Sentence examples for contribution of deforestation from inspiring English sources

Table 4 Contribution of deforestation and degradation of primary forests to total forest emissions   2000 2005 2005–2010 2010–2015 Def.

Our research objectives were to (1) evaluate the effects of life history traits on the patch occupancy and vulnerability of rainforest birds, (2) determine the relative effects of stand, landscape and patch structure on species richness, and (3) evaluate the relative contributions of deforestation and fragmentation to species richness.

The mean opportunity costs of each project were calculated by weighting the relative contribution of each driver of deforestation and forest degradation to the total forest loss in the project area.

The contribution of woodfuel demand to deforestation is predicted to increase by 2030 to up to 83(±50)%.

"This can be a good way of at least showing the government is concerned about the contribution of ranching to the problem of deforestation," said Peter May, associate director of Friends of the Earth Brazil.

Remote sensing has made important contributions to biodiversity conservation planning through the measurement of deforestation rates, habitat fragmentation, habitat degradation, and isolation of protected areas in human altered landscapes.

As a result, each family is able to monetize directly its own contribution to mitigating global warming, while also reducing nationwide rates of deforestation and desertification".

Much of the charcoal in tropical countries is commonly made in traditional earth and pit kilns with a wood-to-charcoal conversion rate of about 20% and in 2009 the contribution of charcoal production to deforestation in tropical countries with the highest rates of deforestation is estimated at less than 7%.

The global decline in SOC as a result of deforestation, shifting cultivation and arable cropping have made significant contributions to increased levels of atmospheric CO2 [4].

The global decline in SOC as a result of deforestation, shifting cultivation and arable cropping have made significant contributions to increased levels of atmospheric CO2 [ 4].

The Billion Tree Campaign is being backed by the United Nations Environment Programme, which is asking people to record their contributions online (Unep.org/billiontreecampaign). The campaign is largely symbolic, however, because the problem of deforestation is so acute.