Sentences with phrase «with greater biodiversity»

It is also associated with greater biodiversity of plants, animals, insects and microbes as well as genetic diversity.

Aside from the country's rich geographical qualities such as tropical jungles and glorious beaches, Costa Rica is also blessed with a great biodiversity.

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Salvanatura is the main conservation organization in El Salvador, and it has done a great deal of work specifically with coffee farms, both research on biodiversity, preparing and critiquing Rainforest Alliance certification guidelines, and aiding in certification efforts.

Growing scarcity In addition to a growing scarcity of natural resources such as land, water and biodiversity «global agriculture will have to cope with the effects of climate change, notably higher temperatures, greater rainfall variability and more frequent extreme weather events such as floods and droughts,» Diouf warned.

There, you can read about Hispaniola's great biodiversity, including 30 endemic bird species; the importance of the island to birds that winter and migrate through the West Indies and breed in North America; and the critical role of shade coffee in preserving habitat on an island with a very high level of deforestation.

Help Mass Audubon protect the biodiversity of the Great Marsh by volunteering to help with pepperweed removal at sites from Salisbury to Gloucester.

He is especially fascinated with the world's great remaining wilderness areas and biodiversity hot spots, especially those with rich indigenous cultures such as Mongolia, Bhutan, Gabon, and Madagascar.

He noted that partnerships have been crucial to Bay State land protection successes, resulting in greater biodiversity, healthier watersheds, and more opportunities for citizens to connect with nature.

The group felt that there will need to be much greater clarity on how the wider land reform proposals fit in with the Scottish Government's own objectives in terms of deer and game management and its aims to deliver landscape scale biodiversity recovery across Scotland.

Biotechnology is a great tool that will allow us to produce more food on less land and with less depletion or damage to water resources and biodiversity.

«Warming greater than 2 degrees Celsius above 19th - century levels is projected to be disruptive, reducing global agricultural productivity, causing widespread loss of biodiversity and — if sustained over centuries — melting much of the Greenland ice sheet with ensuing rise in sea levels of several meters,» the AGU declares in its first statement in four years on «Human Impacts on Climate.»

First, the researchers show how growing native perennial species on marginal lands - land not used for food production because of low fertility or other reasons — avoids competition with food security, and provides the greatest potential for climate mitigation and biodiversity benefits.

Deforestation may have far greater consequences for climate change in some soils than in others, according to new research led by Yale University scientists — a finding that could provide critical insights into which ecosystems must be managed with extra care because they are vulnerable to biodiversity loss and which ecosystems are more resilient to widespread tree removal.

However, our study also shows that the effect of soil biodiversity on ecosystem functions may be greater in areas with higher precipitation.

We can not detect so - called cryptic biodiversity with our human senses, and yet it is of great importance for the survival of species.

Combines the walls and pelagics of the Coral Sea with the fantastic biodiversity of the Great Barrier Reef.

Namibia is an amazing country with unreal wildlife that offers a great biodiversity.

The abundant and exquisite biodiversity of its different altitudinal levels, associated with the archaeological sites of great monumental and historical value, have helped increase the value of the Incan trail network wisely built by our ancestors.

With a seemingly endless array of biodiversity, great people, a perfect climate, world class surf, verdant jungle and palm fringed white sand beaches it's little wonder that more and more people are targeting Nosara as their chosen vacation destination.

Because of its great biodiversity the country enjoys a natural advantage in this sort of activity with the increasing demand for vacation packages, retreats, and rentals.

The Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary is recognized regularly as an ecologically significant place with tremendous biodiversity, but which is also in close proximity to the greater Los Angeles area - one of the largest human population centers in the country.

That afternoon we headed out in the small safari boats into the breath - taking Danube Delta UNESCO Reserve, which boasts the third largest biodiversity in the world with over 5,500 species of flora and fauna and is exceeded only by the Great Barrier Reef and the Galapagos archipelago.

The rock boasts great biodiversity too and is worth several dives, with or without whale sharks.

Ignore for a moment the fact that our corner of the world has some of the best diving found anywhere, with incredible biodiversity, the amazing Mesoamerican Reef System, and natural wonders like the Great Blue Hole.

The Guanacaste Mountain Range is covered with dense forests of great biodiversity which cover various life zones.

With the greatest respect for you and your hard work, it is near impossible not to feel despair after this week's list of articles pertaining to our declining biodiversity.

Paradoxically, under conditions consistent with emerging REDD + programs, money spent on a mixture of carbon payments and biodiversity payments has the potential to incentivize the provision of greater climate benefits than an equal amount of money spent only on carbon payments.

Other environmental impacts are also greater with big reservoirs, including human displacement and the loss of forest and biodiversity.

Furthermore, forests with the greatest density of carbon might not be the most essential locations for biodiversity conservation.

«Its ten pages of text are filled with gems of junk science, which are summed up in this ridiculous pontification: «Long - term changes in climate will produce more extreme weather events and put greater stress on critical Earth systems like oceans, freshwater, and biodiversity.

But it is land degradation that now poses the greatest environmental threat, affecting no less than 32 African nations, along with the loss of biodiversity occurring in 34 countries.

Though India's biodiversity remains great, 10 % of its plants and animals are threatened with extinction.

IPAs are generally larger areas of land with high biodiversity and cultural heritage conservation values and therefore have a greater capacity to be able to withstand climate change impacts and allow for natural adaptation processes.