Sentences with phrase «through changes in biodiversity»

It is now widely recognized that climate change, land degradation, and biodiversity are interconnected; not only through the effects of climate change on biodiversity and land management, but also through the changes in biodiversity and ecosystem functioning that affect climate change.

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Melott links the changes in biodiversity to the motion of the sun and planets through our galaxy.

The greatest challenges the world faces: food security, climate change, loss of biodiversity, the aging population and disease can all ultimately be addressed through biology based research,» Mark Downs, head of the Society of Biology said in a statement.

Glen Hood, a Ph.D. student at Notre Dame and lead author of the paper, said, «Our study has impacted our understanding of evolution by suggesting that change in individual lineages can reverberate through different trophic levels of an ecosystem and increase community - level biodiversity.»

Through the pilot project, eight scientists and engineers in the region will work on policy matters related to biodiversity, climate change, reducing disaster risks, health, and water management.

Maintaining and restoring healthy ecosystems plays a key role in adapting to and mitigating climate change through biodiversity conservation, sustainable use and sustainable land management and yields multiple environmental, economic and social benefits.

The Anthropocene is the new epoch in which humanity, through its technological prowess and population of 7 billion, has become the major driver of changes of the Earth's physical systems, including the climate, the carbon cycle, the water cycle, the nitrogen cycle, and biodiversity.

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They have agreed to work towards connecting these areas through biodiversity corridors for species migration in a bid to assist adaptation to climate change.

Some of his suggestions for local planning initiatives include: Preserve wetlands by passing local wetlands protection laws; maintain biodiversity in the Hudson Valley by protecting sensitive lands through land acquisition; refrain from building in flood plains; require all new building to be «green» and sustainable and, ideally, change local building codes to require LEED certification; switch all public and government buildings to energy suppliers that provide wind and solar options as alternatives; implement smart growth communities by keeping construction in areas that are already developed thus preserving green corridors; and support cap - and - trade laws to decrease CO2 levels.

It's also one of the reasons that I linked to Hoffman et al at Bart's in the first place... None of this changes the fact that global warming is going to be a huge hit on planetary biodiversity further into this century, and over coming centuries, both through direct effects and through exacerbation of other non-climate-change impacts.

Realising emissions reduction market opportunities through fire management and other land management activities in northern Australia will deliver not only economic benefits, but also social, biodiversity and climate change benefits.