Sentences with phrase «reduces natural habitat»

Forest clearance in this area threatens this endangered species because it reduces natural habitat and consequently increases human - tiger conflicts, an unfortunate consequence for both sides.

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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.

He is a natural welterweight who graduated into the middleweight division for a big - money crack at Ray Robinson and then could not reduce his way back to his natural habitat.

Off - shore mining from natural shoals is known to reduce habitat for sea ducks and other animals.

In every region, with the exception of a number of positive examples where lessons can be learned, biodiversity and nature's capacity to contribute to people are being degraded, reduced and lost due to a number of common pressures — habitat stress; overexploitation and unsustainable use of natural resources; air, land and water pollution; increasing numbers and impact of invasive alien species and climate change, among others.

Therefore, significant investments are currently made to relocate rabbits, prevent diseases, reduce threats and improve the lynx's natural habitat.

«These results indicate that protection of natural habitats at a watershed level, including wetlands and forests, will increase the proportion of rare species and reduce the risk of extinction, which is much greater in aquatic than in terrestrial ecosystems,» Passy said.

Conclusion Parental pre ‐ acclimation to acidification levels that are beyond the pH that is encountered by this population in its natural habitat (e.g. pHT 7.2) negatively affected larval size and development, potentially through reduced energy transfer.

The moral responsibilities of being good stewards of the Earth mean the protection of endangered species, the preservation of natural habitat, conserving resources, reducing pollution and so on.

Discovering weeds before they become well - established is critical to reducing damage to ecosystem integrity, preventing the loss of habitat for rare plants and animals, and preventing costly natural resource management.

2009 Accomplishments • Restored a 1.4 - acre area adjacent to the existing tidal lagoon to a native brackish wetland • Expanded the tidal lagoon to improve coho salmon and steelhead trout habitat • Created an emergent wetland for California red - legged frog breeding habitat • Reconfigured the southern end of the parking lot to increase natural creek function and reduce flooding

The Dawson people are certainly good environmental stewards: reducing greenhouse gas emissions by more than 50 per cent in the past six years and committed to achieving carbon neutrality; composting 600 kilograms of cafeteria and other food waste annually; and attracting birds and insects rarely seen in downtown Montréal back to their natural habitat.

Since then, life cycle assessments (LCAs) have shown that corn ethanol has a modest effect, if any, on reducing CO2 emissions and may actually increase them, while posing a threat to natural habitats and food supplies, as food stocks are turned to fuel and marginal lands are put under the plough to keep up with demand.

Her main focus today is to encourage existing cemeteries to accommodate natural burials, while reducing resource use, enhancing habitat, and mitigating future pollution.

Reducing environmental impact includes reducing energy and water use, cutting back on fossil fuel used in transportation, reducing waste headed to landfill and protecting natural hReducing environmental impact includes reducing energy and water use, cutting back on fossil fuel used in transportation, reducing waste headed to landfill and protecting natural hreducing energy and water use, cutting back on fossil fuel used in transportation, reducing waste headed to landfill and protecting natural hreducing waste headed to landfill and protecting natural habitats.

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 criteria include: using natural pests and composting in place of synthetic pesticides and fertilizers whenever possible; implementing no - burn policies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and cut the risk of fires spreading into forest areas; sparing forests with high conservation value from development; taking measures to reduce air pollution; and creating catchment ponds to prevent palm oil mill effluent — a byproduct — from entering waterways where it would damage aquatic habitats.

Slowing deforestation yields direct benefits such as slowing soil erosion, the destruction of natural habitats, and reducing loss of biodiversity.

Environmental benefits In addition to greenhouse gas mitigation or sequestration, many projects provide a range of additional ecosystem services that enhance biodiversity, preserve natural habitats, control erosion, reduce localized air and water pollution, and more.

These include using natural pests and composting in place of synthetic pesticides and fertilizers whenever possible, implementing no burn policies, sparing high conservation value forests from development, taking measures to reduce air pollution, and creating catchment ponds to prevent palm oil mill effluent from entering waterways where it would damage aquatic habitats.

* Local farmers and food production * Reduced pesticide and fertilizer use * Soil and water conservation * Humane animal treatment * Protection of natural species and their habitats * Safe and fair working conditions * Reduced energy use

The Bengal Tiger population has been reduced mainly due to hunting and destruction of their natural habitat.