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The Regional Impacts of Climate Change
Coastal Systems: Coastal lands are particularly vulnerable; sea-level rise is the most obvious climate-related impact. Densely settled and intensively used low-lying coastal plains, islands, and deltas are especially vulnerable ...
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The Regional Impacts of Climate Change
Coastal Zones Sea-level rise is the most obvious climate-related impact in coastal areas. Densely settled and intensively used low-lying coastal plains, islands, and deltas are especially vulnerable ...
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The Regional Impacts of Climate Change
Hydropower generation and grain and livestock production are particularly vulnerable to changes in water supply, particularly in Costa ... Increasing environmental deterioration (e.g., changes in water availability, losses of agricultural lands, and flooding of coastal, riverine, and flatland areas) arising from climate ...
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Global Warming in South America
Amazon rainforest, to the fisheries off the coast of Peru. The region’s ecosystems are particularly vulnerable to the changes in water availability expected with a changing climate. Higher global temperatures ... , 1998. Over 15,000 fires burned in 1998, and the blazing acreage included protected lands in the Bosawas Biosphere Reserve. 117. Argentine Islands - Antarctic flowering plants changes. The ...
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Friends of the Earth: Briefing: GOING UNDER? -
Birds that nest close to the high tide mark, for example, little terns, are particularly vulnerable to flooding. Where sea defences breach, saltwater may extend into freshwater habitats killing fish and ... Kingdom. Climate Change Impacts Review Group. First Report. HMSO: London. [6] Whittle, I.R. (1990). Lands at risk from sea-level rise in the UK. In: The Greenhouse Effect and Rising ...
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Climate Change 2001: Mitigation
Afforestation Planting of new forests on lands that historically have not contained forests2. See also Deforestation and Deforestation. AIJ See ... in 1990 and comprises small island and low-lying coastal developing countries that are particularly vulnerable to the adverse consequences of climate change, such as sea level rise, coral ...
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UNEP Global POPs Treaty ( INC4/Bonn, March 2000 )
Indigenous Peoples, lands and ecosystems are significantly affected by POPs that are often transported from distant regions not limited to national boundaries. ... Peoples’ ways of life are built on aged-old traditions and deep ties to and interdependence with the ecosystems where they live. Indigenous Peoples are particularly vulnerable to the changes in ...
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Prairie Dog Coalition - Utah Prairie Dog
Males are particularly vulnerable if they are unable to associate with a clan of females quickly, as are females if they become pregnant. Utah prairie ... many Utah prairie dogs are in existence are varied and controversial. Only several hundred are known to exist in Bryce Canyon National Park and its adjacent protected lands. References: Bryant, R. 1996 ...
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Destruction of America's Last Wild Forests
This legislation would immediately halt and reverse the deforestation on our public lands. Other efforts to halt the deforestation have not succeeded. It is imperative ... roadbuilding projects in these national forests are already degrading this region. With light rainfall, mountainous terrain, and fragile soils, these forests are particularly vulnerable to clearcut logging. When timber ...
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bats blog
Nectar feeding bats are powered by pure sugar(8/6/2007) Nectar-feeding bats are particularly vulnerable to environmental change due to their high-energy dietary ... XML feeds MONGABAY.COM Mongabay.com seeks to raise interest in and appreciation of wild lands and wildlife, while examining the impact of emerging trends in climate, technology, economics, and ...
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