Sentences with phrase «native vegetation»

One third of the island is protected as conservation and national parks, and half the island has never been cleared of native vegetation.

The idea of 15 % native vegetation coverage (10 % for non shade - tolerant crops like tea) is not a bad one per se.

Under the law, farmers are required to maintain between 20 to 80 percent native vegetation on their land.

Higher temperatures cause greater need of water by native vegetation; however, we are not getting any more rain; in fact recent years have generally been drier than average.

There is now no criteria for canopy cover and tree diversity, and native vegetation criteria do not have to be met for six years.

It was noticed that along areas where native vegetation has been restored, the waves were not as destructive.

The animals were also in plentiful supply, ate only native vegetation and contained no chemicals, he said.

This response requires clearing new land and burning native vegetation and, hence, releasing carbon.

Built into the highest point at the Golden Gate, Battery 129 had two large guns mounted under thick concrete shields covered with native vegetation for camouflage and virtually invisible from above.

Specifically, as a Level A criterion, the 15 percent native vegetation cover criterion is not required until the sixth year after initial certification, perhaps longer if other Level A criteria make up the 50 percent that are needed by that time.

Already projects are being designed to store carbon over decades in newly planted native vegetation, to restore connectivity and biodiversity in large - scale protected areas, and to train workers in restoring and maintaining wetlands and removing invasive species.

The authors also point out that the focus of the Forest Code on riparian forest patches should not undermine the need to maintain and restore native vegetation in areas further away from the streams.

Under the agreement a perpetual restrictive covenant has been placed on the 121.7 ha which will require the area to be maintained and managed for its value as native vegetation with improvement of its assessed habitat score from 7/10 to 8/10 over a 20 - year period.

As people burn forests for agriculture and grazing, as they replace native vegetation with mono - culture crops that discourage cloud formation, they alter the dynamic relationship between the earth's surface and the atmosphere, initiating further drying and warming, and further species loss.

Farms with shade - tolerant crops have at least 15 percent total native vegetation coverage across the farm or groups of farms or a shade canopy fulfilling the SAN canopy cover and species diversity parameters.

Kangaroos» soft feet mean that «growing» a couple of kilos of kangaroo meat in Australia's fragile rangelands has much less impact on native vegetation than a couple of kilos of sheep or cattle.

Teams enjoyed a range of activities, including sorting food parcels for families in need, restoring native vegetation, collecting litter from water systems, preparing food for various community kitchens and maintaining conservation areas.

The use of environmental water will help to contribute towards improving native vegetation condition, reducing the local impacts of salinity and supporting waterbirds and frogs that rely on the region's wetlands for reproduction and survival.

In the Mallowa system, 204 ha of wetlands were inundated with Water for the environment during 2015 - 16, promoting the growth of native vegetation communities.

Environmentalists on local councils have allowed roadsides to become conservation zones for native vegetation, raising the risk of intense bushfires on access roads and jeopardising residents» safety.

The property runs into the Broula Hills which offer spectacular views from easy walks through native vegetation which is home to large numbers of kangaroos, wallabies and native birds.

Keeping native vegetation such as natural forests or grasslands as fragments within production areas or along streams and rivers can make a lot of difference for conservation.

The main attractions within the chase are — Rocky River, a newly established National Parks and Wildlife entry point into the Chase with an interpretative centre and eating facilities nestled in amongst native vegetation and fauna.

Environmental water contributed to in - stream variable base flows in support of native fish condition and movement, native vegetation condition, hydrological connectivity and the maintenance of aquatic habitat conditions.

Fox's research, funded by the National Science Foundation and NASA, was designed to test his theory that rubber trees, which are exotics from the South America, differ from native vegetation in that they suck up most of their water when the soil is the driest at the beginning of the monsoon season.

A rain garden is a landscaped area planted preferably with wildflowers and other native vegetation that soak up rainwater, from the roofs, driveways or other impervious surfaces.

The Dust Bowl is explained as a natural phenomenon that was exacerbated by farmers overplanting and removing native vegetation.

The tour takes you through the Mount Lofty Ranges featuring native vegetation surrounding the Milbrook Reservoir and quiet country hamlets.

Vegetation: The health of the riparian and wetland native vegetation improved at sites that were either completely or partially inundated with environmental water.

«The largest agricultural land use is grazing of native vegetation at 45pc with 90pc occurring on leasehold land.

Ivan has also ceased grazing stock on the nearby Wallpolla Creek frontage, protecting over 25 km of creek line, and has extended nearby native vegetation protection measures to include part of his property.

The action at Clark's Floodplain in South Australia's Riverland region aims to support the recruitment of native vegetation within black box communities, subsequently providing habitat for native bird species.

So bringing a 10 % minimum native vegetation criterion is an improvement from the lower baselines that exist in the case of non-shade-grown crops like tea (although its value will depend on how well auditors are trained to assess this in the field — but that's another issue requiring a separate serious consideration).

Commonwealth environmental water helped maintain a mosaic of habitats including native vegetation, stimulated breeding and recruitment of several native fish, frog and turtle species, and resulted in a boom of productivity in the system.

Spring environmental flows improved native vegetation abundance and diversity along areas of riverbank.

Residual inundation in the Gingham and Gwydir wetland from environmental water delivered in 2014 - 15 helped maintain native vegetation communities and provided habitat for waterbirds and frogs early in 2015 - 16.

In principle, AFSA supports the development of an online tool to enable a simple assessment of the potential impacts of animal industries to determine permit requirements, acknowledging the complexity of information needed to make such an assessment (water supply catchments, significant native vegetation, soil type, rainfall, proximity to settlements...).

Supplements included oils, fats, tannins, probiotics, nitrates, enzymes, marine algae and Australian native vegetation.

But the native species of this World Heritage site are threatened by non-native pigs and goats that destroy egg - laden nests and devour native vegetation.

Researchers say that while PAs can counter agricultural expansion — and many have increasingly called for PAs to expand across the planet amid dire evidence of rapid species decline — the limits on land that can be set aside for PAs means that biodiversity conservation success depends on protecting native vegetation on private lands.

He had to climb the tallest mountains to find native vegetation and the pitiful remnants of its fauna.

The species is aggressive, outcompeting native vegetation and reducing local biodiversity.

Carp feed by uprooting native vegetation, which muddies water and disturbs the habitats of a variety of native fish, including many commercially valuable ones.

Energy development also pushes out drought - resistant native vegetation possibly on both the land being drilled and the land around it, and it may not grow back as temperatures rise and droughts become more severe in a changing climate, he said.

Logging, poor forest management and alien plants that overwhelm native vegetation are also factors.

In Troy Springs State Park, algae spread from the edge of Troy Springs to about 30 feet below the surface, clouding the water and smothering native vegetation.

First, the end of rabbit overgrazing allowed native vegetation to grow back, providing food and shelter for mice and mulgaras.

Native vegetation bounced back, and populations of large herbivores such as kangaroos increased.