Sentences with phrase «mitigate impact to the environment»

The common perception is growing that something needs to be done to mitigate impact to the environment.

An environmental engineer would be the professional that could find a way to build the sewage plant while mitigating impacts to the environment.

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I encourage farmers and ranchers in rural areas throughout the world to learn about the positive impact organic farming can have on protecting the environment, mitigating climate change and improving the health for future generations,» Straus added.

The promotion, protection and support of breastfeeding has significant impact on mitigating harm to the environment.

The environment secretary specifically pledged to end the «three - crop rule», designed to mitigate the impact modern mass farming can have on the environment and local biodiversity.

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.

But with the resiliency of the planet on our side, we can make small changes to our diets that will help to mitigate the impacts of agriculture on the environment.

With the Environment Agency recently warning that communities will have to pay more towards flood defences in their area, despite taxpayer funding of # 629 million towards flood management, it is clear that individuals should be aware of how to mitigate risk and lessen the financial impact of flooding.

Considering the impact of greenhouse gases on the warming of the planet - which has been forecasted to detrimentally affect global environments and make the Earth less inhabitable — the U.S. and China have come together to address and mitigate their emissions as the major contributors.

A hearing to address the research agenda required to mitigate the environmental impact of the transportation infrastructure on the environment, with an emphasis on climate change.

On the other hand, cats dumped near a managed colony are far more likely to be adopted and / or sterilized — thereby mitigating their potential impact on the overall population of unowned cats — as well any impacts to wildlife and the environment.

Having said that, there is much we can do to mitigate the impact of suburban living on the environment now and to shape the evolution of suburbia into tomorrow's environmentally friendly cities.

A community, under their own power, decided that they wanted to do something to mitigate their impact on the environment, putting a plan into place so as to be able to do so.

However, most of the key technological innovations have not reached many of the developing countries and vulnerable communities, particularly those in Southeast Asia; therefore, it is important that the region has the capacity and knowledge needed to mitigate and adapt to the impacts of the changing environment and assessments such as the TNA workshop is indispensable.

Reducing the impact of a new home by opting for environment - friendly materials and renewable energy sources is another great way to mitigate the effects of global warming.

The award honours individuals whose actions and leadership have had a far - reaching positive impact on the environment, in advancing clean energy technologies to mitigate the threats of climate change.

In Africa in particular, where vulnerability is high, there is a clear need to mitigate adverse impacts of extreme weather events on society, the economy and the environment.

Therefore mitigating global warming will address both the synergistic harm that it wreaks in concert with the non-climate damage to the environment, and it will address the direct effect that it will have on species and ecosystem - an effect that, if warming is not properly addressed for a few more decades, will make all other human impacts pale by comparison.

In order to successfully mitigate climate change impacts on both the environment and the economy, we need to go a step further and replace those links with -LSB-...]

Sort of like Mr. Hill, whom Mr. Denton described as «this Maui - New York surfing - TED person spewing carbon into the environment, even though he pays for it,» referring to the way Mr. Hill mitigates the impact of his constant air travel by buying carbon offsets.

«All other issues pale in comparison to mitigating the impact of human activity on the environment now.»

The other study, published in 2016 by the U.S. - based National Academies of Sciences on the «environmental fate, effects and responses» of diluted - bitumen spills from pipelines, also cited the need for further study to address «diluted bitumen's behaviour in the environment under different conditions, its detection when submerged or sunken, and the best response strategies for mitigating the impacts of submerged and sunken oil.»

Buying second hand is a great way to mitigate your impact on the environment.

The charity, however, is well aware of the devastating impact that climate change will have on birds and other wildlife, so they were determined to press ahead with cutting their carbon emissions while mitigating any harm to the local environment.

Abstract: An evaluation of analyses sponsored by the predecessor to the U.K. Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) of the global impacts of climate change under various mitigation scenarios (including CO2 stabilization at 550 and 750 ppm) coupled with an examination of the relative costs associated with different schemes to either mitigate climate change or reduce vulnerability to various climate - sensitive hazards (namely, malaria, hunger, water shortage, coastal flooding, and losses of global forests and coastal wetlands) indicates that, at least for the next few decades, risks and / or threats associated with these hazards would be lowered much more effectively and economically by reducing current and future vulnerability to those hazards rather than through stabilization.

«Given that the UK are under immense pressure to build more homes year on year, any improved initiatives which might lead to measures during the construction phase to improve or reduce the impact on the environment and help mitigate flood damage, particularly from surface water run - off has to be a good idea.

In 2011, she explains, the Canadian government amended the Patent Rules with a view to expediting the commercialization of cleantech innovations that could potentially mitigate environmental impacts and conserve the natural environment.

[FN58] Some of the studies have also suggested or identified variables that may mitigate the impact of partner violence on children who witness it, including the severity and frequency of the violence, the level of stress experienced by the mother and her capacity to provide appropriate parenting, whether the child was verbally or physically abused, and other characteristics of the child or of the environment that may provide a buffer.

In the long term, those participating children are more likely to be employed and less likely to be dependent on government assistance.9 The positive effects are larger, and more likely to be sustained, when programs are high quality.10 In addition, the impact is greatest for children from low - income families.11 Differences in children's cognitive abilities by income are evident at only nine months old and significantly widen by the time children are two years old.12 Children living in poverty are more likely to be subject to stressful home environments — which can have lifelong impacts on learning, cognition, and self - regulation — while parents living in poverty have limited resources to provide for their families and high barriers to accessing affordable, high - quality child care.13 High - quality early learning programs staffed by warm and responsive adults can help mitigate these effects, offering a safe and predictable learning environment that fosters children's development.14