Sentences with phrase «many ecological benefits»

Dozens of companies hope nutritional and ecological benefits can overcome diners» squeamishness

«People are now willing to compromise in the quality of the reading experience if they believe that compromise buys an ecological benefit,» he says.

Clean capitalism is an economic system whose prices fully incorporate social, economic and ecological benefits and costs, and whose actors know the impacts of their marketplace actions.

But even if there were to be ecological benefits to be gained from the kangaroo trade, there are broader problems with a purely environmentally - driven approach.

She advocated that it was «important that kangaroo meat be made generally available throughout Australia», a view which is unfortunately inconsistent with its comparatively limited supply and with the notion of it becoming sold as a speciality meat at a much higher price, with the ecological benefits which that could bring (see Chapter 8).

In years of relatively low flow, changes in weir pool levels in conjunction with environmental water use can confer ecological benefits between the river and floodplain, such as nutrient exchange and wetting of fringing vegetation.

The author ties it all together with chapters on the economic and ecological benefits of organic coffee farming.

On the other hand, well - managed tea production landscapes can help arrest or even reverse land degradation, while providing a range of economic and ecological benefits for local communities, downstream beneficiaries, and the global commons.

In partnership with European retailers and other stake - holders, Volkert has launched the «Dr. Good Food» campaign to raise awareness of the health and ecological benefits of fruits & vegetables.

Miramichi Leader, January 23, 2009 Weatherproofing can cut your energy costs by the Editors of E / The Environmental Magazine» A growing number of green - minded parents are starting to recognize the health and ecological benefits of reusable cloth diapers over disposables.

A smaller living space has both economical and ecological benefits.

As the world celebrates World Environment Day on June 5, WABA would like to remind everyone about the ecological benefits of breastfeeding and that the practice of bottle feeding including the production of breastmilk substitutes and baby foods are non - renewable products that create ecological damage at every stage of their production, distribution and use.

However, the researchers point out that seagrass should be looked at holistically, not just through a carbon budget lens, because it also offers ecological benefits including habitat to marine organisms.

«The debate is about whether the dingo can provide positive ecological benefits.

Guided by progressive conservationists, its managers embraced the ecological benefits of fire before the Forest Service did.

The 1982 Falklands War between Argentina and the United Kingdom over ownership of a group of small islands in the South Atlantic Ocean also had an unexpected ecological benefit.

Whether they are absorbing or releasing the gas, they will always be keeping some CO2 out of the atmosphere and providing other ecological benefits.

An experiment in Melbourne, Australia, shows that the recent vogue for rooftop gardens could have real ecological benefits

«I hope this will highlight to fisheries decision - makers the ecological benefits of robust populations of spawning salmon,» says Nelson.

The study suggests combining well - designed marine reserves with sensible management of the target fishery for broad economic and ecological benefits.

Based on the results, Hautier is now expanding his research to explore whether the decline in diversity affects natural grasslands» ability to provide multiple ecological benefits simultaneously.

Their original plan was to reduce pollution the most where this will have the greatest ecological benefit, rather than calling for more blanket reductions of emissions.

GREEN GRASS Growing switchgrass (left) for biofuels produces more biodiversity and ecological benefits than growing maize (right) does.

Plant - Microbe Interactions in the Rhizosphere: Mechanisms and Their Ecological Benefits — Kulandaivelu Velmourougane, Plant - Microbe Interactions in Agro-Ecological Perspectives

Perhaps you're a naturalist who is interested in the ecological benefits of pollinators.

«More than anything, we are doing it for the future, so people can enjoy the shade, the economic and ecological benefits and reduce our carbon footprint,» said Augusta University Landscaping and Grounds Manager Scott Davis.

A low fat whole food plant based diet (and planet based diet because it so good for the environment) can have profound human and ecological benefits.

«I love the ecological benefit of not having the waste of needing to buy a lot of copies and then having to discard half of them two years later,» one library department head told us.

Food wastage can be cut significantly, with both social and ecological benefits.

The book discusses the different models of bidets, the health aspects and ecological benefits.

«The scientific evidence refuting the ecological benefits of rotational grazing is robust, but also narrowly focused, because it derives from experiments that intentionally excluded these human variables.

Eel Grass is considered a foundation species as it provides many ecological benefits.

There are a number of ecological benefits to growing your own food or planting a butterfly garden, but these activities can benefit your mental wellbeing too.

Nutiva introduced America's first hemp food bar at a time when the extraordinary nutritional value and ecological benefits of hemp foods were little known.

Already cost - competitive with thermal coal and natural gas power generation — not to mention its numerous other often ignored and unaccounted for social and ecological benefits and cost savings, which are substantial — GE's looking to drive the cost of wind energy down further, pushing the envelope outward by incorporating «industrial Internet» capabilities and short - term, grid - scale power storage in the Brilliant 1.6 - 100 systems platform.

Hence, SOME positive - ecological benefit / pricing credit, you seem to agree, should go to «good» renewables (right, wind chews up wildlife, and solar thermal burns birds, but my PV array hasn't harmed anything).

The study found that offsetting one tonne of carbon with this project delivers $ 303 USD in socio - economic and ecological benefit.

However, well designed schemes that sequester biodiversity, i.e. have a serious ecological benefit in addition to carbon sequestration can aid both adaptation to climate and mitigation.

We can the reduce the effects of industrialisation on the atmosphere by 50 % much more quickly by addressing these other issues first and realise as well other humanitarian and ecological benefits.

Few can deny the ecological benefits of building with wood.

The conversion of an intersection in Portland to house a storm water sculpture garden has aesthetic and ecological benefits.

Single - family dwellings can also support green roofs, and many of them can reap the same economic and ecological benefits.

Not exact matches

In the context of considering the NGP's economic burdens and benefits (NGP Report, Volume II, s. 2.4.4), the JRP noted that the concept of «ecological goods and services» was described during the hearing but that, based on the hearing record, the estimated costs for damages to ecosystem goods and services were not well quantified and based on a methodology that is not currently broadly accepted.

That just as all the products we use came into existence through a mind, these being consistent with reality, so likewise of not only the earth with its marvelous ecological systems, but all the universe by which we keep time, from the passing of one day to the passing of one year allowing to keep track of time, that all these diverse, but harmonious systems are the product of a Supreme Designer for the benefit and enjoyment of mankind.

The stewardship imperative assumes that the moral and ecological constraints are respected, and it adds the obligation to distribute the benefits justly.

In an ecological approach to the family and the institutions that support it, the school cases, especially, would benefit from reconsideration.

But as we survey the world situation today, the general feeling is that along with many benefits, many of the promises of technology stand betrayed and there is evidence of a lot of technology having become instruments of exploitation of peoples, destruction of cultures and dehumanization of persons and pose threat of destruction not only to the whole humanity through nuclear war but also to the whole community of life on the earth through the destruction of its ecological basis.

Although it is clear that there are ecological and socioeconomic benefits associated with shaded coffee, we expose the many challenges and future research priorities needed to link sustainable coffee management with sustainable livelihoods.

Whether you're concerned about animal welfare, your ecological footprint, or the nutritional benefits of a vegan diet, Oaxaca has you covered.

With a shared vision of how organic principles and practices can benefit all of human society and the planet's diverse ecosystems, IFOAM — Organics International and the International Society of Organic Farming Research (ISOFAR), and their generous supporters, the government of Goesan County, Republic of Korea, held an International Organic Expo from 18 September — 11 October 2015, to imagine and plan the future of the organic sector and its contribution to ecological sustainability and societal well - being.