Sentences with phrase «vital ecosystem services»

The declaration, which is signed by a number of influential organizations, argues that wilderness areas — both terrestrial and marine — act as carbon sinks, while preserving biodiversity and vital ecosystem services.

The benefits for the global climate, for biodiversity and vital ecosystem services, as well as for the people living in and off the Amazon, are immeasurable,» Sundtoft said in a statement.

This technical document informs on management and finance options to achieve emissions reductions and enhance other vital ecosystem services from peatlands.

On otherwise barren mudflats, habitat - forming invasive species such as nonnative seaweed can offset the loss of foundation species and provide vital ecosystem services, such as storm protection and food production, on which nearly half the human population depends.

This does not mean that we must gloomily accept the continuing diminution of semi-wild areas and the erosion of the vital ecosystem services they provide.

It supports our food supply from the soil to the delivery of vital ecosystem services such as pollination.

If biotic pump theory proves true, it adds a new and vital ecosystem service to the world's forests: rainmakers.

Not exact matches

Individual species may not matter much on their own, but collectively they form ecosystems that provide a range of vital «ecosystem services»

Ultimately, NEON hopes to show how humans can maintain our quality of life on this planet by better understanding how ecosystems deliver vital services — clean water, air, pollination — and respond to our own impacts on these systems.

«Understanding climate change impacts is vital to help protect marine ecosystem services that humans rely on so heavily such as fisheries, aquaculture and tourism» said Dr. Rob Ellis, an ecological physiologist also based at Exeter University.

There is concern that elevated sea temperatures and ocean acidification may influence the resilience of coral reefs, inherently affecting their vital role of providing the structure which maintains ecosystem services around the world.

Forests, grasslands, lakes, oceans, deserts, and other natural ecosystems provide a range of natural services that people have often taken for granted, even though they are vital to human welfare.

They provide vital ecosystem goods and services, including food, fodder, water, shelter, nutrient cycling and recreation.

Meanwhile, the development of informal communications and information sources across the internet offers a novel source of monitoring data to track, identify and perhaps even foresee vital changes in ecosystem services.

Although historical records indicate that atmospheric CO2 concentrations and sea surface temperatures have undergone significant oscillations and have exceeded present - day levels in the past [3,4], it is the unprecedented rates of change that are fuelling concerns over whether organisms will retain the capacity to mediate vital ecosystem functions and services [5,6].

We believe music services is a vital part of that ecosystem.»

At the same time, given that services like Apple Pay have made Touch ID a vital part of Apple's ecosystem, anything that's going to be slightly slower (or, potentially, any less accurate) would be a terrible move for Apple to make.