Sentences with phrase «people of ecosystem changes»

Then there's the effect on people of ecosystem changes downstream, which can certainly be significant.

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«If left unchecked,» the United Nations warned this month, «climate change will increase the likelihood of severe, pervasive and irreversible impacts for people and ecosystems.»

To preserve the independence of the Bitcoin ecosystem from miners» influences, some people thought that it would be a good idea to change the bitcoin protocol in such a way that any of us can have access to Bitcoin mining.

«When you have this combination of tremendous global transport of people and goods, changing ecosystems, and changing climate,» Balbus says, «it raises the possibility of emerging diseases.»

By, for example, examining what people in the area use different trees and shrubs for and look at how the landscape changes, we can better understand how land use, social change, climate and ecosystems interact, even in ways that can be unexpected,» says Lowe Börjeson, Associate Professor at the Department of Human Geography, Stockholm University.

Species and ecosystems do not have time to adjust, especially when climate change is happening in a world where people have transformed the face of the planet in other ways, through deforestation and so forth.»

Scientists say reserves can help marine ecosystems and people adapt to five key impacts of climate change: ocean acidification; sea - level rise; increased intensity of storms; shifts in species distribution, and decreased productivity and oxygen availability.

As with climate change, the only pragmatic option is to concentrate efforts to fulfil people's desires and demands in a way that protects natural ecosystems as far as possible — not to try to challenge patterns of consumption per se by insisting that they are unsustainable, even if this appears to be the case in the short term.

And overall, climate change now affects agriculture, human health, ecosystems, water supplies and the livelihoods of people, according to a major 2014 report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Cchange now affects agriculture, human health, ecosystems, water supplies and the livelihoods of people, according to a major 2014 report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate ChangeChange.

The researchers emphasize that both protection and recovery of the world's coral reefs call for a fundamental change in how people interact with and use reef ecosystems.

The researchers warn that failure to curb climate change, causing global temperatures to rise far above 2 °C, will radically alter tropical reef ecosystems and undermine the benefits they provide to hundreds of millions of people, mostly in poor, rapidly - developing countries.»

If left unchecked, climate change will increase the likelihood of severe, pervasive and irreversible impacts for people and ecosystems.

A new report from the IPCC says that climate change — if left unchecked — will increase the likelihood of severe, pervasive and irreversible impacts for people and ecosystems.

«EbA is the use of biodiversity and ecosystem services as part of an overall adaptation to help people and communities adapt to the negative effects of climate change at local, regional, and global levels.»

Thousands of people gathered in Honolulu, Hawaii, last week for the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) World Conservation Congress to talk about Earth's ecosystems, endangered species and climate change.

Stakeholders commit to actionable strategies that change the culture of STEM to be equitable for all, where there is a balanced representation of all groups of people within the STEM ecosystem;

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPPC) notes that climate change, if not tackled, will have severe negative impacts on global water supply, agricultural yields, forest ecosystems and the spread of vector - borne diseases, and could result in the displacement of thousands of people from coastal cities and small isChange (IPPC) notes that climate change, if not tackled, will have severe negative impacts on global water supply, agricultural yields, forest ecosystems and the spread of vector - borne diseases, and could result in the displacement of thousands of people from coastal cities and small ischange, if not tackled, will have severe negative impacts on global water supply, agricultural yields, forest ecosystems and the spread of vector - borne diseases, and could result in the displacement of thousands of people from coastal cities and small islands.

Emphasizing the importance of promoting, protecting and respecting all human rights, the right to development, the right to health, and the rights of indigenous peoples, migrants, children, persons with disabilities and people in vulnerable climate situations -LSB-, and under occupation,] as well as promoting gender equality and the empowerment of women, while taking into account the needs of local communities, intergenerational equity concerns, and the integrity of ecosystems and of Mother Earth, when taking action to address climate change,...

The indirect impacts of climate change on people and ecosystems have long been the main focus of research and debate over rising levels of carbon dioxide.

So conserving tropical forests combats climate change, protects biodiversity and ecosystems, and maintains essential resources for hundreds of millions of people.

Why is it difficult to be sure of the role of climate change in observed effects on people and ecosystems?

Changes in precipitation regimes and extreme events can cause ecosystem transitions, increase transport of nutrients and pollutants to downstream ecosystems, and overwhelm the ability of natural systems to mitigate harm to people from these events.

Scenario analysis creates a foundation for understanding risks of climate change for people, ecosystems, and economies across a range of possible futures.

EcoPlanet is the first company to successfully industrialize bamboo, providing a proven model of successful ecosystem restoration at scale, converting thousands of acres of degraded land back into fully functioning ecosystems, reversing the negative effects of global climate change and providing thousands of marginalized people with the potential to change their own lives in areas of the world where few opportunities exist, all while reducing deforestation and forest degradation through the provision of a sustainable alternative fiber for timber and fiber manufacturing industries.

Climate Change Making Calendars Run Amok People in Central Asia are recalibrating their system of time to adapt to a changing ecosystem.

Future changes in air temperature and precipitation are also projected to change stream temperature, which will impact the health and habitats of local ecosystems — more than many people realize.

With a synthesis of the state of knowledge, this document provides an overview of how ecosystems can play a role in helping people adapt to climate change, through the compilation of examples and relevant knowledge products, and a discussion of issues related to the understanding and implementation of such approaches.

The U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (which, to be fair, advances the cause of global governance) has stated that if we don't cut carbon emissions there will be «severe, pervasive and irreversible impacts for people and ecosystems.»

This worsens climate change through further deforestation and the destruction of other soils and ecosystems, drives food prices up, forces more people worldwide into hunger and malnutrition, and decimates biodiversity and ecosystems.

In responses to the lack of scientific proof arguments, climate change advocates usually stress the harsh environmental impacts to people and ecosystems that climate change will cause if action is not taken or argue that climate change science is settled.

The spewing of 110 million tonnes a day of heat - trapping pollution into the atmosphere — as if the atmosphere were an open sewer — is «increasing the likelihood,» says a warning from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, «of severe, pervasive and irreversible impacts for people and ecosystems».

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPPC) notes that climate change, if not tackled, will have severe negative impacts on global water supply, agricultural yields, forest ecosystems and the spread of vector - borne diseases, and could result in the displacement of thousands of people from coastal cities and small isChange (IPPC) notes that climate change, if not tackled, will have severe negative impacts on global water supply, agricultural yields, forest ecosystems and the spread of vector - borne diseases, and could result in the displacement of thousands of people from coastal cities and small ischange, if not tackled, will have severe negative impacts on global water supply, agricultural yields, forest ecosystems and the spread of vector - borne diseases, and could result in the displacement of thousands of people from coastal cities and small islands.

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That's important because many of the impacts of climate change on people, societies, infrastructure, industry, and ecosystems are the result of interactions between humans, nature, and specifically climate and weather, at the regional scale.

Given that a case can be made that current levels atmospheric ghg concentrations are already harming or putting people and ecosystems at risk, it is difficult to make an ethically acceptable case that atmospheric ghg concentration targets higher than current levels are justified unless consent is given by those who are already being harmed by warming or full compensation is made to those who through no fault of their own are harmed by climate change.

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPPC) notes that climate change, if not tackled, will have a severe negative impact on global water supply, agricultural yields, marine ecosystems and the spread of vector - borne diseases, and could result in the displacement of thousands of people from coastal cities and small islands (Kenya climate change action Change (IPPC) notes that climate change, if not tackled, will have a severe negative impact on global water supply, agricultural yields, marine ecosystems and the spread of vector - borne diseases, and could result in the displacement of thousands of people from coastal cities and small islands (Kenya climate change action change, if not tackled, will have a severe negative impact on global water supply, agricultural yields, marine ecosystems and the spread of vector - borne diseases, and could result in the displacement of thousands of people from coastal cities and small islands (Kenya climate change action change action plan).

For example, it is unwise to continue to stall on ambition while the evidence for dangerous climate change mounts, the vulnerability of communities around the globe increases, and the time to protect ecosystems and the people who depend on them drains away.

Indigenous peoples of the Arctic are among the first that are being forced to relocate entire villages and whose food security is threatened by not only the negative impacts of climate change but by the pollution caused by oil, natural gas spills, and mining operations in our critical ecosystems.

The World Wide Fund for Nature, an international non-governmental organization promoting conservation and biodiversity, stresses that climate change «will impact some of the world's poorest and most vulnerable people, disrupting food production, and threatening vitally important species, habitats and ecosystems.»

A 127 - page final draft of the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report sent to governments Monday warned the effects of global warming already are felt across all the continents and oceans and further emissions will increase the likelihood of «severe, pervasive and irreversible impacts for people and ecosystems.»

In His Encyclical, Pope Francis outlines a three - pronged climate change fix: remove greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, restore ecosystems, and help the people who are most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change with resources to adapt to our changing climate.

Costs are defined in a variety of ways and under a variety of assumptions that affect their value ► Cost types include: ► administrative costs of planning, management, monitoring, audits, accounting, reporting, clerical activities, etc. associated with a project or program; ► damage costs to ecosystems, economies and people due to negative effects from climate change; ► implementation costs of changing existing rules and regulation, capacity building efforts, information, training and education, etc. to put a policy into place; ► private costs are carried by individuals, companies or other private entities that undertake the action, where ► social costs include additionally the external costs on the environment and on society as a whole.

It's more than climate change; it's also extraordinary burdens of toxic chemistry, mining, depletion of lakes and rivers under and above ground, ecosystem simplification, vast genocides of people and other critters, etc, etc, in systemically linked patterns that threaten major system collapse after major system collapse after major system collapse.

This in turn, hampers the development of future projections on likely impacts on both people and ecosystems, and hinders effective action to adapt to anticipated changes in the Himalayan region.

Two of them highlight that among the most vulnerable people in the context of climate change are those who live in remote places and whose livelihood depends on the natural ecosystems.

According to the Salt Lake Tribune, instead of studying the ways that climate change is threatening ecosystems worldwide and making life miserable for people and wildlife, these kids will learn that the greenhouse effect «maintains Earth's energy balance and a relatively constant temperature.»

As climate change creates increasing impacts on our planetary ecosystem and the pace of carbon reduction makes many people fear that we are moving too slowly to avert a catastrophe, some scientists have promoted GeoEngineering as a way to stave off disaster.

The Summary Report of the World Climate Change Conference in 2003 concluded: «An overwhelming majority of the scientific community has accepted (the IPCC's) general conclusions that climate change is occurring, is primarily a result of human emissions of greenhouse gases and aerosols, and that this represents a threat to people and ecosystems.&Change Conference in 2003 concluded: «An overwhelming majority of the scientific community has accepted (the IPCC's) general conclusions that climate change is occurring, is primarily a result of human emissions of greenhouse gases and aerosols, and that this represents a threat to people and ecosystems.&change is occurring, is primarily a result of human emissions of greenhouse gases and aerosols, and that this represents a threat to people and ecosystems.»

Passage of Initiative 732 would be an important step forward in combating climate change and... stemming the worst effects on low - income people and on the ecosystem that sustains us all.

They are also the subjects of portraits by Venezuelan photographer / biologist Antonio Briceño celebrating successes and highlighting continuing challenges in the country that hosted this year's World Environment Day.In line with the WED theme focusing on «the central importance to humanity of the globe's wealth of species and ecosystems,» the nonprofit group Art Works for Change brought Briceño to Rwanda to photograph the land and the people, which the artist paired in diptychs showing individuals and the ecosystems they rely on.