation of that truth vulnerable to unfettered subjectivism.

Just 18 months after deciding to leave his position, his rapidly growing Castle Community Bank has helped some of the most vulnerable people in one of the city's poorest neighbourhoods.

Please watch this video and educate yourself on the conditions in many vulnerable communities about what you can do (beyond leaving comments on blogs) to help transform these areas from «first food deserts» into First Food Friendly neighborhoods.

«Entire communities are being left vulnerable to dangerous sexual predators who often strike more than once,» said Klein, a Bronx Democrat, in a statement.

The problem starts with failing community services, which leave vulnerable people without the care they need.

House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi said Tuesday that adding such a question «will inject fear and distrust into vulnerable communities and cause traditionally undercounted communities to be even further under - represented, financially excluded and left behind.»

They lie on the edge of the largely tropical band in which coral communities are viable, and reef diversity here is relatively low, leaving the ecosystem vulnerable.

Schools «can not follow a policy of strict neutrality when their students» and families» identities are openly under attack in the civic sphere» — because failing to openly embrace students can leave them vulnerable to ostracization from their community.

Common Core also «takes control of our schools away from parents and communities,» leaving schools vulnerable to «a curriculum that has been profoundly shaped around the tests and teaching materials» of the two CCSS testing consortia, Smarter Balanced and PARCC.

So, too, is the fear that without strong federal oversight, local communities will leave the most vulnerable students behind.

Narrowly targeting programs toward disadvantaged communities leaves programs politically vulnerable to harmful regulation, restriction, or repeal.

The work that community sports clubs do every day with vulnerable young people, to ensure no one gets left behind, is testament to the success of the programme.

Moreover, they leave public schools without resources to serve the most vulnerable and communities disenfranchised by unelected school boards.

Additionally, their process is simpler than that of other foundations, which leaves our time free to provide the services to our community's most vulnerable individuals.»

So, these vulnerable nations are urging all Parties to the UNFCCC to «consider and address the health, human rights and security implications of climate change, including the need to prepare communities for relocation, to protect persons displaced across borders due to climate change - related impacts, and the need to create a legal framework to protect the human rights of those left stateless as a result of climate change.»

This requires that the global community acts in solidarity and ensures that the necessary resources are available to allow all countries and people to make the transition to clean, renewable energy on the same timescale... MR: We must all be alert to the very real possibility that the most vulnerable people could be left behind as we transition to a low carbon economy.

Working with a team of experts, she found that the plant's proximity to the local community left residents vulnerable to dangerous chemicals — and that the plant was likely operating under illegally obtained permits.