Sentences with phrase «threatened by human activity»

Antarctica's unique marine ecosystem is being increasingly threatened by human activity, according to a new report published this week.

Such an installation examines our behaviour towards the environment — especially to creatures whose habitat is threatened by human activity.

But they are threatened by human activity: logging, burning, and transformation into pastures are some of the factors that prune the tree of life.

The species ranges from central Mexico to Nicaragua, a habitat threatened by human activities, Erenler notes.

There are immediate reasons to study the vocal patterns of cetaceans: these marine mammals are threatened by human activities through competition for fishery resources, entanglement in fishing gear, collisions with vessels, exposure to pollutants and oil spills and, ultimately, shrinking habitats due to anthropogenic climate change.

So Garry oak savannas in Canada are a human production, threatened by human activities.

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For the first time in the history of creation, the life support systems of the Planet Earth are being destroyed by human activities... Throughout history humans have caused locally significant damage to the environment, but never before have human numbers and actions combined to threaten the integrity of the entire planet.

A new study shows streams and rivers up and down the East Coast are threatened by a legacy of acid rain and the impact of human activities.

The researchers argue that these intact areas deserve higher priority for limited conservation dollars than areas already impacted heavily by human activity even though species are also threatened in the impacted areas.

The plot centers around the two as they are «hired by the Underground Investigative Service to look into the rampant «unexplained» activity in Los Angeles — all while uncovering a larger mystery that could threaten the existence of the human race.»

In Section 2331 of Chapter 113 (A), defines terrorism as activities that: involve violent acts or acts dangerous to human life that are a violation of the criminal laws of the United States or of any State, or that would be a criminal violation if committed within the jurisdiction of the United States or of any State; (B) ``... activities that involve violent... or life - threatening acts... that are a violation of the criminal laws of the United States or of any State and... appear to be intended (i) to intimidate or coerce a civilian population; (ii) to influence the policy of a government by intimidation or coercion; or (iii) to affect the conduct of a government by mass destruction, assassination, or kidnapping; and... (C) occur primarily within the territorial jurisdiction of the United States...» (10) Subsequently paper will go deeper in counter-terrorism legislation of US.

Despite their great importance and beauty, coral reefs are still being threatened around the world by human activities such as pollution, over fishing, boat groundings, and general carelessness of snorkelers and divers.

By «giving» nature rights, we preserve and protect nature from the being ravaged by unrestrained overconsumption, unbridled overproduction and unregulated overpopulation activities of the human species that are overspreading the surface of Earth in our time and threatening our planetary home as a fit place for human habitation by our children and coming generationBy «giving» nature rights, we preserve and protect nature from the being ravaged by unrestrained overconsumption, unbridled overproduction and unregulated overpopulation activities of the human species that are overspreading the surface of Earth in our time and threatening our planetary home as a fit place for human habitation by our children and coming generationby unrestrained overconsumption, unbridled overproduction and unregulated overpopulation activities of the human species that are overspreading the surface of Earth in our time and threatening our planetary home as a fit place for human habitation by our children and coming generationby our children and coming generations.

Fencing also compounds problems for wildlife already threatened by poaching and habitat fragmentation due to mining, roads, and other human activities, conservationists say.

In 2007, the Nobel - Prize winning Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) found that global warming is primarily caused by human activity and, if left unchecked, will threaten communities with worsening heat waves, drought, sea - level rise and extreme weather by the end of the century.

Corals would have an easier time dealing with mild bleaching events if they weren't so threatened by other human activities, like overfishing.

Back in December, the EPA announced that it had determined that greenhouse gases released by human activities «threaten the public health and welfare of current and future generations.»

This activity report stresses that climate change and diseases encouraged by climatic instability are harming humans, damaging Earth's natural systems and threaten to disrupt the global economy.