Sentence examples for protected ecosystems from inspiring English sources

These units cover an area of 14.5 million hectares corresponding to 19.2 % of mainland Chile; thus, Chile's current system of protected areas is above the 10%% protected ecosystems per country target threshold set by the Convention on Biological Diversity of the United Nations [ 16].

The Kermadec ocean sanctuary will be one of the world's most significant fully protected ecosystems, the prime minister of New Zealand, John Key, told the UN general assembly in New York.

The forest reserves and protected ecosystems have a PLAND value of 12.6 and 10.3 for 2006 and 2010, respectively.

The situation may also endanger protected ecosystems as more urban land use activities come closer to them, and this situation may create series of sustainability problems.

The green areas of Iskandar Malaysia included protected ecosystems such as Ramsar sites and few forest reserves that are found across Iskandar Malaysia.

It relates to a set of abatement strategies that can be applied to a chemical exposure problem, ranging from technical solutions to reduce emissions (end of pipe filters) to substitution and non-technical approaches such as the spatial planning of emissions vis a vis vulnerable receptors (e.g. protected ecosystems or drinking water production inlets).

The coastline is a "legally protected ecosystem of dynamic dunes" which Trump plans to turn into a luxury resort.

These systems of protected areas have proven their effectiveness at protecting ecosystems and species with respect to the significant pressures of land-use change and land clearing [ 15].

The best approach, scientists concluded, was coming up with ways to protect ecosystems.

Billions of dollars are spent annually -- some estimates surpass $120 billion -- on protecting ecosystems in the United States alone.

"In terms of protecting ecosystems like coral reefs or rain forests, prevention is always better than cure," he added.