Sentences with phrase «threatened by development»

Along the way, he roamed across numerous public and private conservation lands, including Bureau of Land Management holdings in California and a national park in Mexico... M53 also journeyed through a number of properties threatened by development and made several dangerous highway crossings.

The wildlife corridor used by M53 is threatened by development.

Ocean planning provides a unique opportunity to protect outstanding coastal places before they become threatened by development.

A relative lack of tourism in northern Cyprus has been a boon to turtle populations, which are threatened by development and beach erosion, as well as predators, marine trash, and getting caught in fishing nets.

In 1994 - 5 the value of the site was being debated, its identity questioned, and its very existence threatened by development.

The sensitive ecosystem, however, can be threatened by development degradations and possible pollution.

Conservators are racing to save monuments threatened by development, pollution, looting and neglect.

We completed an intensive GIS spatial analysis to identify parts of our Commonwealth most threatened by development and created a website with interactive maps and data for use at the town, watershed, or county scale.

Once threatened by development plans that included a shopping center and 300 - unit condo development, the property is now just one step away from permanent conservation and enjoyment by the public.

The essay proved something about Riley's continuing artistic curiosity and generosity, but more than that is a signal to the way in which she is neither stuck in a period - as the 60s darling of Op - nor a painter who feels threatened by developments in other media.

@PD: Given the foregoing, I wouldn't feel particularly threatened by these developments if I were alive.

Given the foregoing, I wouldn't feel particularly threatened by these developments if I were alive.

Not exact matches

OTTAWA — Canada's new rules on foreign takeovers by state - owned firms are scaring away needed investment, threatening oilpatch development and hurting the economy, former Conservative minister Jim Prentice warned Tuesday.

• Excision BioTherapeutics, a Philadelphia - based life science company focused on the development and commercialization of advanced gene editing therapeutics for the treatment of life - threatening disease caused by neurotropic viruses, raised $ 10 million in seed funding.

Examples of these risks, uncertainties and other factors include, but are not limited to the impact of: adverse general economic and related factors, such as fluctuating or increasing levels of unemployment, underemployment and the volatility of fuel prices, declines in the securities and real estate markets, and perceptions of these conditions that decrease the level of disposable income of consumers or consumer confidence; adverse events impacting the security of travel, such as terrorist acts, armed conflict and threats thereof, acts of piracy, and other international events; the risks and increased costs associated with operating internationally; our expansion into and investments in new markets; breaches in data security or other disturbances to our information technology and other networks; the spread of epidemics and viral outbreaks; adverse incidents involving cruise ships; changes in fuel prices and / or other cruise operating costs; any impairment of our tradenames or goodwill; our hedging strategies; our inability to obtain adequate insurance coverage; our substantial indebtedness, including the ability to raise additional capital to fund our operations, and to generate the necessary amount of cash to service our existing debt; restrictions in the agreements governing our indebtedness that limit our flexibility in operating our business; the significant portion of our assets pledged as collateral under our existing debt agreements and the ability of our creditors to accelerate the repayment of our indebtedness; volatility and disruptions in the global credit and financial markets, which may adversely affect our ability to borrow and could increase our counterparty credit risks, including those under our credit facilities, derivatives, contingent obligations, insurance contracts and new ship progress payment guarantees; fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; overcapacity in key markets or globally; our inability to recruit or retain qualified personnel or the loss of key personnel; future changes relating to how external distribution channels sell and market our cruises; our reliance on third parties to provide hotel management services to certain ships and certain other services; delays in our shipbuilding program and ship repairs, maintenance and refurbishments; future increases in the price of, or major changes or reduction in, commercial airline services; seasonal variations in passenger fare rates and occupancy levels at different times of the year; our ability to keep pace with developments in technology; amendments to our collective bargaining agreements for crew members and other employee relation issues; the continued availability of attractive port destinations; pending or threatened litigation, investigations and enforcement actions; changes involving the tax and environmental regulatory regimes in which we operate; and other factors set forth under «Risk Factors» in our most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10 - K and subsequent filings by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

It is said that McCormick has been outdated by developments that «initially appear threatening and disruptive» but lead to a recognition that «homosexuality can be a new name for its own embodying manifestation of Godlife.»

While the blows being dealt by the Enlightenment, the French Revolution, and related movements were threatening the very existence of Christianity, here and there less spectacular developments were indications of a fresh tide of life which was to make that religion more potent in mankind as a whole than ever before.

But once the law - finding power passed to judges, who began to exercise it by rendering written opinions that remained available for all to read, precedent threatened to impose a straight - jacket on future legal development and to bar all future legal change.40

There is still little interest in changing the way growth is measured, but many of our leaders have now recognized that the pollution caused by industrial development threatens the human future.

Some groups are keen on stopping the deployment of Golden Rice by raising speculations that a) it will threaten food security by contaminating traditional rice varieties, b) it is being forced to farmers and consumers as a complete solution to VAD, and c) its lengthy development shows that it is a false solution to VAD.

An ongoing study conducted by the National Institute of Child Health and Development reported that childcare doesn't threaten the bond between infants and their mothers, as long as a baby is getting sensitive positive care at home.

Play and creativity is essential for children's development, but is threatened by our...

There are further problems about legality - currently the development of cloud computing is threatened by a legal quagmire.

In his speech, Poloncarz says even more can be done to promote projects in small villages and communities, improve Main Streets and continue to provide transportation to senior citizens in rural areas, but he says that could be threatened thanks to the proposed elimination of community development block grants by the Trump Administration.

By Sean Ryan Quick growth in northwest Wisconsin is overwhelming Interstate 94 with traffic congestion that threatens development and irks highway commissioners.

Rita knows that as taxes rise and the quality of life in Rockland continues to be threatened by over development and destruction of natural resources, a caring voice must be -LSB-...]

The resolution adopted by lawmakers says the pipeline «threatens important surface water resources,» «potentially threatens the health, safety and welfare of the community, could decrease the values of homes located along its route and in surrounding neighborhoods and could negatively impact future development in Ulster County.»

Rita knows that as taxes rise and the quality of life in Rockland continues to be threatened by over development and destruction of natural resources, a caring voice must be raised for the constituents of north Rockland, which is one of the most environmentally and historically sensitive areas of our county.

«This Agreement, in enhancing the implementation of the [2015 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change], including its objective, aims to strengthen the global response to the threat of climate change, in the context of sustainable development and efforts to eradicate poverty, including by: (a) Holding the increase in the global average temperature to well below 2 °C above pre-industrial levels and pursuing efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1.5 °C above pre-industrial levels, recognizing that this would significantly reduce the risks and impacts of climate change; (b) Increasing the ability to adapt to the adverse impacts of climate change and foster climate resilience and low greenhouse gas emissions development, in a manner that does not threaten food production; and (c) Making finance flows consistent with a pathway towards low greenhouse gas emissions and climate - resilient development.

For the pronghorn and 25 other endangered or threatened species, these are the hardest living conditions in the United States, and they are made worse by livestock grazing, recreational and urban development, hunting and poaching, and the effects of climate change.

37 %: share of aquatic and semi-aquatic species in the region's freshwater ecosystems threatened by, among others, climate change, overfishing, pollution, infrastructure development and invasive alien species

Ebola vaccine for chimps works but may never be used Chimpanzees threatened by an Ebola outbreak could be protected by a new vaccine, but cuts in chimp research may stymie its development

The tidewater goby lives in coastal lagoons and is threatened by coastal development and drought.

A Government guidance note on coastal planning, issued in September, says that new building developments away from existing urban areas should not in general be allowed on coasts threatened by erosion.

In September last year, the government advised against new building developments on coasts threatened by erosion, which raises questions about the proposed expansion of the Sizewell nuclear power complex.

Unchecked development, thousands of invasive species, climate change, and reduced budgets and staff all threaten America's national parks, says a decade - long study released earlier this week by the National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA), a Washington, D.C. - based advocacy group.

These savannas are quite rare in Canada and threatened by land development.

In the future, we plan to further increase the transmission speed and improve the precision of the tracking technology, to maximize the secure key delivery from space to ground by using quantum cryptography enabling a truly - secure global communication network, whose confidentiality is currently threatened by the upcoming development of quantum computers.

Chimpanzees threatened by an Ebola outbreak could be protected by a new vaccine, but cuts in chimp research may stymie its development

Both are threatened by oil and gas drilling, livestock grazing, development and off - road vehicles.

The Network strengthens members» ability to effectively manage coral reefs threatened by warming seas, bleaching, coastal development, pollution, overfishing, and changes in ocean chemistry.

In addition to acting and producing, Danson is an environmental activist, founding the American Oceans Campaign (AOC) in 1987 to alert Americans to the life - threatening hazards created by oil spills, off - shore development, toxic wastes, sewage pollution and other ocean abuses.

She sparks with Sean, the leader of a dance crew whose neighborhood is threatened by Emily's father's development plans.

Forming a partnership with Jesse and Mike (Jonathan Banks), Walt proceeds to make a killing in the meth business until the fruits of his murderous schemes are threatened by a new development in the investigation led by his relentless brother - in - law Hank (Dean Norris).

Michael Dweck's «The Last Race» visits a blue - collar American racetrack that has been owned by a husband - wife team for years, but whose very existence is being threatened by urban development and the illness of the owners.

The common core of knowledge, so essential to life - long learning and civic engagement, would seem to be threatened rather than enhanced by this degree of specialization so early in a student's intellectual and social development.

Its importance as a volume leader for Chevrolet is threatened by the cutthroat pace of SUV development, which is why stylists have nipped and tucked the current model while we wait for a complete replacement.

Zinc can cause severe and life - threatening intravascular hemolysis, which can be complicated by the development of potentially severe pancreatitis.

Coastal development has contributed to the bird's decline, and it's considered threatened by the federal government and endangered by the state of New York.

If This Were To Be Lost consists of a series of cyanotypes and oral recordings gathered by Brennan during a yearlong residency (2015 - 16) hosted by arts organisation Metal and in collaboration with The Green Backyard, a community garden in Peterborough threatened with a proposed development.