"cumulative impacts" is correct and usable in written English.
It is used to describe the combined effect of a number of similar actions or events that contribute to a total result. For example, "The cumulative impacts of deforestation and illegal hunting have posed a major threat to many species of wildlife."
But the actual science of measuring cumulative impacts is still nascent, and the E.P.A. wouldn't bite.
The state has not undertaken a comprehensive health-impacts assessment or conducted a cumulative impacts analysis.
Hunt said the conditions he has imposed ensure Adani "meets the highest environmental standards and that all impacts, including cumulative impacts, are avoided, mitigated or offset".
The reassurances offered by company officials, as quoted in the article, are notable for their avoidance of important issues: cumulative impacts, water disposal, true greenhouse emissions, and true economics.
Noting that there were already plans to establish coordination among the construction projects by various agencies, Mr. Rampe said, "It's critical that we all take into account the cumulative impacts and take steps to mitigate those impacts".
Increasing activities of Arctic industries, such as petroleum or increased shipping activities, have significant potential to place a further burden on subpopulations already weakened by the cumulative impacts of habitat destruction.
Over time, these cumulative impacts may result in eroded landscapes and animal habitats, polluted waterways and less wildlife, notes the Rainforest Alliance in its "Practical Guide to Good Practice for Tropical Forest-Based Tours".
Nathalie Lieven QC, appearing for 51m, said there had been no proper environmental assessment of the impact of the "entire project", or the full cumulative impacts of the first phase.
"Consider, for example, the cumulative impacts to human health and the environment from increases in greenhouse gas emissions, rail traffic, mining activity on public lands and the transport of ozone, particulate matter, and mercury from Asia to the United States".
"The World Heritage Centre and International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) remain concerned about the cumulative impacts of a number of threats to the outstanding universal value of the property, in particular the issue of over-extraction of the Doñana aquifer," read a Unesco statement.
Collaborative governance is promoted as a response to complex environmental problems, such as cumulative impacts.
