Sentences with phrase «significant environmental pressures»

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In the United States, however, fighting parasitic trypanosomes isn't a significant concern, while lifestyle and environmental pressures such as obesity promote the rise in suPAR levels.

Free - living humans are especially vulnerable to the effects of obesogenic environmental and behavioural pressures, which pose a significant barrier for the continued success of weight - loss attempts.

«[We] hope... to put pressure on major environmental organizations to do a better job placing appropriate emphasis on animal agriculture as a significant contributor to environmental problems.»

Bhula added that the Board of Bokpoort CSP have placed significant pressure on the management team to raise the bar regarding overall performance expectations and clearly, the team is up to the challenge by consistently setting new standards not only in production but also through their positive socioeconomic impact and responsible environmental management.

Producing significant amounts of oil from offshore leases in the Chukchi and Beaufort Seas is quite a few years away because of permitting delays, serial lawsuits filed by environmental pressure groups, and the physical challenges involved in building the necessary offshore infrastructure in the Arctic Ocean.

(06/07/2012) Scientists warn that the Earth may be reaching a planetary tipping point due to a unsustainable human pressures, while the UN releases a new report that finds global society has made significant progress on only four environmental issues out of ninety in the last twenty years.