Sentences with phrase «natural ecosystems restoration»

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$ 480,575 has been awarded from the Great Lakes Basin Small Grants Program; an additional $ 200,000 will be available 2017 to support coastal resiliency projects: · Natural infrastructure / living shoreline protection techniques · Coastal wetland monitoring and restoration activities · Green infrastructure to improve coastal resiliency · Community stewardship and education initiatives · Coastal property / ecosystem vulnerability analyses · Economic and social analyses of the value of resiliency measures

«Restoration priorities are typically based on the evidence for environmental degradation without explicitly accounting for the benefits people receive from ecosystems, which include recreational opportunities,» said lead researcher David Allan, professor emeritus of aquatic sciences at the U-M School of Natural Resources and Environment.

As the human population climbs, these cumulative changes will ultimately affect our economies and our well - being, because natural ecosystems perform — free of charge — many functions which we take for granted, such as purification of our wastes, production of harvestable resources, regulation of our climate, and restoration of the oxygen that we breathe.»

Restoring the natural hydrology to improve ecosystem function is one focus of the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan.

At the Opening Ceremony of World Science Forum (WSF) 2017 under the theme of «Science for Peace» a panel of global thought - leaders declared renewed intent to fight poverty and promote just, equitable and inclusive social development based on the restoration, protection and sustainable use of natural resources and ecosystems to promote greater peace and social harmony.

Landscape - scale restoration is the most efficient way to restore natural balance and reverse ecosystem degradation.

Coverage of areas specially conserved for biodiversity and ecosystem functions should be increased (at least to the Aichi Target 11 of 17 % terrestrial and 10 % marine area), with systems of conservation being democratized and based on integration of rights and responsibilities; in all kinds of land / water uses, activities that are ecologically damaging need to be modified or replaced; high priority should also be given to the regeneration and restoration of degraded ecosystems and the revival of populations of threatened species; equitable access (including through territorial and resource tenure) must be accorded to natural resources, with special focus on populations with high and direct dependence on such resources for their survival and livelihoods.

The work also contributes to restoration and conservation of the native longleaf pine ecosystem, which is rich in rare species and natural communities.

She describes the opportunity we each have to help shift from human societies that are oriented toward extracting from the Earth and seeing soil, water, and minerals as commodities, to being reverent and attuned to our interdependence within Earth's ecosystems, and prioritizing restoration and protection of the natural world.

The aims of the project are to (a) compile an overview of natural disasters in the Nordic region and how ecological restoration actions can be used to mitigate such hazards (b) conduct regional feasibility case studies of strategic build up of ecosystem resilience which will be ongoing throughout the project time and (c) recommend actions to enhance build up of ecosystem resilience in the Nordic region..

Above: Negative - emissions solutions can include use of natural systems (e.g., forest or other ecosystem restoration, agricultural soil carbon sequestration) and technological systems (e.g., bioenergy, direct air capture coupled with storage in long - lived materials or geologic formations, accelerated CO2 mineralization processes).

Parties shall, when pursuing actions in the land sector in addition to actions in other sectors and consistent with all relevant international obligations, prioritise the protection, maintenance and restoration of natural ecosystems; undertake emissions reductions and removals in an equitable manner; and the governing body shall develop principles and guidelines for ensuring social protections, food security, ecological integrity, transparency and comparability in relation to such actions.

Episode 4: Restoration — how the earth's natural ecosystems will be affected by climate change and how we can use nature to reverse the trend

They studied conservation values like wilderness protection and restoration processes as well as a number of variables, including how much human modification the land has experienced, how important the land is as a natural linkage between protected areas, how well the land's ecosystems are represented within existing protected areas, and whether a place is rich in rare and endemic species.

Read the original: Rapid Recovery of Damaged Ecosystems Environmental Restoration Oysters Are Restored to Waters in Need EPA Sued to Force Restoration of Degraded Chesapeake Bay Waters Wetland Restoration: The Best Alternative to Carbon Capture and Sequestration Technologies Restoring Natural Areas = Economic Stimulus & Job Creation

According to Google, I was the US Ambassador to South Vietnam in 1973, have a foundation dedicated to the preservation and restoration of natural ecosystems, live in Queensland, Australia, and am a professor of avian sensory science at the University of Birmingham in the UK, among other things.