Sentences with phrase «of land clearance»

But I suppose it is conceivable that the GISS - E2 - R land surface code generates different aerosols for different types of vegetation (and / or at the time of land clearance).

A review of the issues reveals, however, that these assumptions about the availability of land, the role of biofuels in causing deforestation, and the ability to relate crop prices to areas of land clearance are unsound.

«With the exception of land clearance, the research found that extremely intense fires are associated with anomalous weather — such as droughts, winds or, in desert regions, following particularly wet seasons.

These rare bandicoots, and numerous other animals and plants, once thrived in the region, but have declined dramatically as a result of land clearance and the introduction of species such as cats, rabbits and foxes.

Not exact matches

In a sign of Cambodia's increasing importance in Southeast Asia, the Trump administration aimed to cut U.S. State Department funding of $ 2 million for land mine clearance — and then reinstated it after an outcry.

Corrigan said the city plans to ask the Supreme Court of Canada to hear its challenge to the National Energy Board decision, which said Kinder Morgan is not required to comply with two sections of Burnaby's bylaws on land and tree clearance as it expands the pipeline.

A croft is often referred to jovially as a piece of land surrounded by red tape, but it is a system of subsistence land - holding created by the 1886 Crofting Act to give security of tenure to those in the areas where the Highland Clearances had been savage.

The comparison of orangutan and habitat losses suggests that land clearance caused the most dramatic rates of decline.

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Air suspension is available on the Land Cruiser's upscale Lexus LX 570 cousin, and, while the ride still is trucky, it has 3 inches of clearance control.

The current Land Cruiser's hydraulic stabilizer bar suspension does a good job with body control, but the trucklike ride on the boulevard is no match for the sophistication of the rival GMC Yukon Denali's adaptive Magnetic Ride Control or Land Rover Range Rover's smooth air suspension (air suspension also could allow a new Land Cruiser to vary ground clearance).

Most of the Discovery Sport's competition can't come close to its capability off - road, thanks to its ground clearance, suspension travel and Land Rover's all - wheel drive and Terrain Response system with various settings for Grass / Gravel / Snow, Mud and Ruts and Sand.

The rare individuals who will explore the Land Cruiser's full off - road potential may also find themselves running out of ground clearance on more demanding expeditions.

With Land Rover's pedigree and more than decent ground clearance of 211 mm, the Discovery Sport should have respectable off - roading capabilities.

Ground clearance of 185 mm means it'll never worry a Land Rover Defender, but for light off - roading it's fine.

The Toyota Land Cruiser is the priciest vehicle in the Japanese brand's fleet, and it offers no options (everything is standard), but in addition to its three rows of cushy seating, it also offers a full - time four - wheel drive system, excellent ground clearance, an adaptive suspension system, the Multi-Terrain Select feature for handling a range of different driving conditions, and a crawl control system that allows the vehicle to creep forward while negotiating tricky situations.

The Land Rover LR4 enjoys a fording depth of 27.6 inches and ground clearance of 12.2 inches.

The current consumer trend has seen long - time sedan buyers migrating to the land of extra ground clearance and cargo space found in utility vehicles.

There's the Land Rover's capable Terrain Response technology, four - wheel - drive and 211 mm of ground clearance, making the Discovery Sport apt for off - road driving.

New Discovery SVX revealed at Frankfurt Motor Show is a production preview of the ultimate all - terrain Land Rover Discovery, with a 525PS 5.0 - litre supercharged V8 petrol powertrain Most extreme Land Rover yet, with go - anywhere capability — increased ground clearance, body and suspension lifts, more wheel articulation and large all - terrain tyres Specially tuned Terrain Response 2 system and Active Roll Control are firsts for new Discovery Discovery SVX will be the first Land Rover assembled by hand at the SVO Technical Centre when production begins in 2018 Prospective customers and Land Rover enthusiasts are invited to register their interest in new Discovery SVX at www.landrover.com Frankfurt, Germany, 12 September 2017 — Land Rover has revealed the Discovery SVX — the ultimate Discovery for off - road enthusiasts seeking epic adventures.

Being a Land Rover, it is very much capable of going off - road as well with a 212 mm of ground clearance and an approach, departure and breakover angles of 25, 31 and 21 degrees respectively.

Ground clearance has been increased to 213 mm and even though the new Range Rover Sport can attempt to keep up with sports cars, it can still go off - road and conquer the most treacherous of terrains thanks to its Land Rover genes.

Mrs Ross made her first appearance in a screenplay Penney wrote about the 18th century Highland Clearances, when much of the population of the Scottish Highlands was forcibly evicted from the land.

They are the products of the very commercial operations and irresponsible uneducated minority that the Shelter Industry rails against, lacking any health clearances or temperamentally positive selection of parents or puppy socialization, and often with negative behavioral & health baggage which is why they landed in the shelter in the first place.

Prehistoric man has used slash and burn for both hunting and land clearance for over 50,000 years, and it is still being done today in the jungles of Brazil and Indonesia.

It's an unprecedented rate of land and forest clearance in the country, creating a volatile situation of forest conservation, land confiscation and corrupt business interests.

There has been tremendous increase in the clearance of forests lands around the world for palm oil production in recent years, which is of major concern to the environment and rights of local forest communities.

Large - scale production of biofuels, certainly, will cause serious environmental challenges for the entire planet, starting with the clearance of forested land for plantations.

Peru has come under fire as a country where some of the worst deforestation of the Amazon is taking place as a result oil drilling, gold mining, illegal logging and land clearance for farms.

The rise follows years of progress in curbing illegal logging and land clearance.

A Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences paper used remote sensing data to show that forest clearance and disturbance dropped sharply after the granting of land title to an indigenous community in Peru.

Land clearance for logging in the Solomon Islands will lead to unsustainable levels of soil erosion and significant impacts to downstream water quality.

For those readers for whom the fight against the Keystone XL pipeline has been pushed from the forefront of their attention, direct action against preliminary construction and land clearance on the southern portion of the pipeline has been ongoing since August.

Instead, he hears that Flight 782 out of Omaha has clearance to land.

Specific responsibilities of a Real Estate Developer include ensuring clear title heads, maintaining their knowledge of land legal dues, obtaining the necessary clearances, discussing project specifications with customers, and preventing delays in project completion.

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Exploration companies and those wishing to mine and develop land may not be able to gain clearance of native title issues.

«The State should open negotiations with the Commonwealth to mesh the State Aboriginal Heritage Act with the Commonwealth Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage Protection Act such that a Section 18 clearance under the State Act entirely satisfies the protection requirements of the Federal legislation in relation to the land which is the subject of the clearance», Report, p89.

The wallpaper was a catalog clearance item: Graham & Brown for Land of Nod.

On the lower bunk, the monogram pillow, and the football pillow are from Target and the colorful stripe pillow I bought on clearance from Land of Nod.