Sentences with phrase «of natural ecosystems»

Cats are not part of the natural ecosystem and will help destroy the environment if not kept from doing so.

Looking at the demographics of population, it would appear obvious that humanity has already grown much beyond the support capacity of the natural ecosystems.

If people want to restore self - managing varied landscapes, they can draw on the knowledge provided by the new study about the composition of natural ecosystems in the past.

However, uncertainties remain about how much further expansion of biofuels is possible, given constraints, such as the competing demand for animal feed, climate change impacts and protection of natural ecosystems.

But we really haven't gotten our minds much around the rest of life and the existence of natural ecosystems around the world that are disappearing rapidly.

We must also implement targeted research programs to study the stabilizing impact of natural ecosystems, to stimulate public discussion, and to raise people's awareness of the real value of forests.

By working together with others who care as much as I do about our oceans, we can protect this vital part of our natural ecosystem.

Another of the considered options would have involved covering up to a quarter of the world's agricultural land with unproductive biomass — tree trunks that would have to be buried — while another would have meant the loss of natural ecosystems equivalent to one - third of all the world's present forested land.

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.

... certification should promote conservation of the natural ecosystem called cerrado.

In one of his more intriguing passages on biological systems, he notes that humanity has failed to realize that «operation of natural ecosystems is exemplary,» in that their processing of organic waste gives rise to a new generation of plants.

Green traditionalists are well - represented among environmental scientists, and they publish high - profile papers warning «that population growth, widespread destruction of natural ecosystems, and climate change may be driving Earth» to an irreversible tipping point.

It also uses considerably less land and with much less disruption of natural ecosystems than solar and wind plants,» the study concludes.

The biotic pump concept (and more generally the theory of the biotic regulation of the environment of which the former is a part) for the first time quantifies the stabilizing environmental function of natural ecosystems with respect to the hydrological cycle and pinpoints the physical mechanism that is responsible for this function.

Farms must implement a plan to maintain or restore connectivity of natural ecosystems within their boundaries.

IRRI is a global leader in rice science that has helped to avert famine, lift people out of poverty, and save millions of hectares of natural ecosystems from being turned into farmland.

Because of the decrease of natural ecosystems, natural pollination and water purification deteriorated and the effects of flooding are more severe,» says Alexander van Oudenhoven, researcher at Leiden University.

Although attempts are undertaken to prevent degradation of land and nature in Europe, biodiversity has decreased and the acreage of natural ecosystems has further declined.

That's the conclusion of NPS ecologist Mary Foley, whose team is studying the response of natural ecosystems in Fire Island National Seashore in New York and in Assateague Island National Seashore in Maryland and Virginia, Gateway National Recreation Area in New York City and New Jersey, and others.

THE MEANING «Any biofuel that causes clearing of natural ecosystems is likely to increase global warming,» Fargione says.

International policy bodies like the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and others are beginning to include blue carbon in their discussions of natural ecosystems.

When simulating future environmental conditions researchers face a problem: laboratory experiments are easy to control and to reproduce, but are insufficient to mimic the complexity of natural ecosystems.

His recent work has expanded to include durational performances, [4] complex installations, and the exploration of natural ecosystems.

Habitat loss from the conversion of natural ecosystems is the main reason why other species are being pushed closer to the brink of extinction.

Climatic patterns affect the makeup of natural ecosystems and the lives and activities of humans.

John Lanchbery from the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds told his colleagues that on the basis of ecological effects and the observed inability of some natural ecosystems to adapt, atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases are already too high.

If forests are protected through REDD [Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation] without addressing the underlying causes of forest clearance, such as increasing demand for food, then some clearance of natural ecosystems will simply shift to other areas and different habitats will be destroyed.»

Momentum for Change: Planetary Health will recognize and showcase novel solutions to balancing the need for healthy communities with stewardship of natural ecosystems.

Since its inception more than 20 years ago, Forest Trends has been focused on recognizing the economic value of our natural ecosystems — and upending the way people think about the value of a forest.

Soil moisture is an important regulator of plant productivity and sustainability of natural ecosystems.

But then after a decade or longer the Nuclear summer kicks in — which would thwart the capabilities of natural ecosystems to cope when exposed to high levels of UV - C radiation.

Pollinator insects, such as bees, are a vital part of the natural ecosystem, as they help propagate many plants and even the food we eat.

Use of bioenergy to draw down CO2 should employ feedstocks from residues, wastes, and dedicated energy crops that do not compete with food crops, thus avoiding loss of natural ecosystems and cropland [183]--[185].

We recently ran a story on a permaculture project in a city «hood, but you might like a tad more on just what it is: «Permaculture (permanent agriculture) is the conscious design and maintenance of agriculturally productive ecosystems which have the diversity, stability, and resilience of natural ecosystems.»

Instead, we should build on practices that have developed all over the world out of peasant experience, and follow nature's guidance in the development of agricultural ecosystems that can have the generative capacities of natural ecosystems.

Small - scale agro-ecological farming such as permaculture, and protection and restoration of natural ecosystems, are truly effective ways to use plants and terrestrial ecosystems to mitigate the impacts of climate change.

The benefits of organic farming include the guardianship of our natural land resources, native plants, wildlife, insects, and birds, the development and conservation of natural ecosystems and a reduction in the nitrate and agrochemical pollution of our countryside and water courses.

We find it hard to admit that the operation of natural ecosystems is exemplary: plants synthesize nutrients that feed the herbivores; these in turn feed the carnivores, which provide a lot of organic waste, which give rise to a new generation of plants.

The destruction of natural ecosystems — whether rain forest in the tropics or grasslands in South America — not only releases greenhouse gases into the atmosphere when they are burned and plowed, but also deprives the planet of natural sponges to absorb carbon emissions.

And it seeks to follow nature's guidance in the development of agricultural ecosystems that can have the generative capacities of natural ecosystems.

Discernible consequences appear in the loss of natural ecosystems and a decrease in biodiversity.

Reliable science shows that cats are part of our natural ecosystem and do not significantly impact wildlife populations.

While these cats become part of the natural ecosystem, often reducing the rodent population in our neighborhoods, they can also have a negative impact on native wildlife and songbirds.

Cats are not part of the natural ecosystem.

While trekking deep into Pha - Toh forest, visitors will come across an interesting variety of plants and wildlife that are part of the natural ecosystem.