Sentences with phrase «of conservation problems»

This workshop explored the application of genomic technologies (CRISPR, Gene Drives, RNAi and enginereed sterility) with a variety of conservation problems.
This workshop will explore the application of genomic technologies (CRISPR, Gene Drives, RNAi and enginereed sterility) with a variety of conservation problems.

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Bowman Clarke, for example, notes a problem with «an absolute notion of simultaneity» as well as with the Law of the Conservation of Energy, «as God inherits physical energy from the world through prehension» (IJPR 40), 61 - 74
In this perspective, energy conservation plays the role of decreasing world energy demand, decreasing the need for both nuclear power (and its attendant problems) and scarce mineral resources.
The Company is driving innovations that extract value from material, polymer, chemical and biological science to help address many of the world's most challenging problems such as the need for clean water, clean energy generation and conservation, and increasing agricultural productivity.
The EPA took note of this in honoring the conservation organization and its Shaping the Future of Your Community program, for «significant contributions to environmental awareness and problem - solving.»
Last year, Shedd Aquarium announced its commitment to helping reduce the public's use of single - use plastics as a founder of the Aquarium Conservation Project, a coalition made up of 19 accredited aquariums across the United States banning together to tackle the problem on a national scale.
The problem was a topic of discussion at Tuesday's Cayuga County Legislature meeting, where Chairman Keith Batman said local officials have asked the state Department of Environmental Conservation for $ 150,000 for engineering plans around the two plants.
Basil Seggos, commissioner of the Department of Environmental Conservation, was questioned by lawmakers about the state's algal bloom problem during his nearly three - hour testimony.
In January, the state Department of Environmental Conservation released 50 permits to Celoron officials to help alleviate the deer problem in the village.
Creating the problem were several factors: including a formal environmental review process that needed completion after being abandoned by then - governor Eliot Spitzer seven years ago, and a series of carefully wrought but ultimately obtuse statements from the state's Department of Environmental Conservation, in charge of the projects, as well as its own expansion plan's, review.
She also said having the state Thruway Authority and state Department of Environmental Conservation as co-lead agencies for environmental review is a problem because there is no final say over disagreements.
cuomos trying to move money from one state agency to another how slick is that, a governor who wants unsurped power so he can play king and do things that no other governor has done in new york state and yes governor cuomo, it has not escaped the eyes of the people who serve under you wanting to move money between state agencys example and this one is right on the money no funds for the department of environmental conservation in cuomos 2012/2013 budget for hydrofracking BUT HOLD ON IF HE CAN MOVE MONEY BETWEEN STATE AGENCYS THAT PROBLEM IS SOLVED IS IT NOT, HOW CONVIENENT GOVERNOR CUOMO AND YOU DO THIS IN THE NAME OF MAKING NEW YORK GOVERMENT WORK MORE EFFICIENTLY, how naive do you think upstaters are and that includes the politicians under you, YOU ARE NOT A KING AND YOU WILL NOT BE GRANTED THESE NEW UNSURPED POWERS SHAME ON YOof the people who serve under you wanting to move money between state agencys example and this one is right on the money no funds for the department of environmental conservation in cuomos 2012/2013 budget for hydrofracking BUT HOLD ON IF HE CAN MOVE MONEY BETWEEN STATE AGENCYS THAT PROBLEM IS SOLVED IS IT NOT, HOW CONVIENENT GOVERNOR CUOMO AND YOU DO THIS IN THE NAME OF MAKING NEW YORK GOVERMENT WORK MORE EFFICIENTLY, how naive do you think upstaters are and that includes the politicians under you, YOU ARE NOT A KING AND YOU WILL NOT BE GRANTED THESE NEW UNSURPED POWERS SHAME ON YOof environmental conservation in cuomos 2012/2013 budget for hydrofracking BUT HOLD ON IF HE CAN MOVE MONEY BETWEEN STATE AGENCYS THAT PROBLEM IS SOLVED IS IT NOT, HOW CONVIENENT GOVERNOR CUOMO AND YOU DO THIS IN THE NAME OF MAKING NEW YORK GOVERMENT WORK MORE EFFICIENTLY, how naive do you think upstaters are and that includes the politicians under you, YOU ARE NOT A KING AND YOU WILL NOT BE GRANTED THESE NEW UNSURPED POWERS SHAME ON YOOF MAKING NEW YORK GOVERMENT WORK MORE EFFICIENTLY, how naive do you think upstaters are and that includes the politicians under you, YOU ARE NOT A KING AND YOU WILL NOT BE GRANTED THESE NEW UNSURPED POWERS SHAME ON YOU.
Volunteers of the New York - New Jersey Trail Conference, Keep Rockland Beautiful, and Rockland Conservation and Service Corps are joining forces to tackle the growing litter problem at Pine Meadow Lake in Harriman State Park in Rockland County.
But a broader problem is that Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA), which coordinates all conservation and excavation activities in the country, has been mostly paralyzed since the departure of its charismatic but controversial leader, Zahi Hawass.
In an ever - changing environment, new problems arise quickly so it is essential we use evidence - based methods to continually evaluate the effectiveness of conservation projects.»
«This decline is seen in the sediment core records and is a major problem for the conservation of Lake Tanganyika's many threatened species and unique ecosystems.»
Environmental thinkers usually fall into one of two camps: those who prioritize conservation and curbing consumption, and those who trust innovation to solve our problems.
The recent birth of two test tube foals in the UK, as part of a collaborative project conducted by leading fertility experts, could help benefit rare breed conservation and horses with fertility problems.
Because the owls» biggest problem used to be destruction of their old - growth forest habitat, conservation efforts have focused on protection against logging.
«The planetary boundaries framework is not a useful guide for policy or environmental management in any concrete sense, as it does not capture the challenges involved in most of the environmental problems it lists,» argues geographer Linus Blomqvist, policy associate at the institute's Conservation Program and co-author of the review.
A coral reef ecologist by training, she keeps one foot wet in the field, while the other roams the worlds of creative storytelling and problem - solving, with a focus on ocean conservation and climate change issues.
Because only a system allows ordinary people to do extraordinary things, and if we don't enable ordinary people to do extraordinary things by way of energy efficiency or clean power and conservation, you'll never ever achieve the scale of change we need, to address the problems of climate change, biodiversity loss, petro - dictatorship etc.,
In 1943 he took control of the Wisconsin Conservation Commission and tackled the deer problem head - on.
Exposure to PAHs early in an organism's life cycle can also lead to infertility and a host of developmental problems, says Jeffrey Short, an environmental chemist based in Juneau, Alaska, who works with the marine conservation organization Oceana.
Girdler has developed a new conservation biology course that deals with «real - world problems, instead of toy problems
The World Conservation Union ranks the loss of native habitat and the introduction of invasive species as the most crucial problems, but unchecked activities like fishing, hunting, and logging play a role — as does human - induced climate change.
Part of the problem, Jolly explains, is that local people did not participate in crafting the conservation programs.
«The disease is a significant problem for the conservation of red squirrels in the area,» says Sainsbury.
However, the study shows that simply preventing runoff and erosion does not address the core problem of abundant soil phosphorus, and this overabundance could override conservation efforts.
The problem for the law of conservation of energy is what happens if the small mass is then released.
However, research in Conservation Letters asks if these measures are repeating the mistakes of the «War on Drugs» as they lack a long - term strategy to tackle the growing wealth gap between African areas of supply and Asian centers of demand, which remains a central dynamic to the problem..
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) last year reclassified the giant panda as vulnerable — indicating in their report that current conservation efforts are working; however, they acknowledged that panda breeding still remainConservation of Nature (IUCN) last year reclassified the giant panda as vulnerable — indicating in their report that current conservation efforts are working; however, they acknowledged that panda breeding still remainconservation efforts are working; however, they acknowledged that panda breeding still remains a problem.
The proliferation of problem drugs puts a premium on finding safer alternatives, says Toby Galligan, a conservation scientist at the United Kingdom's Royal Society for the Protection of Birds in Bedfordshire.
The successful identification and reversal of the problem provides a paradigm for other insect conservation projects.
I mean in a way that's one of the bird conservation secrets that I want everybody to know that once we figure out what the problem is we can actually fix it.
«SESYNC is a leader in bringing together scholars to address emerging problems — such as issues around marine protected areas and conservation — through new interdisciplinary research partnerships to improve understanding,» said Margaret Palmer, Director of SESYNC and a Distinguished University Professor at the University of Maryland.
The report by the Mumbai - based Conservation Action Trust is the first comprehensive examination of the link between fine particle pollution and health problems in India, where coal is the fuel of choice and energy demands are skyrocketing.
We seek science driven solutions for problems facing the Gulf of Mexico to advance its long - term sustainable use and conservation.
In Japan, degradation of the nation's southwestern coral reefs has been identified as a pressing environmental problem, and corals have been transformed into valuable commodities for conservation.
The workshop was the first to bring together conservation experts focused on specific intractable problems with key developers of new genomic tools.
Educate genomic technologists about urgent conservation problems that might benefit from the application of new genomic tools;
Revive & Restore has set out to expand conservation practice by demonstrating how new genomic tools can be applied to a variety of serious wildlife problems that have proved unsolvable by traditional means.
This book presents a series of essays on the application of plant biodiversity monitoring and assessment to help prevent species extinction, ecosystem collapse, and solve problems in biodiversity conservation.
As part of the Xerces Society's conservation efforts we strive to reduce reliance on pesticides by supporting the diverse systems that reduce pest problems.
Such tools have the potential to provide new solutions to some of the most intractable problems facing conservation: 1) exotic diseases of wildlife with known vectors, 2) exotic diseases with potential for genetic disease resistance, and 3) destructive invasive species.
Revive & Restore and Archipelago Consulting have organized a unique gathering of scientists to discuss «New Genomic Solutions for Conservation Problems
The conservation community is facing a range of intractable problems in their mission to ensure biodiversity conservation.
I work at the interface of problem - solving environmental research, conservation practice, and science writing.
Revive & Restore organized a unique gathering of scientists to discuss «New Genomic Solutions for Conservation Problems
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