Sentences with phrase «project protects habitats»

Life on land: This forest conservation project protects habitats for an irreplaceable wealth of animal and plant species, many of which are threatened by extinction.

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These projects have resulted in the restoration of hundreds of miles of the Nation's coastline, protecting billions of dollars of infrastructure, as well as important ecological habitat.

In March 2006, I posted about the Northwest Shade Coffee Campaign, a Seattle Audubon Society project whose mission is «to protect habitat for wintering neo-tropical migratory birds in Latin America and the Caribbean by increasing consumer demand for shade - grown coffee,»...

In 2015, as a project of the Fund, Wachusett Meadow installed the Dianne Engelhardt Discovery Trek, a self - guided activity that directs children and families to sites along the sanctuary's trails where they learn about the many animals and plants that thrive in the diverse protected habitats.

The dredging and renourishment project proposed by our two organizations will restore and protect habitat for coastal birds.

Mass Audubon submits comments on select land - based wind projects in Massachusetts and at the federal level with a focus on siting, impacts to protected land, habitat, and water resources.

The transformation of Tidmarsh Farms from a working cranberry farm to a biodiverse habitat — and eventually a protected wildlife sanctuary — is the result of many passionate individuals who have put their hearts and souls into the project.

New York has awarded more than $ 440,000 in grants for 10 projects to help communities protect water quality and habitats in the Hudson River watershed.

These projects include work to protect water voles in the South West of England from habitat loss and predation by the American Mink; work to safeguard the future of dormice in Cheshire and the creation of wildlife corridors benefitting birds, mammals and amphibians in North Wales.

Blue carbon markets, in which countries or corporations could offset CO2 emissions by buying carbon credits from projects that create or protect carbon - rich habitat, could become viable in two to three years, says John Bruno, a marine ecologist at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill.

GRASP Activities: Explore projects and programmes initiated by GRASP to protect the great apes and their habitats.

«REDD + [Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation] and similar carbon reduction projects... have given me hope because they provide financial incentives to protect chimpanzee habitat, and thus an alternative to the many economic pressures to destroy it.

The DWCF has already supported more than 20 projects across North America focused on protecting pollinators and their habitats.

Its partner charity, the SEA LIFE Trust, develops and supports projects to protect ocean wildlife and habitats across the world.

These birds have closed beaches, stopped development projects and even stopped a fireworks display in Maine to protect their habitat.

Working on a manatee conservation project not only offers you the chance to get up close and personal with these docile creatures, but also perform crucial work in monitoring and protecting their natural habitats to make a genuine contribution in the ongoing conservation effort.

Past projects have included maintaining trails, growing plants at our native plant nurseries, creating habitat for endangered species, restoring historic sailing ships, and building fences to protect sensitive park sites.

They're plumes gathered by Hope Sandrow of Southampton from rare Paduan birds that live and lay their eggs freely in her ongoing project «Open Air Studio,» a habitat this conceptual artist created to protect an endangered species.

In its news release, the company said the money will be spent to create, restore, improve and protect wildlife habitat along the coastlines of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida and will go to projects beyond the cleanups and wildlife rescues that BP is already paying for or has pledged to undertake.

The Surui Forest Carbon Project is designed to prevent at least five million tons of carbon dioxide from being emitted over 30 years while protecting critical rainforest habitat, and its credits have been certified under both the Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) and the Climate, Community, and Biodiversity (CCB) Alliance.

Through this collaboration, the two companies are joining forces to take on the conservation of unique forests in the form of two outstanding REDD + projects in Zambia, thus protecting some of the most diverse natural habitats in the world.

The protected project area is a world - heritage site and an important habitat for endangered species.

Projected range shifts of mammal species will be limited by fragmented habitats and human pressures, as suggested in the TAR, with declines in species richness likely, especially in protected areas.

We scale projects protecting critical eco-regions around the world and connecting often isolated islands of habitat to restore threatened wildlife populations.

With the support of the Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation, Mongabay will launch a special reporting project that looks at opportunities for protecting some of the world's most important habitats on land and in the oceans.

Critical habitats aren't protected from logging, although federal agencies are required to consult with the Fish and Wildlife to see if a specific project, such as a timber sale, would jeopardize the recovery of an endangered species.

Whether through our research projects like Costa Rica's Sustainable Coffee (working with local farmers to develop and refine coffee growing techniques that are good for the environment and the local economy), or Macaws of the Peruvian Amazon (seeking data to protect endangered birds and habitats as well as promote responsible eco-tourism practices in the region), to name just two, we try to make sure that emerging and developing local economies don't continue along the unsustainable path we've perfected in the US.