Sentences with phrase «unsustainable coastal development»

Perhaps the primary factor in the decline of green turtles, hawksbill turtles and loggerhead turtles is unsustainable coastal development.

Major causes of destruction to mangrove ecosystems include deforestation for construction of aquaculture ponds and other forms of unsustainable coastal development.

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I'm sorry; apparently I was uncouth: I sent this e-mail: Hello Mr. Revkin, I was stimulated to write to you on account of today's Cornelia Dean article about coastal development and how society insanely encourages such unsustainable development.

This proximity to coastal areas for the majority of the population — combined with unsustainable development trends, environmental deterioration, and high levels of poverty — make the island nation that much more vulnerable to typhoons.