Sentences with phrase «protected species habitats»
«There may be ways to integrate biodiversity into rubber plantation landscapes that should be researched and put into practice, and at the very least, companies that convert legally protected forests and protected species habitats to rubber should face restrictions to market access through a sustainability certification,» says Warren - Thomas.
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«By failing to adequately limit population growth, reassess the role of an economy rooted in growth, reduce greenhouse gases, incentivize renewable energy, protect habitat, restore ecosystems, curb pollution, halt defaunation, and constrain invasive alien species, humanity is not taking the urgent steps needed to safeguard our imperiled biosphere.»
If a judge deems the British Columbia government is not doing enough to protect crucial habitat of the endangered spotted owl, he or she could order the federal environment minister to recommend an emergency protection order under the federal Species at Risk Act.
What is disappointing to me here is that even under the NDP reign, the Alberta government still pretends it is serious about protecting and recovering endangered species but refuses to do just about anything meaningful in relation to the most important step in the process — which is to protect critical habitat.
May 1, 2018: Yesterday, the Minister of Environment and Climate Change Canada released the first ever section 63 report under the Species at Risk Act, (SARA), where the Minister found that outside of protected areas, provinces and territories have failed to protect almost all of boreal caribou critical habitat.
[103] So the argument is, if we are to protect the integrity of the environment we have to work towards protecting all species within the habitat.
Beam Suntory's operations take their role in protecting local native species and habitats very seriously.
Protected areas are not sufficient for nature conservation, especially for migratory species (e.g. birds) because surrounding habitats are agricultural lands which often create negative externalities.
Mass Audubon permanently protects nearly 37,000 acres of land across Massachusetts, providing important opportunities for all people to experience the wonders of nature firsthand while also safeguarding a wide range of habitats and native wildlife species.
We are happy to report in response to a lawsuit filed against the Commonwealth's regulatory use of priority habitat screening to protect endangered species, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has ruled unanimously to affirm the state's authority under the Massachusetts Endangered Species Act species, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has ruled unanimously to affirm the state's authority under the Massachusetts Endangered Species Act Species Act (MESA).
Nearly all of this property was designated a priority habitat of state - listed rare species, which is why Mass Audubon collaborated with public and private conservation organizations, as well as private landowners, to protect and manage this sanctuary.
With a focus on protecting the most vulnerable species and habitat, Mass Audubon has worked to defend the Massachusetts Endangered Species Act in court and stop its repeal in the legisspecies and habitat, Mass Audubon has worked to defend the Massachusetts Endangered Species Act in court and stop its repeal in the legisSpecies Act in court and stop its repeal in the legislature.
In addition to protecting critical habitat for native species, Mass Audubon's land conservation efforts provide many quality - of - life benefits, including clean drinking water, locally grown food, and places to learn about and enjoy nature.
As Fish and Game Commissioner, Griffin was responsible for ensuring the biodiversity of the Commonwealth, managing marine and freshwater fisheries, and protecting wildlife species and natural communities, as well as the habitats that support them.
This includes restoring natural systems, minimizing stressors such as invasive species and residential development, increasing habitat diversity, and connecting protected landscapes.
UK regulations made pursuant to the EU Birds Directive (originally enacted in 1979, which you can read in its latest amended and consolidated form here) aim to protect endangered bird species and habitats, but do not prescribe any rules about cats or housing or distance from development.
Hilary Benn explained the zones would help to protect species and habitats of national importance.
One positive finding of the ecological niche modelling study is that while the ranges of many species are expected to contract, much of the remaining suitable habitat for many species will be located within existing protected areas, and that the recent creation of new reserves such as Itombwe and Kabobo in the Democratic Republic of Congo, have greatly increased the protection of some species under threat by future climate change.
Upon learning that the habitat of the newly discovered toad was threatened by logging, the search team worked quickly with local partner Fundacion ProAves to create a new protected are called Las Tangaras Reserve, purchasing land and building a research center to help ensure the species» survival.
Instead of trying to recreate the past, we could deliberately move species: to revive habitats, to protect species vulnerable in their current homelands, and to encourage the evolutionary spurt.
«Herbivores play important role in protecting habitats from invasive species.»
The study, carried out in collaboration with several international teams, demonstrates the need to protect certain irreplaceable habitats that allow species to persist during periods of climate change.
«There may be ways in which the Endangered Species Act could be changed to make it more effective, so we could spend more money to protect habitat and species — is there a better way of doing what the Endangered Species Act is supposed to do?Species Act could be changed to make it more effective, so we could spend more money to protect habitat and species — is there a better way of doing what the Endangered Species Act is supposed to do?species — is there a better way of doing what the Endangered Species Act is supposed to do?Species Act is supposed to do?»
The scientific models that ecologists and conservation biologists rely on to determine which species and habitats to protect lack critical information to help them make effective decisions, according to a new study.
«Whether fondness will prove sufficient to protect the thousand or more species threatened with habitat loss across tropical forests remains to be seen.
«If we save it we pass the test because in protecting its habitat we will save so many other species from extinction as well.»
«What's new here,» Zavaleta says, «is reminding us that it's not just important to protect a diversity of species but also important to protect the mosaic of habitat patches in a landscape.»
This approach can protect sensitive habitats, which also act as nursery grounds for scallops and other species, while boosting the overall productivity of the fisheries.
But, when examining how well the protected area established for sage grouse covers other species that depend on sage grouse habitat, it leaves a lot to be desired.»
The umbrella species concept is one surrogate species strategy in which a species with large area requirements — such as the greater sage grouse — is provided sufficient protected habitat.
And for aquatic species, whose threats often come from activities taking place on land far from where they live, land use management may prove just as important as protecting their habitat.
The established umbrella reserve, a sagebrush - steppe ecosystem in Wyoming, protected 82 percent of the state's greater sage grouse population and 0 - 63 percent of the habitat of the background species studied.
«How well does the greater sage grouse habitat protects other species?.»
The maps might show that current conservation efforts have failed, given that global species - saving efforts have grown as have the extent of protected habitats, although IUCN's Stuart rejects that claim.
The team is continuing its work on the ecology of the new species and is urging the government to designate its habitat as a «protected area.»
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Based in Namibia, it rapidly became a model for innovative ways to protect endangered species while still permitting human use of the same habitat.
«The key to conserving these species is to protect their habitats.
For instance, a new biodiversity indicator weeds out protected areas that do not intersect with species» habitats, showing where national parks may be ineffective at protecting species.
Although MPAs can work well at protecting habitats like coral reefs and nonmigratory wildlife such as the coconut crab, the authors say that more effort needs to be made to protect migratory species such as the green turtle and the hawksbill turtle from poachers, marine debris, and fishing gear entanglement.
The researchers identified several criteria for choosing umbrella species — such as big carnivores, most long - lived, habitat specialists, and ones on the verge of extinction — and analyzed how many imperiled species might be saved by protecting the habitat of that type of umbrella species, compared to species saved by randomly picking a set of species to serve as the umbrella.
Scientists have argued that protecting the habitat of key species — such as large carnivores that need expanses of land, or organisms such as prairie dogs on which many others depend — would shelter additional species, thus offering a bigger bang for the conservation buck.
MPAs, which include marine reserves, sanctuaries, parks, and no - take zones, are areas designated to protect marine species and habitats from both global and local threats.
But programs aimed at studying and protecting threatened species would take a $ 6.4 million cut, to $ 170 million, and habitat conservation and restoration programs would fall by $ 7.2 million, to about $ 36 million.
Conservation biology, the team notes, fundamentally depends on good taxonomy, since preserving one widespread species is a radically different task than protecting the precise habitat of a genetically isolated, local species.
It gives us the chance to protect the most important areas for other native species while protecting more panda habitats.»
To help wildlife, the report calls for habitat restoration and wildlife management approaches that can help shield species from extreme heat, such as stream - shading vegetation to help cool waters and protect fish.
«For instance, maintaining and promoting connectivity among habitats and protecting pristine or remnant populations of habitat - forming species — such as coral and kelp — can dramatically foster recovery after extreme climatic events,» said Giulio De Leo, with Stanford University's Hopkins Marine Station, who also worked on the study.
Protect them, and their habitat, and there will be benefits for the many other farmland species that are declining.
«We can't simply protect habitat and stop the decline — we're losing species even from protected habitats,» says Vredenburg.