Marine scientist Don Boesch on the fight to
restore ecosystems damaged by the Deepwater Horizon disaster
Not exact matches
Robots could be released into the countryside to help
restore damaged ecosystems, according to the curator of an exhibition held at Dutch Design Week last month.
Nothing less can
restore the
damage to the
ecosystem and halt the continued decline in revenues for the fishing industry,» Ms Lucas said, adding that the network should be set up by 2015 in order to reach their goals, as well as EU obligations.
«Although we don't know the mechanisms yet, repopulation of the gut by bacteria appears to analogous to succession in a forest after it is
damaged in a storm,» said microbiologist David Berry: «pioneer species colonize the deforested area, in this case the inflamed intestine, and alter the
ecosystem in a way that lets other species colonize and eventually a complex
ecosystem can be
restored.»
Ultimately, he ends up wondering whether we can ever hope to
restore «degraded
ecosystems, and our own
damaged relationship to the environment.»
As well as planting trees to
restore damaged forests in the beautiful Gunung Leuser National Park, we work with the local people of Sumatra, empowering, educating and encouraging them to become guardians of this precious
ecosystem.
The coral reef restoration will take place 6 kilometers out to sea to
restore damaged Nusa Dua marine
ecosystems.
With so many problems facing coral reefs, it's crucial to intervene on their behalf and work to
restore this heavily
damaged yet very important
ecosystem.
A fifth of global human - caused carbon emissions today are absorbed by terrestrial
ecosystems; this important carbon sink operates largely without human intervention, but could be increased through a concerted effort to reduce forest loss and to
restore damaged ecosystems, which also co-benefits the conservation of biodiversity.
Save and
restore damaged ecosystems
But even with such an attempted cure, there will still be the earthly equivalents of scar tissue,
damaged vital organs and lost limbs — coral reefs, ice sheets, precious
ecosystems — that may never
restore themselves within human timelines.
-- Preserve natural capital:
Restore damaged ecosystems, halt the loss of priority habitats, significantly expand protected areas.
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