Sentences with phrase «of natural grassland»

Watersmeet Cottages are set on Walkersons Private Estate on 890 hectares of natural grassland.

Lek abandonment was also more likely at sites where there were seven or fewer males and at sites located in agricultural fields instead of natural grasslands.

Globally, we have taken over about 26 % of the planet's land area (roughly 3.3 billion hectares) for cropland and pasture, replacing a third of temperate and tropical forests and a quarter of natural grasslands.

Not exact matches

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.

«Arcadia's natural diversity combined with our active management of important grasslands and shrublands provide habitat for a wide range of bird species,» said Keane.

Buhari said that with the current challenge, the country must harness its natural resources like agriculture and solid minerals to survive, being a country blessed with arable land, endless swathes of grasslands and forest.

The work complements other recent studies showing that greenhouse gas warming will shift plant ecosystems toward weedy plants, says Robert Jackson of Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, who has done similar work with natural grasslands.

The fact that it takes 100 years to form 1 cm of new soil under natural temperate grasslands gives an idea of the magnitude of the problem of soil loss in the EU.

The results of these findings help unveil how natural systems operate and have global ramifications for the management and conservation of grassland biodiversity.

Natural fires in forest and grassland are a major source of methyl bromide, a potent ozone - destroying gas, German scientists have found.

Said Peter Zahler, WCS Asia Program Deputy Director: «Central Asia contains some of the last great temperate grasslands left in the world, vast natural desert regions, and some of the greatest mountains on the planet.

Large herds of grazing animals evolved to roam around natural grasslands, eating the grasses and being chased by large predators.

Searching for spirituality, Beijing intellectual Chen Zhen travels to the pristine grasslands of Inner Mongolia to live among the nomadic Mongols - a proud, brave, and ancient race of people who coexist in perfect harmony with their unspeakably beautiful but cruel natural surroundings.

The ancestors of rabbits and guinea pigs — two of the most popular small pets — lived in grasslands, so products made from grass have a natural appeal for them.

The wild ancestors of small herbivorous pets lived in grasslands, so grass is their natural environment.

The wild rabbits and guinea pigs that were the ancestors of our pets lived in grasslands, so grass is their natural environment.

So close to Gauteng it is virtually on its doorstep, it is regarded as outdoors country with a climate to match, and often described in terms of its flatness, smattering of trees and grasslands — it's the natural habitat of the black and white rhino.

Criterion (vii): The Kenya Lake System presents an exceptional range of geological and biological processes of exceptional natural beauty, including falls, geysers, hot springs, open waters and marshes, forests and open grasslands concentrated in a relatively small area and set among the landscape backdrop of the Great Rift Valley.

Historic Wilpena Station and the Old Blinman Road, which is the protected area of porcupine grasslands, the natural habitat of Red Kangaroos.

Few countries in the world have this degree of natural beauty: Andean peaks, Caribbean coastline, idyllic islands, grasslands teeming with wildlife, the steamy Orinoco Delta and the world's highest waterfall, Angel Falls.

Its natural habitats are chaparral and woodlands, temperate forests, temperate shrubland, and temperate grassland on the Channel Islands of California.

The tour continues south along the peninsula to the lagoon of Boca Paila where we turn inland and enter the narrow 11 km natural canal which traverses the expansive mangrove swamp and savanna grassland which comprise much of the center of Sian Ka'an.

Learn about the natural environment and First Nations culture as you slowly paddle through this pristine wilderness and go hiking through ancient island rainforests, then watch as bears emerge from their winter hibernation to feed in the grasslands of Knight Inlet.

This private and remote camp offers guests the spirit of wild Africa — wooded hillsides, rolling grasslands and forested river banks, all teeming with the rich wildlife, of this natural sanctuary lie sprawled at your feet.

I too have been restricting the animal protein portion of my diet by trying to only purchase from, for example, «organic» (silly term) cattle ranchers who raise animals solely on natural grasslands.

Forests, grasslands, lakes, oceans, deserts, and other natural ecosystems provide a range of natural services that people have often taken for granted, even though they are vital to human welfare.

«For example, the natural decay of organic material in forests and grasslands and the action of forest fires results in the release of about 439 gigatonnes of carbon dioxide every year, while new growth entirely counteracts this effect, absorbing 450 gigatonnes per year.»

The future of natural sinks has to be soil carbon under crops and grasslands, because the potential area is huge, and doesn't have to be increased.

The grasslands around the lake evolved with natural grazing, some of that is good for the land.

And outside the energy sector: Biological CO2 capture via photosynthesis and storage in ecosystems (e.g. forests, grasslands, wetlands, oceans) and / or agricultural lands (e.g. soils, biomass); and chemical CO2 capture via enhanced weathering of rocks that natural react (albeit quite slowly) with CO2 in the air.

But the glob corresponds with the corn and wheat belt of the US and Canada, formerly natural grassland now replanted with grasses more nutritive for humans.

More than 400 programs in 62 countries invested in the natural ability of forests, wetlands, grasslands, and other ecosystems to ensure clean, reliable water supplies for cities and communities, and to combat threats from rapid urban expansion and agricultural pollution.

More specifically, BECCS could «vastly accelerate the loss of primary forest and natural grassland, resulting in the loss of up to one - fifth of natural forests, grasslands and savannahs.

The brief argues that millions of hectares of grassland and degraded forest could be viable sites for plantation development and assisted natural regeneration.

Virtually all of the top 20 countries considered to be «failing states» are depleting their natural assets — forests, grasslands, soils, and aquifers — to sustain their rapidly growing populations.

Every one of these EPA, Interior, and other regulatory diktats assumes that CO2 has suddenly replaced the powerful natural forces that have driven climate fluctuations throughout Earth's history — and ignores this miracle molecule's role in making crops, forests, and grasslands grow faster and better while using less water.

Recent research found that natural solutions like improved management of forests, wetlands, grasslands and agricultural lands can remove about 5.6 GtCO2e of carbon per year by 2030 — a figure equivalent to total global emissions from agriculture in 2014 — at a cost of less than $ 100 per tonne of carbon.

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.

Grasslands Conservation Carbon Offsets — Similar to forestry, native grasses and other vegetation provide a natural source of greenhouse gas (GHG) absorption and sequestration.

Concerns are particularly strong about the loss of tropical forests and natural grasslands.

By mimicking the natural symbiosis between plants and animals, holistic grazing would, Savory argues, encourage the regrowth of carbon - sequestering grasslands.

Better stewardship of the land could have a bigger role in fighting climate change than previously thought, according to the most comprehensive assessment to date of how greenhouse gas emissions can be reduced and stored in forests, farmland, grasslands and wetlands using natural climate solutions.

Surely, if we want to have any chance of avoiding the worst impacts of climate change, we need to drastically reduce fossil fuel emissions AND protect our remaining ecosystems, whilst undoing some of the harm already done to natural forests, wetlands and grasslands!