Sentences with phrase «scale destruction of»

MongaBay reports, «Bukit Tigapuluh's forests are among the most biodiverse in Sumatra and scientists consider them a top priority for conservation due to the large - scale destruction of the majority of the island's lowland rainforests.

-LSB-...] But environmentalists and the United Nations documented large - scale destruction of wetlands, river valleys and 2,000 hectares (5,000 acres) of untouched forests, all done legally after the Russian government's reversal of laws limiting construction in national parks.

The new draft proposals released yesterday at the Copenhagen Climate Conference will lead to large - scale destruction of ecosystems and unprecedented land grabs as spurious «offsets» will allow Northern countries to burn ever more fossil fuels say civil society groups who have been tracking negotiations.

And finally environmental groups stepped up pressure on pulp and paper companies linked to large - scale destruction of rainforests and peatlands in Sumatra.

In responding to complaints from environmentalists that its operations are responsible for large - scale destruction of native forests, APP often touts various certification standards which it says demonstrate its commitment to sustainability.

I would much prefer a far lighter story, similar to Generations, where paths collide and adventures were had with familiar faces, rather than the full scale destruction of earth and the off - screen torture of one of my most cherished mascots.

The island's stands of giant coreopsis, as well as all the other plants of its coastal bluff community, were devastated by sheep grazing in the late 1800s and early 1900s, rabbit browsing in 1910 - 1950s, and by large - scale destruction of native vegetation associated with facility and road development by the U.S. Coast Guard during construction and manning of the Anacapa Light Station.

If inappropriate chewing is not corrected then it can lead to wide scale destruction of personal property, medical problems and erosion of the human - animal bond.

And in the face of alien autopsies and bald - faced rip - offs of Aliens, Battle: Los Angeles takes itself far too seriously — as if this were the first film to contemplate the grand - scale destruction of L.A..

The timing of the announcement, which followed through on a 2013 proposal, is worth noting: The large - scale destruction of state documents will be happening in the middle of a sprawling federal investigation of public corruption in Albany.

Not exact matches

When the CIA determined in late 2016 that Russia put its thumb on the scale during the election in a specific effort to aid the Trump campaign, his transition team released the following statement: «These are the same people that said Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction.

Or the scale of the destruction wrought on the Virgin Islands.

The outcome of a war will not only lead to a sharp escalation in human casualties and displaced families, who have yet to come to terms with the death and destruction from the conflicts in Iraq, Yemen and Syria, but the region itself may no longer be the landscape it currently is as most countries in the area will struggle to recuperate from the large - scale devastation caused by a war.

Every country that in recent years has moved toward democracy and peace first suffered large - scale assaults on human dignity from dictatorship or civil war: genocide, massacres, torture, rape, maiming, abduction of children, illegal detention, the destruction of homes and livelihoods.

I agree and I think that's what makes it funny: the God of this cartoon takes a break from larger scale destruction to prove the father correct about Its nature.

There is widespread agreement among futurist writers with respect to the most crucial world problems — issues of such magnitude that failure to resolve them will result in enormous destruction, conflict, and misery on a global scale.

This enables them to be seen in «their proper perspective» — to be shelved, so to speak, alongside the destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem, the Crusades and the Inquisition; or, for that matter, alongside any manifestations of inhumanity on a large scale in which people other than Jews were sufferers.

«We laud her firm stand against the destruction of our natural resources, especially by large - scale mining operations.»

MASIPAG and its member organizations strongly oppose large - scale mining because of its impacts on food and agricultural production, the loss of biodiversity and destruction of the environment.

From Monday, Justice John Mansfield, the president of the Australian Competition Tribunal, Novartis group general counsel Ray Steinwall and University of South Australia economics professor David Round — who were on Friday named as members of the tribunal reviewing the deal — will begin to digest Mr Helou's great big pitch: that the benefits of increasing scale by allowing the nation's biggest dairy processor to acquire smaller rival Warrnambool Cheese & Butter outweigh any destruction to local competition.

However, President Obama in a CNN interview last week did seem to speak of self defence when he said «there is no doubt that when you start seeing chemical weapons used on a large scale... that starts getting to some core national interests that the United States has, both in terms of us making sure that weapons of mass destruction are not proliferating, as well as needing to protect our allies, our bases in the region.»

«We are ready to die than to live and not work» Frank Osei, said Thursday, and condemned and described as harsh, the destruction of some excavators belonging to some of their members who are operating with licence, The miners have blamed the media for fuelling the fight against small scale mining in the country.

Following fresh large scale attacks by Boko Haram terrorists in several parts of the North East and killings of over 200 persons in the last two weeks as well as massive destruction of villages, authorities of the Nigerian Army have instituted a Special Military Court Martial to investigate and try those referred to as saboteurs in the operation.

Alhaji Mohammed cited an example of Rwanda, where hate speech fuelled the genocide that led to the loss of over 800,000 lives, with an unimaginable scale of destruction of property, in 1994.

It is important to understand the scale of ubiquity of the said statues, the scale of destruction, and the artistic value of the destroyed objects.

Government in April 2017 placed a six month moratorium on illegal and small - scale mining in the country to halt the massive destruction of the environment and pollution of river bodies.

I recall the decision to fight galamsey (illegal, small scale mining) in my country, Ghana and my decision to approve the deportation of some foreign nationals that were neck deep in the brazen destruction of our forest reserves and environment.

«Mutual assured destruction, or mutually assured destruction (MAD), is a doctrine of military strategy and national security policy in which a full - scale use of high - yield weapons of mass destruction by two opposing sides would effectively result in the complete, utter and irrevocable annihilation of both the attacker and the defender becoming thus a war that has no victory nor any armistice but only effective reciprocal destruction.»

In the last decade, Ghana witnessed massive destruction of her natural vegetation from the activities of illegal small - scale miners resulting in pollution of the water bodies.

Over the course of a two - year period, this research community developed common definitions and coding standards that will enable the future development of large - scale datasets documenting and quantifying the destruction of cultural heritage.

After reaching the lowest Amazon deforestation rate ever recorded, Brazil faces a its next hurdle: how to maximize the increasing resolution of satellite images to monitor small - scale forest destruction

The 2016 movie «Suicide Squad,» rated PG - 13, includes «lots of action violence, from close - up execution - style murders to large - scale battles and widespread destruction that leads to the deaths of innocent bystanders,» Common Sense Media told parents in its review.

Other scenarios the team explored include artificial rings of space debris, revealing a civilisation that has fallen victim to a Gravity - like space junk cascade on a grand scale, or the total destruction of the planet.

The story of how that happened is a tale of levees, oil wells and canals leading to destruction on a scale almost too big to comprehend — and perhaps too late to rebuild.

It's not a healthy pressure — in fact it has all kinds of terrible consequences — everything from environment destruction on a global scale to the wasted hours we all spend shopping for things we don't need on a more personal scale.

«In those days we used lots of miniatures to create large scale destruction; these days, it's more computer - generated.»

On this scale, soap opera and comedy skit bytes can only go so far, and Infinity War manages a succession of double - page - spread awe that sells the cosmic saga: a marvellous trompe l'oeil shot as a camera move reveals the sorry state of Thanos's rebel adoptive daughter Nebula, the by - now - obligatory mass urban destructions and battles with monster hordes on open planes, and gorgeously imaginative outer - space vistas.

Vera defies her old - fashioned parents and wins a place at Oxford, only to drop out to become a military nurse and do her part for the war effort; through her eyes, we witness the devastation and destruction of warfare on a personal, intimate and life - changing scale.

Director Dean Devlin, the screenwriter of Independence Day and the director of Geostorm, scales back from gargantuan, cosmic destruction and builds a realistic situation with its own history and nuances.

Itself owing much to such lone - man - of - action hallmarks as «Die Hard» and «Speed,» this welcome throwback to an earlier, more generously entertaining era of summer blockbusters delivers a wide array of close - quarters combat and large - scale destruction.

All we previously knew about the show's story was that it would see Jack Ryan uncovering a pattern in terrorist communication that launches him into the center of a dangerous gambit with a new breed of terrorism that threatens destruction on a global scale.

Emmerich has had several attempts at world - ending destruction, and although each of the aforementioned films was impressive in its time, 2012 sets a new standard for large - scale disaster porn.

That all changes in the final skirmish and during parts of the climactic heist, in which director Peyton Reed uses the concept of relative size to poke fun of the notion of a large - scale destruction — a common staple in these superhero movies.

The series follows Ryan as he uncovers a pattern in terrorist communication that launches him into the center of a dangerous gambit with a new breed of terrorism that threatens destruction on a global scale.

This is followed by portrayals of wide scale destruction by alien beings and explosions, intermixed with one - on - one shoving matches between fantastical characters.

According to Amazon Prime, Ryan's story will be told over eight, one - hour episodes, where the character «uncovers a pattern in terrorist communication that launches him into the center of a dangerous gambit with a new breed of terrorism that threatens destruction on a global scale.»

It only trumps the previous movies when it comes to the scale of sheer wanton property destruction in an impressive chase involving a giant crane, some police and emergency vehicles and a truck.

The sense of scale is impeccable, and makes for some very satisfying gameplay, as you leave destruction in your wake.

The combat may not be as tactical as other Zelda titles, but the sense of destruction and scale on show is quite incredible, and playing as Princess Zelda herself is extremely fun.

The trailer follows the same formula as the earlier release, opting for an epic score over long shots of broad scale destruction.