Sentences with phrase «terrestrial biodiversity»

Several global studies suggest that at least until 2050 land - use change will be the dominant driver of terrestrial biodiversity loss in human - dominated regions (Sala et al., 2000; UNEP, 2002; Gaston et al., 2003; Jenkins, 2003; Scharlemann et al., 2004; Sala, 2005).

The first is a set of threats from climate change to the «world's cultural and natural treasures» (to cite the words of the UNESCO World Heritage Convention), among them major glaciers, marine and terrestrial biodiversity, archaeological sites, and historical cities and settlements.

«Studies linking emissions to climate change impacts provide the most stringent test available for evaluating the accuracy and confidence of our projections of impacts in a future warmer world,» says Wolfgang Cramer, Director of the Mediterranean Institute for Marine and Terrestrial Biodiversity and Ecology in Aix - en - Provence, France.

«In order for even terrestrial biodiversity to persist in places that we hold dear, we have to come in as close to or lower than 2 degrees as possible,» said Jeff Price, a co-author on the study.

Healthy forests play a key role in global ecosystems as they contain much of the terrestrial biodiversity on the planet and act as a net sink for capturing atmospheric carbon.

The region locks up more than 100 billion tons of carbon — more than 11 years» worth of total greenhouse gas emissions from human activities; plays an important role in global weather circulation patterns, including delivering rainfall to Central America, the United States, and southern South America; supports perhaps a third of terrestrial biodiversity; and is home to the bulk of the world's remaining indigenous people still living in traditional ways.

In addition, tropical forests play host to millions of species, comprising about two - thirds of the earth's terrestrial biodiversity.

Foresters and botanists from around the planet concentrated on the special case of the tropical rainforest, home to so much of the world's terrestrial biodiversity, and analysed the hazards.

Therefore the region first connected and then separated Atlantic and Pacific marine biodiversity, and first separated then connected American terrestrial biodiversity.

Belize, as a consequence of its medley of cultural attractions, unique marine and terrestrial biodiversity, and conservation efforts, is fast becoming a hotspot for travelers seeking eco-tourism and adventure vacation experiences.

Said Nadezhda Sulikhan, a scientific staff member of Land of the Leopard National Park and Ph.D. candidate at the Federal Scientific Center of East Asia Terrestrial Biodiversity (part of the Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences): «The leopard virus was genetically similar to infections we've diagnosed in wild Amur tigers.

Forests also provide habitat for 80 percent of the world's terrestrial biodiversity and livelihoods for 1.6 billion people.

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the key function of the dairy sector in the management of terrestrial ecosystems and the need to address environmental degradation and climate change, and to support biodiversity;

The reserve is recognized for high biodiversity, with a robust belt of unaltered mangroves and sandy coasts that provide a critical link between terrestrial and marine environments.

Cavanilles Institute of Biodiversity and Evolutionary Biology, Terrestrial Vertebrates Group, University of Valencia, E-46980 Paterna, Valencia, Spain.

Indeed, in both marine and terrestrial ecosystems, the big surprise is that the incursion of alien species can actually increase, rather than decrease, biodiversity at a local level.

The terrestrial nature of these creatures is a great indicator of how biodiversity has changed in the Bahamas and what the ideal circumstances would be for these or similar species to return, said Florida Museum ornithology curator and study co-author David Steadman.

We need more conservation groups and social organizations to lend their expertise and funds if we are to prevent the tragic devastation of indigenous communities along with terrestrial, marine and freshwater biodiversity and resources in Central America.

«The data was collected as part of a programme supported by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft in 150 grasslands across Germany, the so called «Biodiversity Exploratories»,» says Professor Wolfgang Weisser of the Chair for Terrestrial Ecology at the Technical University of Munich (TUM)-- «it constitutes the most extensive ecological sampling in Europe.»

GOAL 15 — Life on Land — Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss.

Coverage of areas specially conserved for biodiversity and ecosystem functions should be increased (at least to the Aichi Target 11 of 17 % terrestrial and 10 % marine area), with systems of conservation being democratized and based on integration of rights and responsibilities; in all kinds of land / water uses, activities that are ecologically damaging need to be modified or replaced; high priority should also be given to the regeneration and restoration of degraded ecosystems and the revival of populations of threatened species; equitable access (including through territorial and resource tenure) must be accorded to natural resources, with special focus on populations with high and direct dependence on such resources for their survival and livelihoods.

They support a variety of rare species that contribute to the exceptional biodiversity of the marine and terrestrial site.

One thing that many of BelizeÂ's residents revel in is the countyÂ's huge biodiversity, both terrestrial and marine.

Belize's biodiversity is rich, both marine and terrestrial, with a host of flora and fauna.

The Republic of Costa Rica is famous for both its terrestrial and marine biodiversity and it is a popular holiday destination for tourists on a budget, thanks to the wide array of affordable recreational activities.

Did you know that the Costa Rica rainforest is home to the greatest biodiversity density of any terrestrial environment on Earth?

The Aichi targets (within the UN Convention on Biological Diversity) of setting aside marine and terrestrial areas for conservation are also good examples of the political translation of a science based concern over global loss of biodiversity.

The proposed goals include promoting actions at all levels to address climate change, attaining conservation and sustainable use of marine resources, oceans and seas, and protecting and restoring terrestrial ecosystems and halting all biodiversity loss.

• Promote reform of industrial agriculture to agro-ecological systems such as permaculture, within the context of protecting and restoring adequate terrestrial systems necessary to maintain biodiversity, ecosystems and achieve global ecological sustainability.

It is a true amphibian half aquatic and half terrestrial city, able to accommodate 50,000 inhabitants and inviting the biodiversity to develop its fauna and flora around a central lagoon of soft water collecting and purifying the rain waters.

Currently, the greatest area of biodiversity for both terrestrial and marine envorments is in the equatorial regions (Amazon and S.E. Asia respectively).

Many other challenges such as the distortion of ecosystem services, the loss of biodiversity, the degradation of land, sprawling urbanization, worsening water scarcity, the disturbances in terrestrial and marine food chains or the ubiquitous pollution of all environmental systems have to be taken into consideration.

Its dramatic increase led to warming, triggering a whole range of responses that killed an estimated 90 percent of marine biodiversity, and that warming killed a staggering 96 percent of marine biodiversity and for instance 70 percent of terrestrial vertebrate species.

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.

He received his award last night in Honolulu along with other 14 heroes who have made outstanding contributions to the conservation of biodiversity hotspots — the world's most biologically diverse yet threatened terrestrial regions.

The declaration, which is signed by a number of influential organizations, argues that wilderness areas — both terrestrial and marine — act as carbon sinks, while preserving biodiversity and vital ecosystem services.

Human populations and their use of land have now transformed ecosystem pattern and process across most of the terrestrial biosphere (1, 2), causing major global changes in biodiversity (3), biogeochemistry (4 ⇓ — 6), geomorphic processes (7), and climate (8).

California also includes a diverse array of marine and terrestrial ecosystems that span a wide range of climatic tolerances and together encompass a global biodiversity «hotspot» (4).

This technical document underlines, through about 40 indicators, the consequences of observed and projected climatic changes, including an increased risk of floods and droughts, losses of biodiversity (marine, freshwater and terrestrial), adverse effects on human health, and damage to economic sectors.

Goal 15: Conserve, restore and sustainably use terrestrial ecosystems, combat deforestation and desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss

With this overview, they found a research and protection bias towards terrestrial and charismatic species: the lions and tigers and bears that serve as poster children for biodiversity protection in other words.

Sixteen years of change in the global terrestrial human footprint and implications for biodiversity conservation

This program brings together marine, terrestrial, coastal, and freshwater experts from within the Arctic to enhance long - term Arctic biodiversity monitoring, and to facilitate detection, interpretation, and communication of significant ecological trends.

Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss • Goal 16.