A panel of leading scientists at this year's Breakthrough Dialogue considered how best to
protect natural areas, at regional and global levels.
It can simultaneously help
protect natural areas, and improve livelihoods and human well - being (medium confidence).
«Clearly, the most effective way to protect biodiversity is to
protect natural areas,» said Dr. Peter H. Raven, the director of the Missouri Botanical Garden, «and to find those organisms most endangered in nature and somehow protect them in type - culture collections, botanical gardens, zoos, seed banks or whatever.»
We initiated a recycling program for facilities and parks, developed an integrated pest management program aimed at reducing use of pesticides and herbicides on playing fields and lawns, later banned smoking in District buildings and vehicles before that practice became state law, and continued to
protect our natural areas through local leadership.
As Diane, author of The Big Green Purse, puts it «The more money you spend on green products, the more you encourage manufacturers to reduce pollution, save energy and water, use less packaging and
protect natural areas.»
Promising solutions include extending and connecting
protected natural areas, deceleration of population growth, decreasing the consumption of meat and energy, cleaner and more efficient production of energy and wood, combating waste and raising awareness of consumers.
Protected natural areas in Costa Rica reduced poverty by 16 percent in neighboring communities, mainly by encouraging ecotourism, according to new research published today in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Environmentalists have suggested such a strategy in China and other nations where sacred natural areas function as de facto
protected natural areas.
The extent of the coral wipeout was particularly remarkable because it occurred inside one of the world's best
protected natural areas.
At present, the original population of Linaria salzmanii has disappeared due to the construction of the Canales dam, and Linaria becerrae is now considered exclusive of the west of the province of Málaga, where it lives in areas bordering
the protected natural area of the Desfiladero de los Gaitanes, a well - known tourist site.
It is the largest
protected natural area in the lower 48 States.
This is
a protected natural area and local custom holds great respect for the environment.
The Silk Cayes are a three islands that lie inside the Gladden Spit and Silk Cayes Marine Reserve,
a protected natural area since 2000.
Belize has done a good job
protecting its natural areas, and these national parks are represent both important conservation and amazing scenery in Belize.
Villa Nausica is an elegant and welcoming three - story villa surrounded by a large private park in the hills of Brianza, located in
a protected natural area of the Regional Park of Montevecchia and Curone Valley.
Get the chance to see whales, orcas, sea lions, elephant seals, and Magellan penguins on this day tour to
the Protected Natural Areas of Peninsula Valdes and Caleta Valdes.
A protected natural area, the reserve is home to the world's only full - time jaguar preservation team, a collection of scientists dedicated to studying and protecting the jaguar and four other native big cat species.
There are maps and photo galleries, as well as information about
protected natural areas and World Heritage Sites.
The Western Rivers Conservancy works on creating river parks and
protecting natural areas along rivers like the Klamath River in California, the John Day in Oregon, the Hoh River in Washington, and the Bear River in Utah.
«Congress is expected to further cut funding for conservation programs and land agencies, already sitting at less than 1 percent of the federal budget,» writes Brad Brooks, the associate director of the Idaho office of the Wilderness Society, a nonprofit conservation group dedicated to
protecting natural areas and federal public lands, in a recent AlterNet article.
The only investments requiring approval are those involving weapons and / or explosives, private security and surveillance, investments in maritime or air transport, and those located within Peru's borders or in
protected natural areas.
Andrea Galloup of Real Estate One in Traverse City, Mich., listed property for a subdivision called Cedar Valley Ridge — a 177 - acre community with 35 home sites and 133 acres of
protected natural area.
Not exact matches
To
protect its place in the grocery market, Kroger has ramped up its lower price organic food, a move that has come in the wake of Walmart aggressively increasing its
natural foods selection and re-setting the fresh food
areas at hundreds of stores, moves that have boosted comparable sales at a retailer that gets 56 % of sales from its grocery business.
Protect Canada's rich
natural heritage by unveiling a new National Conservation Plan to further increase
protected areas, focusing on stronger marine and coastal conservation;
A handful of citizen volunteers digging up the correct information and piping it through blogs, social media, letters to the editor and conversations at coffee shops and on door steps to
protect what we value — drinking water, schools, parks, key
natural habitat and recreational
areas.
Surely it's
natural to want to
protect your children from living in a drug - ridden, prostitute - filled
area?
In a few
areas natural ecosystems with their native animals are
protected.
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natural harbor and it's
protected against swells using a breakwater that has been created with 1000s of huge hindrances of sandstone quarried from the facial
area from the hill earlier mentioned.
In addition, properties belonging to Nature's Haven conserve
areas of
natural vegetation benefiting both the native and
protected fauna and flora.
We make this commitment fully aware of the sensitive balance on which our environment depends to support and sustain life and
natural systems — and knowing that the collective impacts of all those operating in an
area needs to be managed to ensure we preserve and
protect the
natural environment.
Beam Suntory's efforts to
protect water are focused on watershed planning, establishing
natural water sanctuaries, and reducing water use in water - stressed
areas.
Providing a wide range of plant and animal life, in wild and cultivated
areas — which
protect biodiversity and the health of the ecosystem — allows farms to be fully integrated into the
natural world.
Over-washing of the nipple
area results in a loss of the
natural lubricants that
protect it and provide it with antibacterial properties.
The exhibit's four
areas introduce different climate change challenges, such as how
natural features can
protect coastal homes, ways for houses to save energy, and sustainable strategies that come from
natural materials.
«I look forward to working with
area residents on stewardship of the land and am so pleased that Mass Audubon is a partner in
protecting this beautiful
natural landscape for current and future generations to enjoy.»
Bloom supports environmental conservation efforts by not utilizing wood in their products from intact
natural forests, high conservation forests, or
protected areas.
In terms of
natural vegetation communities, the RBCMA is the most diverse
protected area in Belize.
«
Protecting and restoring this critical waterway, which has suffered from pollution and overdevelopment over so many years, is so important to improving our
area's water quality, restoring our
area's
natural habitats, and improving Long Islanders» quality of life.»
The Erie County Department of Parks, Recreation and Forestry provides residents opportunities to enjoy recreational pursuits in
natural settings on a year round basis and
protects regionally important
areas of scenic, environmental and cultural heritage significance.
«We asked residents to step up and make their voices heard on this important issue and the community responded in full force, ensuring that the state will have the power to better
protect one of our
area's greatest
natural resources.
This year's First Congressional District candidates both agree more needs to be done to
protect the
area's
natural resources, but how the Environmental Protection Agency goes about making that happen is where they disagree.
At the same time, we need to preserve our heritage and to
protect Areas of Outstanding
Natural Beauty, National Parks, Sites of Special Scientific Interest and the Green Belt.
On this basis on 1st August, 2016, Forest Watch Ghana (a civil society coalition of 35 - member organisations and several other NGOs in the
natural resource sector) petitioned the then President, John Mahama, to intervene in the issuance of prospecting license to Exton Cubic due to environmental concerns; more than 60 % of this forest reserve is a Globally Significant Biodiversity
Area (GSBA), which means that the area is protected for its unique ecology and diversity of species of flora and fa
Area (GSBA), which means that the
area is protected for its unique ecology and diversity of species of flora and fa
area is
protected for its unique ecology and diversity of species of flora and fauna.
But Mr Clegg claimed garden cities could
protect the countryside, and it would be possible to build them without concreting over the green belt, National Parks or
Areas of Outstanding
Natural Beauty.
In a separate meeting, Holt and Pastrana developed future plans for their memorandum of understanding to extend beyond the biomedical sciences into
areas including
natural disaster resilience,
protecting marine ecosystems and biodiversity management — all
areas of importance to the societies of Cuba and the United States.
«Our paper suggests it will require managing for top predator persistence across large landscapes, rather than just in
protected areas, in order to restore
natural predator - predator interactions,» said co-author Aaron Wirsing, an associate professor at the University of Washington's School of Environmental and Forest Sciences.
The study also found that over 70 % of respondents supported marine
protected areas (MPAs)-- regions established to
protect natural resources in the oceans.
In this sense, rewilding holds the potential to stabilize far more than
natural areas in peril: it can enhance and
protect national security by sequestering carbon and safeguarding fresh water, fertile soils, cleaner air.
In 1994, the International Union for Conservation of Nature gave the concept of extractive reserves its stamp of approval, expanding its
protected - area classification system to include «Category VI,» defined as «Protected Areas with Sustainable Use of Natural Resource
protected -
area classification system to include «Category VI,» defined as «
Protected Areas with Sustainable Use of Natural Resource
Protected Areas with Sustainable Use of
Natural Resources.»
«The Government of Madagascar has made many strides in the past several years to
protect its
natural resources and has pledged to triple the coverage of marine
protected areas in the country,» added Clausen.