Sentences with phrase «reduce wildlife habitat»

On a per - unit - area basis, the cannabis grows resulted in 1.5 times more forest loss and 2.5 times greater fragmentation of the landscape, breaking up large, contiguous forest into smaller patches and reducing wildlife habitat.

The FMP does not restore these ancient ecosystems; rather it reduces both wildlife habitat and biodiversity and moves the Park towards becoming an industrial forest, not a protected area.

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Farmers using climate - smart practices understand that trees do a lot on farms: they can act as windbreaks, reducing soil erosion; they can enrich soil; they can filter water, resulting in higher water quality; they provide shade for workers and shade - loving plants; they create habitat for wildlife and wildlife corridors; they suck up and store greenhouse gasses — the list goes on.

CATIE is committed to reducing its carbon footprint, protecting wildlife habitat and conserving natural resources.

Sustainable winegrowing practices help reduce water and energy use, minimize pesticide use, build healthy soil, protect air and water quality, recycle natural resources, maintain surrounding wildlife habitat, provide employee education, and communicate with neighbors about vineyard and winery operations.

Ghana has an array of wildlife that can be seen at zoos and national parks in Ghana, although populations have been drastically reduced by habitat loss and poaching.

Landowners can practice conservation by planting seedlings and wildflowers to provide wildlife food and habitat, shelter crops and landscape, reduce heating / cooling expenses, protect water quality, reduce air pollution, and stabilize erodible land.

For instance, existing plans that enlarge the conservation scope of refuges by promoting wildlife corridors show how conservation reserves can simultaneously improve habitat, reduce nonclimate impacts, and enhance resilience to climate change.

«If we use low - impact development approaches to storm - water management instead of just building bigger storm water pipes, we can reduce flooding, have cleaner water, and improve habitat for wildlife.»

Reducing the need for paper products means less demand for tree cutting — this prevents deforestation, protects wildlife habitats, reduces pollution and other negative effects of paper industry, the third - largest industrial emitter of greenhouse gasses.

This should encourage them to reduce spraying, encourage wildlife habitats, while still maintaining high yields.»

During my workshops at the conference, I listened to teachers brainstorm project ideas about everything from reducing road congestion to turning schoolyards into wildlife habitats to celebrating the literary legacy of Nobel laureate Gabriel García Márquez.

All our conservation programs and activities work toward the following goals: Protected high conservation value marine and coastal areas, low - impact sustainable fisheries, reduced negative impacts and risks of shipping, doubling of the wild tiger populations of Nepal, responsible development solutions that conserve wildlife, community - level habitat - friendly renewable energy, land - use management to support a low - carbon economy, and one in 10 Canadians caring for nature.

Invasive weeds can take over important wildlife habitat, devastating shelter and forage while reducing the diversity and quality of native habitat.

Since disturbance or loss of habitat negatively affects bat populations, forest companies want to know how to effectively manage the land while reducing impacts to wildlife communities.

One Planet Living principle Masdar Target ZERO CARBON 100 per cent of energy supplied by renewable energy — Photovoltaics, concentrated solar power, wind, waste to energy and other technologies ZERO WASTE 99 per cent diversion of waste from landfill (includes waste reduction measures, re-use of waste wherever possible, recycling, composting, waste to energy) SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT Zero carbon emissions from transport within the city; implementation of measures to reduce the carbon cost of journeys to the city boundaries (through facilitating and encouraging the use of public transport, vehicle sharing, supporting low emissions vehicle initiatives) SUSTAINABLE MATERIALS Specifying high recycled materials content within building products; tracking and encouraging the reduction of embodied energy within material sand throughout the construction process; specifying the use of sustainable materials such as Forest Stewardship Council certified timber, bamboo and other products SUSTAINABLE FOOD Retail outlets to meet targets for supplying organic food and sustainable and or fair trade products SUSTAINABLE WATER Per capita water consumption to be at least 50 per cent less than the national average; all waste water to be re-used HABITATS AND WILDLIFE All valuable species to be conserved or relocated with positive mitigation targets CULTURE AND HERITAGE Architecture to integrate local values.

SITES - certified landscapes additionally help reduce water demand, filter and reduce stormwater runoff, provide wildlife habitat, reduce energy consumption, improve air quality, improve human health and increase outdoor recreation opportunities.

Tar Sands and Unconventional Fossil Fuels In a previous post «Silence Is Deadly» I wrote, «The environmental impacts of tar sands development include: irreversible effects on biodiversity and the natural environment, reduced water quality, destruction of fragile pristine Boreal forest and associated wetlands, aquatic and watershed mismanagement, habitat fragmentation, habitat loss, disruption to life cycles of endemic wildlife particularly bird and caribou migration, fish deformities and negative impacts on the human health in downstream communities.»

The Forests and Fish Law set in motion an adaptive management program to monitor and take steps to reduce the impact of forestry on fish, water and wildlife habitat, while maintaining a viable forest products industry.

Here are just some of the many benefits that these systems provide all at once: green infrastructure absorbs and sequesters atmospheric carbon dioxide (C02); filters air and water pollutants; stabilizes soil to prevent or reduce erosion; provides wildlife habitat; decreases solar heat gain; lowers the public cost of stormwater management infrastructure and provides flood control; and reduces energy usage through passive heating and cooling.

Coastal marshes absorb and store large amounts of carbon dioxide from Earth's atmosphere; they help filter out pollution in coastal waters; provide habitat for wildlife; help protect coastlines from erosion and storm surge; and can store huge amounts of floodwater, reducing the threat of flooding in low - lying coastal areas.

Trees also reduce air pollution, provide wildlife habitat, and make outdoor areas more pleasant for walking and recreation.

The green roof offers a host of benefits, including mitigating the urban heat island effect, providing a wildlife habitat, and reducing the impervious surface in its neighborhood.

When biofuel crops are grown in appropriate places and under sustainable conditions, they offer a host of benefits: reduced fossil fuel use; diversified fuel supplies; increased employment; decreased greenhouse gas emissions; enhanced habitat for wildlife; improved soil and water quality; and more stable global land use, thereby reducing pressure to clear new land.

• reducing the risk of major killers like heart disease, stroke and cancers while cutting exposure to food borne pathogens; • offering a viable answer to feeding the world's hungry, through more efficient use of grains and other crops; • saving animals from suffering in factory farm conditions and from painful slaughter; • conserving vital, but limited freshwater, fertile topsoil and other precious resources; • preserving irreplaceable ecosystems, such as rainforests and other wildlife habitats; • mitigating the ever - expanding environmental pollution of animal agriculture; and the list goes on.

It replaces a brownfield site with an open space that will provide habitat for wildlife, open areas for recreation, and will help reduce storm water runoff and the urban heat island effect, all on prime - land near downtown.

Daryl Smith, the director of the TPC, believes that using the multiple species plantings on sandy, marginal agricultural land could yield several benefits, not least of which would be reducing soil erosion and creating better habitats for wildlife.

In the short term, it's reducing the habitat for wildlife that Hadza need to survive.