Sentences with phrase «upland area of»

«The underlying objective in Buhari's statement is to create the impression that the South - South is not part of Biafraland, hence the upland areas of Biafra, Igbo, can leave Nigeria while the riverine areas Ibibio, Efik, Izon, Itshekiri, Urhobo, Isoko will remain part of Nigeria.»

Upland areas of the park are forested with red and yellow cedar, lodge pole pine, hemlock and true fir.

Not exact matches

You need a finer tool for teasing out the particular differences between, say, the beach community of Coronado in Panama and the beach community of Jaco in Costa Rica — or between the cool uplands of Panama's popular expat destination of Boquete or Volcan and the cool uplands of Costa Rica's popular expat destination of San Ramon or the Arenal area.

From their initial areas of collaboration, Vietnam and IRRI are expanding their partnership to include rice production in the upland ecosystem, environmental issues, and grain quality.

This research monograph, based on a detailed microeconomic study of rice farmers in the uplands of northern Vietnam, throws light on the role of upland rice in farmers» livelihood systems in this remote area that is still lagging behind in development.

The St. Charles Park District will celebrate Earth Day from 9 a.m. until noon Saturday at Persimmon Woods Natural Area, an upland swamp located in the Hunt Club subdivision on Keim Trail off of Fox Chase Boulevard in St. Charles.

«We are aware that the terrain is very difficult for the execution of projects and this is what the Governing Council will experience in defending its budget, the cost of executing projects in that area triples what it takes to execute similar projects in the upland,» he said.

William Powell AM has reiterated his call for the Welsh Government to use the Rural Development Plan (RDP) to deliver a dedicated Areas of Natural Constraint (ANC) support scheme which will target those farming in the Moorlands (Upland areas above 4Areas of Natural Constraint (ANC) support scheme which will target those farming in the Moorlands (Upland areas above 4areas above 400m).

William Powell AM, the Welsh Liberal Democrat Rural Affairs Spokesperson, has reiterated his call in the Senedd today for the Welsh Government to use the new Rural Development Plan (RDP) to deliver a dedicated Areas of Natural Constraint (ANC) scheme which will target those farming in Moorland areas (defined as the Upland above 4Areas of Natural Constraint (ANC) scheme which will target those farming in Moorland areas (defined as the Upland above 4areas (defined as the Upland above 400m).

«The lower capacity of floodplain forests to recover suggests that these areas can be trapped by recurrent fires in an open vegetation state more easily than the uplands,» says Milena Holmgren of Wageningen University & Research and a coauthor of the study.

So it's possible that these early relatives of modern mammals evolved in cooler, upland areas and that the dinosaurs were in the hotter, lowland areas.

There have been suggestions that modern mammals and birds evolved in upland areas, cooler areas, and that's why birds and mammals developed control of their body temperatures.

The orange area in the center of the image is Arabia Terra, a vast upland region in northern Mars that covers about 2,800 miles.

It's the vast upland region in northern Mars covering an area of about 2,800 miles that the book's protagonist Mark Watney traverses during his journey to the Schiaparelli crater.

Despite the predominance of cratered areas called «uplands,» there are also regions of relatively smooth plains.

The collaboration, supported by the CGIAR Challenge Program on Water and Food (CPWF), sought to increase farmers» income through a sustainable farming practice By intensifying food production in favorable pockets of the uplands, pressure on less favorable but more fragile areas will decrease.

Located in Upland, CA, Ford of Upland is proud to be one of the premier dealerships in the area.

Titled Sustainable Land Use and Rural Development in Mountainous Areas in Southeast Asia, or the Uplands Program, the project aims to contribute through agricultural research to the conservation of natural resources and the improvement of living conditions of the rural population in the mountainous regions of Southeast Asia.

Originally a dog bred exclusively for noble families and to work with their families» falconers before guns were used in bird and small game hunting, ancestors of the Small Münsterländer (formerly the Kleiner Münsterländer Vorstehhund) had to work in upland areas to flush prey for the falcon, then allow the falcon to keep the prey until the falconer could retrieve it while the dog pointed at the catch.

Combining the rustic elegance of the Uruguayan countryside and the relaxing sophistication of the coast area, Fasano Punta del Este Hotel is strategically located at the top of a wide upland just by the Maldonado River, with a privileged view of the most spectacular landscapes of the region.

The South Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve (South Slough NERR) is a 5,000 acre natural area located in the Coos estuary on the south coast of Oregon.The South Slough contains upland forests, freshwater wetlands and ponds, salt marshes, mud...

Our newest, this hand - crafted studio cottage has a cal - king bed, sitting area, full kitchen, private bathroom, surrounded by the upland rain forest, with a covered walkway up to the large covered entry porch, on the back side of the cottage.

The positioning of the trails were practical, connecting living areas to farms and ports and regions to resources, with a few upland sections reserved for gathering and most lines marked well enough to remain identifiable long after regular use has ended.

As you continue south towards Victoria, enjoy the views of the Uplands and Oak Bay residential areas with spectacular views of the Olympic Mountains and the Strait of Juan de Fuca.

Closer to Bali's more popular southern resort areas, the slightly upland village area of Carangsari features well - paved trails that make for easy pedalling.

The team predicts that the current plan would save 1313 sq km of upland forest by 2030, but 7913 sq km of forest (around 22 % of 2006 forest cover) would be lost across landscapes outside protected areas.

To test the REDD project's effectiveness, Gaveau and colleagues from the University of Kent, UK, Wildlife Conservation Society Indonesia Program, Great Apes Trust of Iowa, US, Conservation International, US, and Center for International Forestry Research, Indonesia, examined satellite maps and modelled future deforestation for two scenarios — the current plan of implementing REDD within a new upland protected area, and an alternative arrangement that uses REDD across landscapes outside protected areas.

For the study, the researchers measured the carbon dioxide and methane fluxes of the soil and tree trunks» coarse woody debris (CWD) in a 30 - acre area of upland forest at Fair Hill Natural Resources Management Aarea of upland forest at Fair Hill Natural Resources Management AreaArea.

It concludes that the total area of wetlands could be sustained — or even increased — if allowed to migrate into adjacent upland areas.

«Overall, we have seen an increase in demand in triple - net - lease properties in the last five years across all property types,» says Michael Houge, a principal at Minneapolis - based Upland Real Estate Group Inc. «Restaurants in the price range of $ 1 million to $ 3 million in particular are a really hot area, and most restaurants fit smack dab in that range.»

The upland is that area of shore land down to the high water mark.

Other strong markets across the country include: — Winnipeg, where prices in the River Park South, West End and Charleswood neighbourhoods increased 19 per cent, 24 per cent and 34 per cent, respectively; — Lethbridge, Alta., where prices in Southgate, Riverstone and Uplands neighbourhoods increased 21 per cent, 21 per cent and 23 per cent; — Castlegar, B.C., where prices in the south, north and rural areas of the city increased 16 per cent, 18 per cent and 18 per cent; — St. John's, where prices in the east and west parts of the city increased between nine per cent and 19 per cent; and — Vancouver, where prices in the east, Yaletown, Kitsilano and Marpole increased between five per cent and 19 per cent.