Sentences with phrase «on ecological services»

The certainty of the forecasts is particularly important as warming leads to shifts from temperate to subtropical drylands, which leads to changes in precipitation and soil moisture, which in turn has profound effects on ecological services, provided to humanity, including the viability of certain temperate agricultural systems.

Not exact matches

In the context of considering the NGP's economic burdens and benefits (NGP Report, Volume II, s. 2.4.4), the JRP noted that the concept of «ecological goods and services» was described during the hearing but that, based on the hearing record, the estimated costs for damages to ecosystem goods and services were not well quantified and based on a methodology that is not currently broadly accepted.

Jeff Collins is Director of Mass Audubon's Ecological Management Department, coordinating habitat management planning and activities on our wildlife sanctuaries as well as assisting conservation partners through our Ecological Extension Service.

Here, the conservancy is partnering with the City of Niagara Falls and Applied Ecological Services to restore habitats on the land owned by the New York Power Authority and managed by the state Department of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation.

Three extreme weather events in the Amazon Basin in the last decade are giving scientists an opportunity to make observations that will allow them to predict the impacts of climate change and deforestation on some of the most important ecological processes and ecosystem services of the Amazon River wetlands.

«Understanding climate change impacts is vital to help protect marine ecosystem services that humans rely on so heavily such as fisheries, aquaculture and tourism» said Dr. Rob Ellis, an ecological physiologist also based at Exeter University.

They spent one week at the Historic Lifeboat Station working with staff from Point Reyes National Seashore and the National Park Service, conducting research on ecological projects, including plant species distribution, hydrology profiling, and fish monitoring.

Located on Playa Flamingo, designated a Blue Flag beach for ecological purity and tourism safety: 120 beautifully decorated guest rooms & suites, 2 outdoors swimming pools (with waterfalls), Serenity Spa, covered childrens pool with water features and adjacent play area, swim - p pool and snack bar, tennis court (lit for night play), breakfast and All Inclusive plan available, new restaurant and weekly theme buffets, new rooftop sunset lounge with spectacular ocean view, casino and piano bar, fitness center, beauty salon with select spa services available, sundry shop, two souvenir shops, tour desk featuring optional (volcano, rain forest, white water rafting, deep - sea fishing, and other tours), on site scuba and snorkeling Shop, table games area (Billiards & Air Hockey.

On a Saturday in November of 2016, during his exhibition Continuous Services Altered Daily at the Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum in Connecticut (May 1, 2016 — February 5, 2017 and on view at the Bemis Center in Omaha June 1, 2017 — August 26, 2017), David Brooks, an artist recognized for his commitment to illuminating our complex human relationship with the natural world, sat down with Greg Lindquist to talk about his current show, ecological activism, and scientific fieldworOn a Saturday in November of 2016, during his exhibition Continuous Services Altered Daily at the Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum in Connecticut (May 1, 2016 — February 5, 2017 and on view at the Bemis Center in Omaha June 1, 2017 — August 26, 2017), David Brooks, an artist recognized for his commitment to illuminating our complex human relationship with the natural world, sat down with Greg Lindquist to talk about his current show, ecological activism, and scientific fieldworon view at the Bemis Center in Omaha June 1, 2017 — August 26, 2017), David Brooks, an artist recognized for his commitment to illuminating our complex human relationship with the natural world, sat down with Greg Lindquist to talk about his current show, ecological activism, and scientific fieldwork.

Initiatives like NEON and the Long Term Ecological Research Network aim to help us to track and understand the effects of human activities on ecosystems that provide valuable services to society.

Attempting to substitute more technological services for degraded ecological and environmental services is putting us on a path toward greater resource and energy consumption with diminishing returns.

John Cook is a registered portfolio manager and venture investor focused on businesses whose products and services address resource scarcity and ecological challenges.

In other words, many of the effects of human changes even initiated decades (or even centuries) ago will not manifest themselves on provisioning ecological services for many years, and perhaps only decades into the future, by which time it will be too late to do anything, and the quality of life for our species will drop rapidly and precipitously.

However, a browse through their website (Chinese only) reveals on the left panel vague references to «ecological service rights transactions» (生态服务权益交易) and «renewable resource transactions» (可再生资源交易) without providing much details.

The ecological value of old growth wasn't appreciated at the time, and future pressure for wholesale conversion of old growth to timber production on US Forest Service land wasn't anticipated.

The evaluation is based on the socio - ecological theory and synergies - tradeoff model of forestry ecosystems goods and services.

Governmental organisations, educational institutes, NGO's and the private sector can be stimulated by the Municipal Government to provide training, technical advice and extension services to urban producers, with a strong emphasis on ecological farming practices, proper management of health risks, farm development (e.g. intensification and diversification), enterprise management and marketing.

As we explained in December (This is the ongoing gas leak in California that's an epic ecological disaster) in the United States old oil fields are commonly used on the premise that geological sites that were good at keeping in oil for millions of years would also be good at keeping in gas — there are hundreds of depleted oil fields now doing service as storage sites for natural gas.

According to GFN, if we don't rapidly shift things, by 2030, we'll be using the equivalent of two Earths» worth of natural resources and ecological services, and the pressure put on these natural systems could possibly lead to significant damage to the long - term biocapacity of the planet, which will then negatively affect the amount of resources available for our ever - growing population.

In State College, Pennsylvania, I had the opportunity to tour the 2,400 square feet Matson & Associates Eco-Building, home to three ecopreneurial enterprises: Matson & Associates, an environmental assessment services company, often engaged to provide «expert witness» testimonials on some of the most timely waste processes issues; Envinity, a green building and home energy audit consultancy; and Matson Biofuels, a company developing a more ecological and non-toxic approach to making biodiesel called Green Biodiesel.

Nine practice principles guide FC interventions: ecological developmental framework; community outreach; individualized family assessment and tailored interventions; helping alliance; empowerment principles; strengths - based practice; cultural competence; outcome - driven service plans with SMART goals; and a focus on the competence of the practitioner.