Sentences with phrase «providing habitat»

The World Commission on Dams reports that large dams are the «main physical threat» to the «degradation of watershed ecosystems» and destroy or restrict rivers» capacities to perform crucial ecosystem services such as providing habitat for fish reproduction, nutrient recycling, water purification, soil replenishment, flood control, and mangroves and wet - lands protection.

However, we know that tropical forests keep carbon out of the atmosphere, keep the land surface cool, and play a critical role in providing habitat, maintaining biodiversity, and other good stuff for people.

Scientists have started to equip bees with microchips to better understand what is happening around they mysterious colony collapse disorder, and activists are starting to get more and more resourceful about providing habitat for bees.

Well over half a hectare of Sedum and local grasses it will act as an insulator and keep the internal temperature of the building constant, while providing some habitat and reducing visual pollution.

«If trees were to be established throughout their potential cover area, they would serve to filter air and water pollutants and reduce building energy use, and improve human well - being while providing habitat and resources for other species in the urban area.»

A Welwichia — native to Namibia, far from decorative, but still providing a habitat?

4) Trees are superior to IWT's when it comes to preventing erosion, providing shade, providing habitat for birds and attracting many other forms of wildlife.

Imagine high - tech buildings so in tune with the biosphere that they inhabit the landscape like native trees, making oxygen, sequestering carbon, fixing nitrogen, purifying water, providing habitat for thousands of species, accruing solar energy, building soil, and changing with the seasons — while also generating remarkable productivity and providing beauty, comfort, and delight.

North America's working forests offer wonderful places to recreate, while also providing habitat for wildlife, cleaning our air and water, sustaining our economies and helping to improve the quality of life of millions.

With the oceans covering more than 70 % of the Earth's surface and providing habitat for 90 % of all life on the planet, one aim is to highlight the issues facing this particular environment, including pollution, debris, climate change, overfishing and coral - bleaching.

Two forks of the Eel River wind through the area, providing habitat for salmon and steelhead.

The area has two marine refuges and 45 acres of environmentally sensitive coastal sage scrub providing habitat for the endangered Pacific pocket mouse and the gnatcatcher, a rare songbird that is threatened but not on the endangered species list.

These sea stacks are outstanding bird watching locations, providing habitat for nesting sea birds.

Above the high tide line, Haystack Rock is protected as part of the Oregon Islands National Wildlife Refuge, providing habitat and viewing of a wide range of seabirds including the most accessible colony of Tufted Puffins in the Northwest.

The pile curves through the landscape, providing habitat for native birds, preventing trailblazing and enhancing the coastal trail.

Since providing habitat for Jim Stevenson eliminates habitat for birds, Jimmy should have shot himself.

After all, providing a habitat that is clean and well matched to your pets» needs is vital to keeping your finned friends in good health.

So we're just that other 10 %, a shell providing a habitat for this mass of microbes.

Besides being adorable, these critters play an important role in our ocean ecosystems by providing habitat for others, helping balance the food chain, and facilitating nutrient cycling.

«China's protection of giant pandas good for other species too: Panda preserves providing habitat for other endangered, threatened species.»

Professor Connolly explains that it's often the really abundant species that deliver substantial ecosystem services like providing habitat for fishes, or keeping reefs clear of seaweeds.

Sea ice is a crucial part of the ecosystems at both poles, providing habitat and influencing food availability for penguins, polar bears and other native species.

No - till and, to a lesser degree, conservation tillage maintains or improves soil quality by preserving soil structure and moisture, increasing soil organic matter, and providing habitat for soil microbes.

«Planting can achieve other environmental goals, such as reducing erosion and salinity risk and potentially providing habitat.

«Myanmar's extensive forests are declining rapidly due to political and economic change: The country is one of the most forested in Southeast Asia, providing habitat for endangered species.»

«If trees were to be established throughout their potential cover area, they would serve to filter air and water pollutants and reduce building energy use, and improve human well - being while providing habitat and resources for other species in the urban area.»

Large ones provide ecosystem services such as filtering seawater, recycling nutrients on reefs and providing habitat for other species, and are estimated to be able to live for more than 2300 years.

In addition to providing habitat for the Mexican spotted owl, this would protect the populations of black bears, turkeys, mule deer and tassel - eared squirrels.

They are also a rich source of food for people around the globe, providing habitat and nurseries for as much as one - quarter of all ocean species.

In most cases, managing these bees means providing habitat in which they can nest, like drilled wooden boards or hole - studded stone blocks for cavity - nesting species like the blue orchard bee.

In addition to providing habitat for various salt marsh species, the land also provides opportunities for salt marsh migration in an age of climate change.

Forested areas located adjacent to the coffee producing sections of the farm are conserved, providing habitat for a variety of wildlife.

Available rocks, logs or forest litter are spread to provide habitat for local fauna.

One of the most common ways that organic farmers meet these requirements is by planting insectaries that provide habitat and season - long food sources for pollinators.

Located in Bolivia's eastern lowlands, the concession covers an area the size of Rhode Island and its forests provide habitat to tapirs, giant otters, and pumas.

Forests also provide habitat for 80 percent of the world's terrestrial biodiversity and livelihoods for 1.6 billion people.

The purpose of the watering was to contribute to environmental outcomes such as supporting the condition of floodplain trees, understorey vegetation and submerged plant communities and to provide habitat for bird and frog species.

Re-establishment of flood - tolerant bank vegetation following the millennium drought will provide habitat for a number of native species and also assist with bank stability during natural floods and heavy rainfall.

Commonwealth environmental water was delivered to maintain water quality in refuge pools and to provide habitat for large - bodied native fish species present in the Lower Darling River.

provide habitat that is suitable for supporting increased abundance and diversity of waterbirds within the Ral Ral floodplain.

Although shade coffee farms can provide habitat for some species, they do not possess the complete suite of species or ecosystem functions as the original habitat.

The Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder David Papps said the partnership was part of ongoing efforts to protect and restore the internationally important Wetland and its complex of wetlands and woodlands, which provide habitat for a range of native flora and fauna including the nationally threatened Regent Parrot and the Southern Bell Frog.

The environmental stewardship commitment by Halter Ranch Vineyard owner Hansjörg Wyss is demonstrated by the decision to preserve 1,700 acres of the Halter Ranch property with 18 % planted to vineyards that work in harmony with the undeveloped acres to provide habitat, wildlife corridors and biodiversity.

Organic coffee is very difficult to grow without the presence of shade trees to provide habitat for beneficial insects, birds, and other organisms; to provide natural mulch; to aid in nutrient cycling; and to help in weed suppression.

I think it would be great if other coffee farms in the region began more reforestation to provide habitat for guans.

In 2017 - 18, Commonwealth environmental water will continue to build on the positive responses of vegetation from past environmental watering and natural flows; and provide habitat and recruitment opportunities for waterbirds, native fish, turtles and frogs.

Residual inundation in the Gingham and Gwydir wetland from environmental water delivered in 2014 - 15 helped maintain native vegetation communities and provided habitat for waterbirds and frogs early in 2015 - 16.

These requirements are what many people have in mind when they are looking for «shade coffee» that is eco-friendly and provides habitat for birds and other biodiversity.

The coffee farms provide habitat for the reserve's wild residents while diversifying the source of income for coffee pickers and farm managers.

Dead Neck Sampsons Island has provided habitat to rare coastal birds for decades.